1. John Doolittle was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Tom McClintock.
41 Facts About John Doolittle
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John Doolittle had been criticized by opponents for improprieties, including using his wife's one-person firm for his political fundraising, as she based her compensation on a percentage of all funds raised, including from his PAC.
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John Doolittle made nearly $180,000 in such commissions from 2001 to 2006.
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John Doolittle's office did not stop using her firm for fundraising until January 2007.
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John Doolittle was under investigation from 2006 to 2010 related to alleged financial improprieties.
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John Doolittle grew up in Cupertino, California, attending local public schools.
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John Doolittle earned a Juris Doctor degree from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, in Sacramento, in 1978.
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The next year John Doolittle decided to run for the state senate, with encouragement from Richardson and other Republicans.
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John Doolittle won another term in the state senate by beating Ray E Johnson, a Republican turned Independent from Chico.
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John Doolittle's district was renumbered as California's 4th congressional district in 1992, following redistricting.
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John Doolittle was reelected with 50 percent of the vote, again defeating Malberg.
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In November 1997, John Doolittle was one of eighteen Republicans in the House to co-sponsor a resolution by Bob Barr that sought to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton.
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On December 19,1998, John Doolittle voted in favor of all four proposed articles of impeachment against Clinton.
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In February 2006, John Doolittle was praised by the El Dorado Irrigation District for his assistance in obtaining federal funds for hydroelectric power projects.
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John Doolittle is known for support of the Auburn Dam project, despite environmental concerns.
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John Doolittle's stated reason for supporting the Auburn Dam was for flood control of Sacramento.
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In 2005, John Doolittle secured funding for studies to move the project forward.
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John Doolittle raised more than $1.1 million in campaign contributions, more than 14 times the fund of Holmes.
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John Doolittle agreed to a single debate, on October 11,2006.
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In January 2007, John Doolittle announced ten steps he said he would take to re-establish the confidence of the district in his holding office.
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John Doolittle announced the planned changes in an op-ed piece he distributed to newspapers in his district, to attempt to gain free publicity about it.
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John Doolittle voted against the first House bill, which passed along party lines.
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Between 2005 and 2006, John Doolittle raised a total of $2,354,786 for his political campaign.
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John Doolittle was investigated by the US Attorney for issues related to his campaign financing and reporting, beginning in 2006.
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John Doolittle's wife had a consulting firm that Abramoff used for some activities.
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John Doolittle required his Indian tribe clients to contribute some $50,000 to Doolittle's political campaigns and personally contributed another $14,000.
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John Doolittle was one of the 20 discussed in the report.
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John Doolittle, who had consistently denied wrongdoing, expressed regret that so many lives and careers had been affected by the investigation.
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John Doolittle said he was relieved that the investigation was ended.
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John Doolittle has been entangled in the scandal involving Jack Abramoff.
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John Doolittle has estimated that he received about $50,000 in contributions for his campaigns from clients of Abramoff, mostly Indian tribes.
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John Doolittle used Abramoff's luxury sports box for a political fundraiser and failed to report this as part of his campaign finances.
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John Doolittle was investigated by a federal probe into his relationship with Abramoff.
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John Doolittle has continued to do fundraising, but no event planning or other work, since the Abramoff scandal first became public in early 2005.
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Julie John Doolittle's records regarding her work there were subpoenaed by the US Department of Justice.
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John Doolittle aides said even though the PAC had made payments to other fundraisers, Julie John Doolittle was entitled to 15 percent of all money the PAC brought in because those donations were raised at events she helped organize.
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In January 2007, John Doolittle announced that he would no longer employ his wife as his campaign fundraiser.
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John Doolittle was still owed $76,000 in commissions from the 2006 race.
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PerfectWave is a company owned by Brent R Wilkes; Doolittle has had significant involvement with both the company and its owner.
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Between 2002 and 2005, Doolittle received at least $118,000 in campaign contributions from Wilkes, PerfectWave associates and their wives, and ASG lobbyists Edwin A Buckham and Tony C Rudy and their wives.
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Campbell cited a recent Club for Growth report on votes in 2007 on spending bills, where John Doolittle scored 2 percent, compared to the Republican average of 43 percent.