S9.com / Biographies /
Racicot, Marc
Born: 1948 AD
Currently alive, at 64 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician
Currently alive, at 64 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Lawyers, Politician
1948 - Marc Racicot was born to Bill and Pat Racicot on July 24th, in Thompson Falls.
1966 - During his senior year in Libby High School, Marc led the team to its first and only state basketball championship.
1970 - Marc was elected student body President and set a record for most assists in a basketball game, 32.
1973 - Marc enrolled in the University of Montana Law School in Missoula, receiving his Juris Doctorate degree.
1976 - Marc was discharged from the Army as a captain, returning to Montana where he became deputy county attorney for Missoula County.
1977 - Marc became a state Assistant Attorney General, as well as Montana's first Special Prosecutor, handling major cases for county attorneys across the state.
1980 - He ran for chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, but was unsuccessful.
1982-1984 - He also ran for district judge in Lewis & Clark and Broadwater counties, respectively, but was also defeated.
1988 - Marc traveled across the state prosecuting scores of cases with a conviction rate of 95 percent. He lost only two cases in twelve years.
- Marc was elected Attorney General and took office in January the following year.
1993 - He served as Montana's governor.
1995 - The Racicot Administration helped produce a $22.4 million budget surplus.
1996 - He sought re-election to a second and final term, with Judy Martz, a Butte businesswoman, as his running mate. On November 5th, they were overwhelmingly elected with 80 percent of the vote, the largest winning percentage for a Governor in Montana’s history and the largest winning percentage for any U.S. Governor.
2002 - Marc currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he was unanimously elected to this position in January.
2003-2004 - He was the chairman of Bush-Cheney reelection committee.
1966 - During his senior year in Libby High School, Marc led the team to its first and only state basketball championship.
1970 - Marc was elected student body President and set a record for most assists in a basketball game, 32.
1973 - Marc enrolled in the University of Montana Law School in Missoula, receiving his Juris Doctorate degree.
1976 - Marc was discharged from the Army as a captain, returning to Montana where he became deputy county attorney for Missoula County.
1977 - Marc became a state Assistant Attorney General, as well as Montana's first Special Prosecutor, handling major cases for county attorneys across the state.
1980 - He ran for chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, but was unsuccessful.
1982-1984 - He also ran for district judge in Lewis & Clark and Broadwater counties, respectively, but was also defeated.
1988 - Marc traveled across the state prosecuting scores of cases with a conviction rate of 95 percent. He lost only two cases in twelve years.
- Marc was elected Attorney General and took office in January the following year.
1993 - He served as Montana's governor.
1995 - The Racicot Administration helped produce a $22.4 million budget surplus.
1996 - He sought re-election to a second and final term, with Judy Martz, a Butte businesswoman, as his running mate. On November 5th, they were overwhelmingly elected with 80 percent of the vote, the largest winning percentage for a Governor in Montana’s history and the largest winning percentage for any U.S. Governor.
2002 - Marc currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he was unanimously elected to this position in January.
2003-2004 - He was the chairman of Bush-Cheney reelection committee.
| | Page last updated: 10:11pm, 28 |
