Eli Crane | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom O'Halleran (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1980 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jen Crane |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Arizona Western College University of Arizona |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2001–2014 |
| Unit | United States Navy SEALs |
Elijah James Crane (born January 3, 1980)[1] is an American politician and businessman elected as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Crane served in the United States Navy SEALs and co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that manufactures bottle openers made of 50-caliber shell casings. In the 2022 election, Crane defeated incumbent Democrat Tom O'Halleran.[2]
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Early life and education
Crane was born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in Yuma.[3] His father worked as a pharmacist. Crane graduated from Cibola High School in 1998 and studied sociology at Arizona Western College and the University of Arizona. One week after the September 11 attacks, he dropped out of college and enlisted in the United States Navy.[4][5]
Career
Crane served in the U.S. Navy from 2001 to 2014.[6] He graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training BUD/S class 256.[7] After SEAL Qualification Training (SQT), he received the NEC 5326 as a Combatant Swimmer (SEAL), entitled to wear the Special Warfare Insignia. During his career, he was a member of the United States Navy SEALs and was deployed five times.[8] After leaving the military, Crane co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that manufactures bottle openers made of 50-caliber shell casings. He and his wife pitched the product on an episode of Shark Tank and received investments from Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban.[9][10]
U.S. House of Representatives
2022 election
During his 2022 campaign for Arizona's 2nd congressional district, Crane was endorsed by Donald Trump.[11] Crane additionally accepted the endorsement of far-right state senator Wendy Rogers before the date of the primary election.[12][13] Crane won the August Republican primary, defeating state representative Walter Blackman and others.[14] Crane promoted the false conspiracy theory that there were "massive amounts of fraud" in the 2020 United States Presidential Election. Crane called upon the Arizona State Legislature to decertify Joe Biden's victory in the state, and for the Attorney General of Arizona to launch a criminal investigation into alleged voter fraud.[15][16]
Tenure
Crane did not support Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker, and was one of six Republicans to vote against him on every ballot in the 2023 election.[17][18] In the 15th and final round of voting, Crane dropped his support for a different candidate and voted "present".[19]
Syria
In 2023, Crane was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[20][21]
Caucus memberships
Personal Life
Crane is Protestant.[23]
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Primary | General | Result | Swing | Ref. | ||||||
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| Total | % | P. | Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2022 | U.S. representative | Republican | 38,681 | 35.78% | 1st | 174,169 | 53.86% | 1st | Won | Gain | [24] | ||
References
- ^ "Arizona New Members 2023". November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Brunig, Mladen (November 9, 2022). "Republican Crane Wins Arizona House Race, Defeating Democrat O'Halleran". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Eli Crane". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Crane, Eli". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Eli Crane, AZ Congressional Candidate: America First | WLAC". The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Askarinam, Leah (April 11, 2022). "How a Little-Known Democrat Tries to Hold On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "ELI CRANE".
- ^ Hansen, Ronald J. "State Rep. Walt Blackman, former Navy SEAL Eli Crane enter GOP race for Arizona's CD1". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Aleshire, Peter. "Crane seeks Republican congressional nomination". paysonroundup.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Fraioli, Sophia. "Kevin O'Leary gets to the bottom of Bottle Breacher's back-order issues on 'Beyond the Tank'". CNBC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Trump looked surprised when his supporters loudly booed him at an Arizona rally over his Congress endorsement". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Jacob. "Trump Makes Call to GOP Fundraiser Held in Show Low". White Mountain Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Trump Endorsed Sen. Wendy Rogers Endorses Eli Crane for Congress". Eli Crane for Congress. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Arizona Second Congressional District Primary Election Results". The New York Times. August 2, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Here Are the 253 Key Political Leaders Who Back Trump's False Claims of Election Fraud". Bloomberg News. September 6, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Alex; Zanona, Melanie; Raju, Manu. "12 GOP 'Young Guns' embrace Trump's election falsehoods". CNN. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Here's how Arizona's 9 House members voted for speaker". KTAR.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Mike Lillis, Emily Brooks (January 6, 2023). "The 14 Republicans who switched their votes to McCarthy". The Hill. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "House Speaker Vote: Update from Catie Edmondson". The New York Times. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria
- ^ "Full list of Freedom Caucus Members after 2022 midterms results". Newsweek. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Primary election:
- "2022 United States House of Representatives Republican primary election results" (PDF). azsos.gov. Phoenix: Secretary of State of Arizona. 2022. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "2022 United States House of Representatives general election results" (PDF). azsos.gov. Phoenix: Secretary of State of Arizona. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
External links
- Representative Eli Crane official U.S. House website
- Eli Crane for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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