Rocky Raczkowski

Raczkowski challenged Democratic incumbent Gary Peters for Michigan's 9th congressional district , losing in the general election with 47% of the vote to Peters' 49% of the vote. Raczkowski won the Republican primary on August 3, 2010. Raczkowski was dogged by advertisements revealing a civil action against him, in the United States District Court of South Dakota, for fraud, theft, and breach of contract by a concert promoter (case dismissed). Raczkowski's own lawsuit, alleging defamation in the advertisements, was thrown out in January 2011. [2] Raczkowski's fraud trial was scheduled to begin on October 15, 2013 (dismissed).

A resident of Troy, he is a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Reserves. He served as the Chief Executive of Star Tickets Plus from 2007-2010

Raczkowski was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, representing the 37th District (Farmington and Farmington Hills). In 2002 he was term-limited, as Michigan House members cannot serve more than three two-year terms. He was known for his extreme stances against Marijuana, Public Transit, and Detroit which has attracted controversy from both sides.

Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski (born December 29, 1968) is an American politician from Michigan who was the 2010 Republican nominee for Michigan's 9th congressional district .