Chris Chocola

Joseph Christopher Chocola (born February 24, 1962) is an American businessman, lawyer, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative from Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2007.

[1] After leaving Congress, Chocola served as president of the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 501(c)4 organization, from 2009 through the end of 2014.

[4] In August 2002, CTB International was sold to Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm of billionaire Warren Buffett.

[5] In the 2000 election, Chocola made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in what was then Indiana's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Timothy J. Roemer by a 52–47% margin.

"[6] In late October, after Roemer had featured that statement in political ads, Chocola said, "There is no one proposing, including me, a plan of total privatization."

Chocola defeated Tony Zirkle, an attorney, Navy veteran, and frequent candidate, in the Republican primary on May 2, 2006, by 70% to 30%.

In the November general election, Chocola lost to Democratic candidate Joe Donnelly, whom he had defeated in 2004, by a 54–46% margin with 191,861 votes cast.

In January 2006, Chocola said that great strides were being made in transitioning Iraq from military coalition to police control.

The Chocola Family with President George W. Bush
Chocola at a joint press conference with Dan Burton , Steve Buyer , Mike Sodrel , and John Hostettler in 2005