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{{Short description|American politician (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dutch Ruppersberger
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|education = [[Baltimore City College]]<br>[[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Baltimore]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|website = [https://ruppersberger.house.gov/ House website]
|signature = Dutch Ruppersberger signature.svg
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'''Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|uː|p|ər|s|ˌ|b|ɜr|ɡ|ər}} {{Respell|
He announced in January 2024 that he would retire from the United States House of Representatives at the conclusion of the [[118th United States Congress]].
==Early life, education and career==
Ruppersberger was born in Baltimore, the son of Margaret "Peggy" (née Wilson) and Charles Albert "Al" Ruppersberger, Jr. He is of part [[German
Ruppersberger began his career as a [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]] Assistant State's Attorney. He was soon promoted to
Ruppersberger decided to run for office after a near-fatal car
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Committee assignments===
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**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]]
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs|Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs]]
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===Caucus memberships===
* [[Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[U.S.-Japan Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members| publisher=U.S. - Japan Caucus|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>
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===Party leadership===
[[Image:Ruppersberger intel director.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ruppersberger calls on Congress to create a cabinet level intelligence director on August 3, 2004.]]
Ruppersberger was the first Democrat freshman to be appointed to the House Intelligence Committee. He was named to this committee because his district is home to the [[National Security Agency]]. From
▲Ruppersberger decided to run for office after a near-fatal car accident while investigating a drug trafficking case. Ruppersberger survived and began campaigning. He served as vice chairman on the board of visitors for the hospital which saved his life. He also serves on the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
=== Agriculture ===
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===Operation Hero Miles===
In 2003, Ruppersberger created the national "Hero Miles" program to allow Americans to donate their frequent flyer miles to wounded warriors recovering at military or [[Veterans Administration]] medical centers as well as to friends and family visiting them. In 2012, he authored legislation expanding the program to enable Americans to donate their hotel reward points to military families. Both the
===Municipal finance===
Ruppersberger is an advocate of municipal finance and tax-exempt municipal bonds. In 2013, he
===Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act===
Ruppersberger
=== Biosecurity ===
On October 19, 2017, at the [[Emergent BioSolutions|Emergent Biosolutions]] manufacturing facility in Maryland, Ruppersberger received the Congressional Biosecurity Champion Award from the [[Alliance for Biosecurity]], a D.C.-based public-interest organization, for "his leadership and actions taken in Congress to improve U.S. national security, preparedness and response for [[biosecurity]] threats." He was one of eight
=== Syria ===
In October 2019, Ruppersberger
=== Yemeni civil war ===
In December 2018, ''[[The Young Turks]]'' reported that Ruppersberger, "one of five Democrats who joined the majority of House Republicans to block debate on the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|war in Yemen]], had met with [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] officials and [[Foreign Agents Registration Act|foreign agents]] representing them on numerous occasions".<ref>{{cite news |title=Dem Who Voted With GOP on Yemen War Met With Saudis |url=https://tyt.com/stories/4vZLCHuQrYE4uKagy0oyMA/2fBmCjKTywO2E6E22cSKKU |work=[[The Young Turks]] |date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>{{
In February 2019, Ruppersberger voted for [[Ro Khanna]]'s resolution
=== Retirement ===
==Political campaigns==▼
Ruppersberger announced on January 26, 2024, that he would not run for reelection, thus retiring from the House at the conclusion of the [[118th United States Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Dutch Ruppersberger won't seek reelection to Maryland House seat |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/26/congress/ruppersberger-maryland-house-retire-democrat-00138096 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> He stated that it was "time to pass the torch to a younger generation of leaders and I am looking forward to spending more time with my family".<ref name=":0" />
{{more citations needed|section|date=February 2017}}▼
Barred from a third term as county executive, Ruppersberger opted to run for Congress in 2002 after 2nd district Congressman [[Bob Ehrlich]] made what turned out to be a successful run for [[governor of Maryland|governor]]. The [[Maryland General Assembly]] significantly altered the 2nd by shifting most of its share of heavily Republican [[Harford County]] to the already Republican-leaning 1st and 6th districts, respectively based on the [[Eastern Shore of Maryland|Eastern Shore]] and in [[Western Maryland]]. In its place, the legislature added a heavily Democratic portion of Baltimore City that had previously been in the 1st district. This turned the 2nd from a swing district into a strongly Democratic district.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}▼
== Political positions ==
Prior to his congressional run, Ruppersberger legally changed his name so that his lifelong nickname, "Dutch," could appear on the ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruyle |first1=Megan |title=Dutch, Weezy and Surfer |url=https://thehill.com/capital-living/51321-dutch-weezy-and-surfer |access-date=15 December 2021 |work=TheHill |date=21 July 2009 |language=en}}</ref>▼
Ruppersberger has voted with President [[Joe Biden]]'s stated position 100% of the time in the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], according to a ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'' analysis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref>
▲==Political campaigns==
▲Barred from a third term as county executive, Ruppersberger opted to run for Congress in 2002 after 2nd district Congressman [[Bob Ehrlich]]
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An August 2011 editorial by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described the 2nd district as "curlicue territories strung together by impossibly delicate tendrils of land" and "a crazy-quilt confection drawn for the express purpose of ousting the incumbent at the time, Rep. (and later Gov.) Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich Jr., a Republican, and installing C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Democrat who still holds the job."<ref name=wpostAug2011>{{cite news|title=Maryland Democrats redraw the congressional district map|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/maryland-democrats-redraw-the-congressional-district-map/2011/08/16/gIQATbwfSJ_story.html|access-date=August 22, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 20, 2011}}</ref> He defeated [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] opponent [[Helen Delich Bentley]], who had represented the 2nd district from 1985 to 1995, with 55 percent of the vote. He has never faced another close contest since then and has been reelected seven times.▼
▲An August 2011 editorial by ''[[The Washington Post]]''
==Electoral history==
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Roger B. Hayden]]
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |106,355
|{{party shading/Republican}} |32.0
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Dutch Ruppersberger
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |159,000
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59.3
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Nicolee Ambrose
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |109,081
|{{party shading/Republican}} |40.7
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==Personal life==
Ruppersberger married his high school sweetheart Kay Murphy in 1971 and has two
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