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13 Facts About Howard Kaloogian

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Howard James Kaloogian was born on December 30,1959 and is an American politician and a former Republican member of the California State Assembly, having served in the State Assembly for the 74th district from 1994 to 2000.

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Howard Kaloogian got his start in politics at the suggestion of Bill Morrow, after Morrow read a strongly worded letter Kaloogian wrote to the editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune purporting to correct a reader's misleading interpretation of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

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Howard Kaloogian endorsed Senator Phil Gramm's presidential bid in 1995.

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In 2003, Howard Kaloogian became the chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee, dedicated to the ousting of governor Gray Davis.

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Howard Kaloogian is a founder and co-chairman of Move America Forward, a political action group.

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Howard Kaloogian considers President Ronald Reagan to be one of his political heroes.

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Howard Kaloogian serves on the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and was the Chairman of the Defend Reagan Project, which campaigned in 2003 for CBS to drop a docudrama about Reagan, The Reagans.

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Howard Kaloogian ran unsuccessfully in the special election to fill the opening created by the resignation of disgraced Congressman Duke Cunningham in California's 50th Congressional District.

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In 2008 Howard Kaloogian chaired an Anti-Barack Obama political action committee called "Our country deserves better".

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Howard Kaloogian appeared in a video ad for that group.

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Howard Kaloogian is married to Martha Lynn, and has a step-son.

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Howard Kaloogian ran in the special election to fill the opening in California's 50th District to the House of Representatives caused by the resignation of disgraced former Congressman Duke Cunningham.

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Howard Kaloogian later said using the photo was "a stupid mistake".