Which school did Chip Cravaack go to before Nov 1971?
Chip Cravaack Raymond John Chip Cravaack ( born December 29 , 1959 ) is an American politician who was the U.S . Representative for northeastern from 2011 to 2013 . In his first run for political office , he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947 to represent the district . Previously , Cravaack was a pilot for Northwest Airlines , and before that , he was a Navy pilot and a graduate of the U.S . Naval Academy . He was defeated by DFL candidate Rick Nolan on November 6 , 2012 . Early life and education . Cravaack was born in Charleston , West Virginia on December 29 , 1959 . His ancestry includes German , Italian , and Romanian-German . He grew up in the suburbs of Cincinnati , Ohio , the eldest of three children in a Republican family that had a military background ; his father , Ray , served in the Korean War , and his grandfather served in World War I . Cravaack graduated from St . Xavier High School in 1977 . He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 with a bachelor of science degree . Military service . Following graduation , Cravaack served in the Navy as a helicopter pilot , fulfilling an early ambition . While in the Navy , he earned a masters degree in education from the University of West Florida to prepare for his post-military career . After his discharge from active duty , he served in the Naval Reserve , primarily with aircraft carrier crew augmentation unit , doing administrative work in support , and retiring in 2009 with the rank of Captain . Northwest Airlines career . Cravaack moved to Minnesota and began working as a pilot for Northwest Airlines in 1990 . He was out of work for two years in the early 1990s due to layoffs , during which time he became a simulator instructor for a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines teaching foreign pilots . He was a union steward for the Airline Pilots Association . He served as a strike coordinator during the 1998 pilots strike , bringing military discipline and parade-ground style marching to the picket lines . He and his family settled in Lindstrom , northeast of Minneapolis . He retired from Northwest in 2007 due to sleep apnea , receiving a $79,000 per year as medical disability pension , and becoming a stay-at-home dad for a time . In addition , Cravaack has said he drew unemployment benefits during a furlough from Northwest in the early 1990s . Presently Cravaack resides in New Hampshire and is a teacher , teaching U.S . History , Economics , Civics , and U.S . Government . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . - 2010 Cravaack was inspired to run for Congress by a suggestion from a talk radio show host that voters demand town hall meetings with their congressmen during the health care bill Tea Party movement protests of August 2009 . Cravaack went with 25 people to one of Oberstars Minnesota offices asking for a meeting that day and when Oberstar did not come , Cravaack decided to challenge him in the November 2010 election . - 2012 Cravaack was defeated by Democratic nominee Rick Nolan , a former U.S . Representative for the 6th district . Tenure . Following his election in November 2010 , Cravaack backed fellow Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann for the number four GOP leadership position of House Republican Conference chair . In March 2011 , Cravaack came under criticism by Duluth students and community leaders for voting for a budget bill that made cuts to the federal Pell Grant program that provides financial aid to college students , including 30 percent of the students at the University of Minnesota Duluth . He also received attention for implying during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing that Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was furthering the goals of a terrorist organization . In March 2012 , Cravaack introduced a bill in Congress that would have allowed mining and logging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest through a land exchange that would rely on the state environmental review process and bypass federal environmental reviews , with proceeds going to the school districts . He also sponsored a bill , which became law , that required the TSA to treat military personnel with respect while traveling on orders or in uniform . The bills intent , he said , is that the military personnel would be able to go through security with the same ease as registered flyers . Cravaack opposed sequestration and voted against the Budget Control Act , saying , You cut with a scalpel , not a meat ax . In the 2012 election , Cravaack was endorsed by the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia and the Duluth News Tribune . On November 6 , he lost by 9 points to the Democratic nominee , former Congressman Rick Nolan . Committee assignments . - 112th Congress - Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence - Subcommittee on Transportation Security - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Aviation ( Vice Chair ) - Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - Committee on Science , Space and Technology - Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Personal life . Cravaack has two sons . He teaches social studies at Bishop Guertin High School , a Catholic College Preparatory School in Nashua , New Hampshire . External links . - Congressman Chip Cravaack official U.S . House website ( archived ) - Cravaack for Congress official campaign website ( archived )