John Katko

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John Katko
Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byMike Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byDan Maffei
Personal details
Born
John Michael Katko

(1962-11-09) November 9, 1962 (age 61)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Robin Gibson (m. 1987)
Children3
EducationNiagara University (BA)
Syracuse University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

John Michael Katko (/ˈkætk/; born November 9, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. He is the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

He was a co-chair of the House moderate Republican group, the Tuesday Group.[2] He is the sole chair of the renamed Republican Governance Group for the 117th Congress.[3] Katko was one of ten Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump's second impeachment.[4][5]

On January 14, 2022, Katko announced that he would not seek reelection in 2022.[6]

References[change | change source]

  1. Weiner, Mark (January 14, 2014). "John Katko, former organized crime prosecutor, seeks GOP nomination for Congress". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. "Congressional Member and Staff Organizations". Committee on House Administration. April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. Akin, Stephanie (February 18, 2021). "To Retake House, Centrists Say GOP Needs Candidates Who Can Win Swing Districts". Roll Call. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. "10 GOP lawmakers vote to impeach Trump, trial moves to Senate". FOX 35. January 13, 2021.
  5. "These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday". CNN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. Zanona, Melanie (January 14, 2022). "Third House Republican who voted to impeach Trump calls it quits". CNN. Retrieved 14 January 2022.