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He opposes federal funding to “subsidize college in general”, but supports it in cases of vocational training.<ref name=":3" />
He opposes federal funding to “subsidize college in general”, but supports it in cases of vocational training.<ref name=":3" />


In 2018, Crenshaw said that [[Global warming|climate change]] is real but that there is a "very reasonable debate going on" about the extent to which human activity contributes to it, "whether it's 100 percent or whether it's 1 percent".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Crenshaw-Litton-agree-on-flood-control-needs-13309190.php|title=Crenshaw, Litton agree on flood control needs, differ on details - HoustonChronicle.com|date=2018-10-11|website=www.houstonchronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw's website made brief mention of climate change, applauding President Trump for withdrawing from the [[Paris Agreement|Paris Climate Accords]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060107423|title=CONGRESS: Here's where incoming Republicans stand on climate|website=www.eenews.net|language=en|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> Crenshaw described the Paris Agreement as "costly and meaningless."<ref name=":1" />
In 2018, Crenshaw said that [[Global warming|climate change]] is real but that there is a "very reasonable debate going on" about the extent to which human activity contributes to it, "whether it's 100 percent or whether it's 1 percent" (the scientific consensus on climate change is that human activity is a primary contributor to climate change).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Crenshaw-Litton-agree-on-flood-control-needs-13309190.php|title=Crenshaw, Litton agree on flood control needs, differ on details - HoustonChronicle.com|date=2018-10-11|website=www.houstonchronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw's website made brief mention of climate change, applauding President Trump for withdrawing from the [[Paris Agreement|Paris Climate Accords]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060107423|title=CONGRESS: Here's where incoming Republicans stand on climate|website=www.eenews.net|language=en|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> Crenshaw described the Paris Agreement as "costly and meaningless."<ref name=":1" />


In 2019, Crenshaw voiced opposition to the [[For the People Act of 2019]], legislation introduced by Democrats to make voting easier. Crenshaw said the bill would "limit free speech drastically" and use taxpayer money to "legalize" the kind of electoral fraud that occurred in the [[2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/north-carolina/statements/2019/mar/13/dan-crenshaw/crenshaw-falsely-says-hr1-would-legalize-type-elec/|title=Crenshaw wrong about HR1 'legalizing' NC-like election fraud|website=@politifact|language=en|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> [[PolitiFact]] rated Crenshaw's assertion "false".<ref name=":2" />
In 2019, Crenshaw voiced opposition to the [[For the People Act of 2019]], legislation introduced by Democrats to make voting easier. Crenshaw said the bill would "limit free speech drastically" and use taxpayer money to "legalize" the kind of electoral fraud that occurred in the [[2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/north-carolina/statements/2019/mar/13/dan-crenshaw/crenshaw-falsely-says-hr1-would-legalize-type-elec/|title=Crenshaw wrong about HR1 'legalizing' NC-like election fraud|website=@politifact|language=en|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> [[PolitiFact]] rated Crenshaw's assertion "false".<ref name=":2" />

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Dan Crenshaw
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byTed Poe
Personal details
Born
Daniel Reed Crenshaw

(1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 (age 40)
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Tara Blake
​
(m. 2013)​
EducationTufts University (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2006–2016
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan (WIA)
Awards Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with valor

Daniel Reed Crenshaw[1] (born March 14, 1984)[2] is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2018 midterms.[3]

Early life and education

Born to American parents in Aberdeen, Scotland,[4] Crenshaw grew up in Katy, Texas.[5] His mother died of cancer when he was ten years old.[6] While his father worked in the oil industry, Crenshaw spent some time growing up in Ecuador and Colombia, gaining a proficiency in Spanish.[7] Crenshaw graduated from a high school in Bogota, Colombia named Colegio Nueva Granada in June 2002.[7]

Crenshaw graduated from Tufts University in 2006.[8] He earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 2018[9] and worked as a military legislative assistant for Congressman Pete Sessions.[8][10]

Military service

While at Tufts, he joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy after his graduation.[11] He served in the Navy SEALs for ten years, including three tours of duty, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander.[9] Crenshaw was a member of SEAL Team Three;[12] and was based out of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, California.[13]

While serving in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in 2012, he was injured by the detonation of an improvised explosive device; he lost his right eye and required surgery to save the vision in his left eye.[14] After the injury, he was deployed to Bahrain and South Korea.[14] As a Navy SEAL, he earned two Bronze Star Medals, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with valor. He medically retired from military service in 2016.[14]

U.S. House of Representatives

2018 election

In the 2018 elections, Crenshaw ran for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 2nd congressional district to succeed the retiring Ted Poe.[15] He announced his candidacy for Congress in November 2017.[16] Crenshaw credited national security analyst John Noonan for encouraging him to run for Congress.[17] During an interview in February 2018, he stated that border security and immigration reform would be two of his primary issues.[18]

Crenshaw and Kevin Roberts advanced from the nine-candidate first round of the Republican Party primary election to face each other in a runoff election;[19] Crenshaw received about 155 votes more than Kathaleen Wall, a candidate who launched her campaign with an event featuring a performance from Lee Greenwood and who had major backings from Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott. Wall spent six million dollars on her campaign and early returns led to projections that she was in a solid position to secure a spot in the run-off.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

The lead up to the runoff election was contentious.[27] A super PAC, funded by Roberts' brother-in-law, Mark Lanier, focused on Crenshaw's 2015 statements that were critical of presidential candidate Donald Trump, despite his opponent being critical of Trump as president. The ads also compared Crenshaw's policy proposals to the likes of President Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders.[28][29][30] Gaining the endorsement of Senator Tom Cotton, Crenshaw received national attention, appearing in print and television, including on Laura Ingraham's show on Fox Business.[31]

The Link Letter mailer by Terry Lowry received much push back after it revealed that Crenshaw was unemployed and lived with his parents. Dr. Hotze's robo call regarding Crenshaw's faith was poorly received as well.[32][33][34][35]

Crenshaw won the runoff to advance to the November general election.[36][37] In August it was reported that Crenshaw and four other candidates for Congress were current or former admins of a conservative Facebook group called "Tea Party" that stated debunked conspiracy theories.[38] Crenshaw has refuted this, stating he was unaware of the group's content and that he had been made administrator without consent. Crenshaw responded that he had shared the same campaign content to many other local and national groups without prior investigating their backgrounds.[39][40] On November 6, Crenshaw was elected, defeating Democrat Todd Litton.[41]

Crenshaw and Candace Owens speaking at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA

Following the election, Crenshaw called for de-politicization of comedy and sports, and wanted political rhetoric to be toned down.[42]

On the November 3 episode of Saturday Night Live, comedian Pete Davidson joked about Republican candidates' appearances, and described Crenshaw as looking like a "hit man in a porno movie" while adding that he lost his eye in "war or whatever." The joke received significant criticism,[43][44] and on the following episode, Davidson and Crenshaw appeared on air together. Davidson offered an apology, which Crenshaw accepted.[6][44] Crenshaw and others have speculated that the joke may have helped him win.[45][46]

Committee assignments

Political positions

During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw defended Trump's proposal to build a border wall on the Southern border.[50]

Crenshaw opposes a ban on assault weapons.[50]

He opposes federal funding to “subsidize college in general”, but supports it in cases of vocational training.[50]

In 2018, Crenshaw said that climate change is real but that there is a "very reasonable debate going on" about the extent to which human activity contributes to it, "whether it's 100 percent or whether it's 1 percent" (the scientific consensus on climate change is that human activity is a primary contributor to climate change).[51] During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw's website made brief mention of climate change, applauding President Trump for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accords.[52] Crenshaw described the Paris Agreement as "costly and meaningless."[52]

In 2019, Crenshaw voiced opposition to the For the People Act of 2019, legislation introduced by Democrats to make voting easier. Crenshaw said the bill would "limit free speech drastically" and use taxpayer money to "legalize" the kind of electoral fraud that occurred in the 2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election.[53] PolitiFact rated Crenshaw's assertion "false".[53]

Electoral history

Texas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2018)[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Crenshaw 139,012 52.9%
Democratic Todd Litton 119,708 45.5%
Libertarian Patrick Gunnels 2,371 0.9%
Independent Scott Cubbler 1,833 0.7%
Total votes 262,924 100.00%
Turnout 262,924

Primary results

Republican runoff results[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Crenshaw 20,392 69.84
Republican Kevin Roberts 8,808 30.16
Total votes 29,200 100.0%
Republican primary results[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Roberts 15,236 33.02
Republican Dan Crenshaw 12,644 27.40
Republican Kathaleen Wall 12,499 27.09
Republican Rick Walker 3,315 7.18
Republican Johnny Havens 934 2.02
Republican Justin Lurie 425 0.92
Republican Jon Spiers 417 0.90
Republican David Balat 348 0.75
Republican Malcolm Whittaker 322 0.70
Total votes 46,140 100

Personal life

Crenshaw married Tara Blake in 2013.[6]

References

  1. ^ Harris County Republican Party Political Resumés
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  7. ^ a b Jervis, Rick (November 7, 2018). "Meet Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL and onetime Trump critic being called a GOP star". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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  11. ^ "In our midst | In the Navy soon: Daniel Crenshaw will make the leap from Jumbo to SEAL". The Tufts Daily. February 27, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Watkins, Matthew (November 4, 2018). "After SNL mocks his war injury, Texas congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw says he tries hard "not to be offended"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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  21. ^ Press, Associated (January 23, 2018). "Greg Abbott Backs Activist Kathaleen Wall In Congressional Race To Replace Ted Poe". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  22. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (January 23, 2018). "Gov. Abbott picks Kathaleen Wall in Houston congressional race". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
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  35. ^ "Very disappointed in Dr. Steve Hotze's false robocall". Big Jolly Times. May 17, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  36. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (May 23, 2018). "Crenshaw wins 2nd Congressional District runoff as Roberts concedes – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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  38. ^ PM, Ramsey Touchberry On 8/31/18 at 12:29 (August 31, 2018). "Five GOP candidates linked to a racist, far-right conspiracy Facebook group, later removed themselves from page". Newsweek. Retrieved February 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. ^ Crenshaw, Dan (November 19, 2018). "I didn't elaborate because my quote was in the original story about this. A random Tea Party FB group made me an admin. Never once looked at the group (why would I?). My team tries to put our campaign videos out to all FB groups we are a part of". @DanCrenshawTX. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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  51. ^ "Crenshaw, Litton agree on flood control needs, differ on details - HoustonChronicle.com". www.houstonchronicle.com. October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  52. ^ a b "CONGRESS: Here's where incoming Republicans stand on climate". www.eenews.net. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  53. ^ a b "Crenshaw wrong about HR1 'legalizing' NC-like election fraud". @politifact. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
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  55. ^ "2018 Primary Election Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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