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Dan Crenshaw

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Dan Crenshaw

Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U . representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw was a commissioned officer in the U . Navy, and served on SEAL Team 3 in the War in Afghanistan, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He was wounded in action during his third deployment, losing his right eye to an improvised explosive device. He served as a legislative assistant to Representative Pete Sessions, and was elected to Congress in 2018. Crenshaw lost the March 2026 Republican primary for the November 2026 general election to state representative Steve Toth.

Infobox

Preceded by
Ted Poe
Born
Daniel Reed Crenshaw (1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 Aberdeen, Scotland
Party
Republican
Spouse
Tara Blake (m. 2013)
Children
1
Education
Tufts University (BA) Harvard University (MPA)
Website
House website Campaign website
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
2006–2016
Rank
Lieutenant commander
Unit
United States Navy SEALs SEAL Team 3
Battles/wars
Iraq War War in Afghanistan (WIA)
Awards
Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal (2) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with valor

Tables

Republican primary results, 2018 · Electoral history › 2018
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
46,245
Candidate
100
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kevin Roberts
15,273
33
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
12,679
27
Republican
Kathaleen Wall
12,524
27
Republican
Rick Walker
3,320
7
Republican
Johnny Havens
936
2
Republican
Justin Lurie
425
0
Republican
Jon Spiers
418
0
Republican
David Balat
348
0
Republican
Malcolm Whittaker
322
0
Total votes
46,245
100
Republican primary runoff results, 2018 · Electoral history › 2018
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
29,082
Candidate
100
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
20,322
69
Republican
Kevin Roberts
8,760
30
Total votes
29,082
100
Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2018 · Electoral history › 2018
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
263,392
Candidate
100
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
139,188
52
Democratic
Todd Litton
119,992
45
Libertarian
Patrick Gunnels
2,373
0
Independent
Scott Cubbler
1,839
0
Total votes
263,392
100
Republican hold
Republican primary results, 2020 · Electoral history › 2020
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
48,693
Candidate
100
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Crenshaw (incumbent)
48,693
100
Total votes
48,693
100
Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2020 · Electoral history › 2020
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
346,726
Candidate
100
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Crenshaw (incumbent)
192,828
55
Democratic
Sima Ladjevardian
148,374
42
Libertarian
Elliott Robert Scheirman
5,524
1
Total votes
346,726
100
Republican hold

References

  1. "Harris County Republican Party Political Resumés"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201113154406/https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/hcrp/pages/5760/attachments/original/1519162207/Candidate_Committee_Reports_A-M.pdf?1519162207
  2. "CRENSHAW, Daniel, (1984 - )"
    http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001120
  3. "Combat Veterans For Congress – Electing Fiscal Conservatives"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190828171656/https://combatveteransforcongress.org/cand/3387
  4. "Texas New Members 2019"
    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416823-texas-new-members-2019
  5. Texas Business Radio
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201129224748/https://texasbusinessradio.com/blog/dan-crenshaw-republican-congressional-candidate/
  6. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dan-crenshaw-started-the-week-as-an-snl-joke-and-ended-it-as-a-gop-star-the-real-story-came-before-that/2018/11/11/d68d5c5c-e46e-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html
  7. Jewish Insider
    https://jewishinsider.com/2020/05/the-navy-seal-turned-congressman-who-has-no-patience-for-outrage-culture/
  8. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/dan-crenshaw-texas-congressional-district-trump/1922069002/
  9. Weekly Standard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190328065400/https://www.weeklystandard.com/john-mccormack/the-running-man-2011687
  10. – Dan Crenshaw
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bi51Qn1vNJlsF67C4GYb7
  11. "Navy SEAL With Glass Eye Envisions Winning US Congress Seat – OpsLens"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132356/https://www.opslens.com/2018/01/20/navy-seal-glass-eye-envisions-winning-us-congress-seat/
  12. Houston Chronicle
    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Is-Houston-s-Dan-Crenshaw-the-secret-weapon-for-12943989.php
  13. The Tufts Daily
    https://tuftsdaily.com/archives/2006/02/27/in-our-midst-in-the-navy-soon-daniel-crenshaw-will-make-the-leap-from-jumbo-to-seal/
  14. Muckrock
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200520175306/https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/11/09/resp_0042.pdf
  15. "Wounded Navy SEAL from Houston makes bid for Congress – Houston Chronicle"
    https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Wounded-Navy-SEAL-from-Houston-makes-bid-for-12375555.php
  16. "Veterans unite: Texas' Rep. Dan Crenshaw featured in patriotic viral tweet"
    https://www.click2houston.com/news/veterans-unite-texas-rep-dan-crenshaw-featured-in-patriotic-viral-tweet
  17. The Texas Tribune
    https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/04/dan-crenshaw-dismisses-snl-joke-about-his-war-injury/
  18. Washington Examiner
    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/former-navy-seal-dan-crenshaw-and-current-gop-primary-candidate-in-texas-is-a-true-public-servant
  19. Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
    https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ob2xkdGhlc2V0cnV0aHN3aXRoZGFuY3JlbnNoYXcubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/MjYzMjJmN2UtNmMxOS00NjRhLTk3YjYtOTUxZTgwMjgyNjdl?sa=X
  20. crenshaw
    https://crenshaw.house.gov/about/
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