 Nominated by President George W. Bush, Governor Marc Racicot was unanimously elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee in January 2002.
Governor Racicot has a distinguished record of public service that spans nearly three decades. He served as Montana’s governor (1993-2001) – winning reelection with 79 percent of the vote in 1996, the largest winning percentage for a governor in Montana’s history and the largest winning percentage for any governor that year.
As governor, Racicot sought to improve government efficiency and bring government services closer to its owners, the people. He favored reducing government wherever possible and eliminated two executive departments. He worked with Montana’s legislature to eliminate a $200 million deficit in 1993 and helped to produce a $22.4 million budget surplus in 1995. The governor's office staff was reduced to approximately half of the 1977 levels. While reducing the size of government, Racicot was also able to more than double the proportion of women appointed to office in Montana, increasing the proportion from 20 to 41 percent.
Prior to being elected governor of Montana, Racicot served as a prosecutor in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the Army (1973-1976), as deputy county attorney for Missoula County (1976-1977), as assistant attorney general and special prosecutor for the state of Montana (1977-1988) and as attorney general (1988-1992).
Throughout his career, Racicot has strongly committed himself to children and community issues. He is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service and Jobs for America's Graduates. He has also served on the Board of the United Way of America and as chairman of America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth, where his predecessor was Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Racicot earned a bachelor’s of arts in English from Carroll College and a juris doctorate from the University of Montana Law School in Missoula. |
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