Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011.

[4][additional citation(s) needed] Kratovil then graduated with honors from University of Baltimore School of Law in 1994.

He served from 1994 to 1995 as Law Clerk for Judge Darlene G. Perry of Prince George's County Circuit Court.

[5][6] In 1997, Kratovil moved to the Eastern Shore and was appointed Assistant State's Attorney for Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

[11] During the February 12 primary, Kratovil defeated fellow Democrats Christopher Robinson, Steve Harper, and Joseph Werner.

It had been in Republican hands for all but 14 years since 1947, although Kratovil received a significant boost when Gilchrest endorsed him over Harris.

[13] Kratovil, who is considered a moderate,[14] picked up a number of endorsements from local Eastern Shore Republicans as well as Democrats.

[15] He also received an endorsement from the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of fiscally conservative congressional Democrats.

Forecasting that it would be nearly impossible for Harris to close the gap, most media outlets declared Kratovil the winner on the night of November 7.

Mid-October 2010 quarterly FEC filings showed that the group was solely funded by $300,000 from Daniel G. Schuster Inc., a concrete firm in Owings Mills, Maryland, and $200,000 from New York hedge fund executive Robert Mercer, the co-head of Renaissance Technologies of Setauket, New York.

According to Dan Eggen at The Washington Post, the group said "it was formed in September 'to engage citizens from every walk of life and political affiliation' in the fight against 'runaway spending.'"

An analysis conducted by The Washington Post and others found Kratovil voted with the House Democratic Leadership 85% of the time.

"[26] In late December 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley appointed Kratovil as a judge for the Queen Anne's County District Court.