Biography:Dan Crenshaw

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Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw, official portrait, 116th Congress 2.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's Texas02 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byTed Poe
Personal details
Born
Daniel Reed Crenshaw

(1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 (age 39)
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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
RankUS-O4 insignia.svg Lieutenant Commander
UnitUnited States Navy Special Warfare insignia.png United States Navy SEALs
  • SEAL Team 3
Battles/warsWar in AfghanistanTemplate:WIA
AwardsBronze Star ribbon.svg Bronze Star (2)
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Daniel Reed Crenshaw[1] (born March 14, 1984)[2] is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving in the United States House of 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, United Kingdom,[4][5] Crenshaw grew up in Katy, Texas.[6] His mother died of cancer when he was ten years old.[7] While his father worked in the oil industry, Crenshaw spent some time growing up in Ecuador and Colombia, gaining a proficiency in Spanish.[8] He graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada high school in Bogotá, Colombia in June 2002.[8]

Crenshaw graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in international relations in May 2006.[9] He earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in September 2017[10] and worked as a military legislative assistant for Congressman Pete Sessions.[9][11]

Military service

File:DanCrenshaw.jpg
Crenshaw in Afghanistan, 2012

While at Tufts, Crenshaw joined the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and was commissioned in the United States Navy after his graduation.[12] He served in the Navy SEALs for ten years, including five tours of duty,[13] reaching the rank of lieutenant commander.[10] His first deployment was to Fallujah, Iraq, where he joined SEAL Team Three.[14] He was based out of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, California.[15]

While serving in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in 2012, during his third deployment, 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.[16] After the injury, he was deployed to his fourth and fifth tours of duty in Bahrain and South Korea .[16] 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 as a Lieutenant Commander.[16]

United States House of Representatives

2018 election

Primary election

In the 2018 elections, Crenshaw ran for the United States House of Representatives in Texas02 Texas's 2nd congressional district 

to succeed the retiring Ted Poe.[17] He announced his candidacy for Congress in November 2017.[18] Crenshaw credited national security analyst John Noonan for encouraging him to run for Congress.[19] During an interview in February 2018, he stated that border security and immigration reform would be two of his election issues.[20]

Crenshaw and Kevin Roberts advanced from the nine-candidate first-round of the Republican Party primary election to face each other in a second-round runoff election;[21] Crenshaw received 155 votes more than Kathaleen Wall,[22] a candidate who was backed by Senator Ted Cruz[23] and Governor Greg Abbott.[24] The lead-up to the runoff election was contentious.[25] 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 Barack Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders.[26][27][28] 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.[29]

General election

Crenshaw won the runoff to advance to the November general election.[30][31] In August, it was reported that Crenshaw and four other candidates for Congress were current or former administrators of a conservative Facebook group called "Tea Party" that advanced debunked conspiracy theories.[32] Crenshaw responded that he was unaware of the group's content and that he had been made an administrator without his consent. Crenshaw responded that he had shared the same campaign content to many other local and national groups without investigating their backgrounds.[33] On November 6, Crenshaw was elected, defeating Democrat Todd Litton by seven percent margin, 52.8% to 45.6%.[34][35]

Following the election, Crenshaw called for the de-politicization of comedy and sports and expressed a desire for political rhetoric to be toned down.[36]

On the November 3 episode of Saturday Night Live, comedian Pete Davidson joked about the appearances of multiple candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, 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,[37][38] and on the following episode, Davidson and Crenshaw appeared on air together. Davidson offered an apology, which Crenshaw accepted.[7][38] Crenshaw and others have speculated that the joke may have helped him win.[39][40]

Tenure

Committee assignments

  • Committee on the Budget[41]
  • Committee on Homeland Security[41]
    • Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery[42]
    • Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability (Ranking Member)[43]

Political positions

Healthcare

Crenshaw favors repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), describing it as an "unmitigated disaster."[44] During his 2018 campaign, Crenshaw ran on a policy of allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, becoming one of a handful of Republicans to endorse what was primarily a progressive idea.[45] However, by 2019, Crenshaw had retreated from this pledge.[45]

On May 24, 2019, Crenshaw co-sponsored a bill to extend time limits for claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.[46][47][48]

Election reform

In 2019, Crenshaw voiced opposition to the For the People Act of 2019. Crenshaw said the bill would "limit free speech drastically." Crenshaw also stated that the bill would use taxpayer money to "legalize" the kind of electoral fraud that occurred in the 2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election.[49] PolitiFact rated Crenshaw's assertion concerning the North Carolina race "false," adding that "nothing in the bill that expands who can collect absentee ballots, allows people to fill out ballots for others, or loosens witnessing procedures for absentee ballots," which relate to the controversial election in North Carolina.[49][50]

Environmental issues

According to Business Insider, Crenshaw is among the members of Congress who reject the scientific consensus on climate change.[51] In 2018, Crenshaw called for a debate on the causes of climate change, adding, "We can't start off the conversation saying the climate is settled. The right way to have this conversation is to actually listen to what the science says on both sides."[51] In 2019, Crenshaw has said that "climate change is occurring and that man-made emissions play a part in that. What isn't clear is how our actions will serve to reverse that warming trend, and what the cost-benefit outcome would be. Regardless, we should continue pursuing new green energy solutions that lessen our impact on the environment and create cleaner air and water."[51] During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw's website made brief mention of global warming, applauding President Trump for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accords.[52] Crenshaw described the agreement as "costly and meaningless." He went on to call the agreement value signaling[citation needed] and said it was not good policy. He also stated that "We must use our money to develop better infrastructure."[52]

Immigration

During his 2018 election campaign, Crenshaw defended Trump's proposal to build a border wall on the Southern border.[53] During a May 2019 appearance on The View, Crenshaw claimed that 80–90% of asylum seeker requests "don't have a valid asylum claim." PolitiFact rated this as "not accurate." Politfact pointed out that while it is true about 20 to 30 percent of asylum requests have been granted annually since 2009, experts said this does not mean that the remaining cases do not have merit.[54]

Social issues

Crenshaw is pro-life.[55][56]

Crenshaw believes that government should not be involved in regulating marriage.[56] He supports same-sex marriage and stated in 2015, "The worst thing modern Christianity stands for is anti-homosexual marriage".[57][58]

Crenshaw opposes a ban on assault weapons.[53]

He opposes federal funding to "subsidize college in general", but supports it in cases of vocational training.[53]

Foreign policy

Crenshaw supports cooperation with the state of Israel.[59]

Crenshaw supported President Trump's decision in the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.[60][61]

Electoral history

Republican primary results[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Roberts 15,236 33.0
Republican Dan Crenshaw 12,644 27.4
Republican Kathaleen Wall 12,499 27.1
Republican Rick Walker 3,315 7.2
Republican Johnny Havens 934 2.0
Republican Justin Lurie 425 0.9
Republican Jon Spiers 417 0.9
Republican David Balat 348 0.8
Republican Malcolm Whittaker 322 0.7
Total votes 46,140 100.0
Republican primary runoff results[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Crenshaw 20,322 69.8
Republican Kevin Roberts 8,760 30.2
Total votes 29,082 100.0
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Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2018[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Crenshaw 139,188 52.8
Democratic Todd Litton 119,992 45.6
Libertarian Patrick Gunnels 2,373 0.9
style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] Scott Cubbler 1,839 0.7
Total votes 263,392 100.0

Personal life

Crenshaw married Tara Blake in 2013.[7] He is a Methodist.[64]

References

  1. ↑ Harris County Republican Party Political Resumés
  2. ↑ Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Texas New Members 2019". https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/416823-texas-new-members-2019. Retrieved November 19, 2018. 
  3. ↑ "Combat Veterans For Congress – Electing Fiscal Conservatives". https://combatveteransforcongress.org/cand/3387. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 
  4. ↑ "CRENSHAW, Daniel, (1984 - )". U.S. Congress (Washington, DC). http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001120. 
  5. ↑ "Combat Veterans For Congress – Electing Fiscal Conservatives". Combat Veterans for Congress. https://combatveteransforcongress.org/cand/3387. Retrieved November 19, 2018. 
  6. ↑ Register, Matt (March 9, 2018). "Texas Politics: Spotlight on Issues". Spring, Texas: RREA Media. https://texasbusinessradio.com/blog/dan-crenshaw-republican-congressional-candidate/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Zak, Dan (November 11, 2018). "Dan Crenshaw started the week as a punchline and ended it as a star. The real story came before that". 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. Retrieved November 15, 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jervis, Rick (November 7, 2018). "Meet Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL and onetime Trump critic being called a GOP star". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/dan-crenshaw-texas-congressional-district-trump/1922069002/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Running Man". February 22, 2018. https://www.weeklystandard.com/john-mccormack/the-running-man-2011687. Retrieved November 5, 2018. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Navy SEAL With Glass Eye Envisions Winning US Congress Seat – OpsLens". January 20, 2018. https://www.opslens.com/2018/01/20/navy-seal-glass-eye-envisions-winning-us-congress-seat/. Retrieved November 5, 2018. 
  11. ↑ Morago, Greg (May 25, 2018). "Is Houston's Dan Crenshaw the secret weapon for GOP with Millennials?". HoustonChronicle.com. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Is-Houston-s-Dan-Crenshaw-the-secret-weapon-for-12943989.php. Retrieved October 11, 2018. 
  12. ↑ "In our midst | In the Navy soon: Daniel Crenshaw will make the leap from Jumbo to SEAL". The Tufts Daily. February 27, 2006. https://tuftsdaily.com/archives/2006/02/27/in-our-midst-in-the-navy-soon-daniel-crenshaw-will-make-the-leap-from-jumbo-to-seal/. Retrieved November 5, 2018. 
  13. ↑ Cochran, Amanda (January 3, 2019). "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. 
  14. ↑ 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. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/11/04/dan-crenshaw-dismisses-snl-joke-about-his-war-injury/. Retrieved November 7, 2018. 
  15. ↑ Rogan, Tom (February 23, 2018). "Former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw and current GOP primary candidate in Texas is a true public servant". Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/former-navy-seal-dan-crenshaw-and-current-gop-primary-candidate-in-texas-is-a-true-public-servant. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Diaz, Kevin (November 22, 2017). "Wounded Navy SEAL from Houston makes bid for Congress – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Wounded-Navy-SEAL-from-Houston-makes-bid-for-12375555.php. Retrieved November 6, 2018. 
  17. ↑ "A Texas Navy SEAL Who Lost His Eye Fighting in Afghanistan Is Now Running for Congress | Fox News Insider". Insider.foxnews.com. December 13, 2017. http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/12/13/daniel-crenshaw-wounded-navy-seal-running-congress-texas. Retrieved October 11, 2018. 
  18. ↑ Diaz, Kevin (November 22, 2017). "Wounded Navy SEAL from Houston Makes Bid for Congress". https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Wounded-Navy-SEAL-from-Houston-makes-bid-for-12375555.php. Retrieved November 8, 2018. 
  19. ↑ Steinbuch, Yaron (November 7, 2018). "Wounded veteran brushes off Pete Davidson after election win". https://nypost.com/2018/11/07/wounded-veteran-takes-shot-at-pete-davidson-after-election-win/. Retrieved November 8, 2018. 
  20. ↑ Greg Groogan (February 25, 2018). "Dan Crenshaw candidate Republican primary Congressional District 2". KRIV (Houston). https://www.fox26houston.com/news/315778620-video. 
  21. ↑ Darling, Cary. "Battle lines drawn in battle to replace Ted Poe in Congress". HoustonChronicle.com. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Battle-lines-drawn-in-battle-to-replace-Ted-Poe-12797910.php. Retrieved November 6, 2018. 
  22. ↑ Britto, Brittany (July 9, 2018). "Price of losing Houston congressional race keeps climbing for Kathaleen Wall". Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Price-of-losing-Houston-Congressional-race-keeps-13060705.php. Retrieved May 1, 2019. 
  23. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (February 7, 2018). "Here's who Ted Cruz is backing in key Houston congressional battle". Houston Chronicle. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Here-s-who-Ted-Cruz-wants-to-win-key-Houston-12558219.php. Retrieved May 1, 2019. 
  24. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (January 23, 2018). "Gov. Abbott picks Kathaleen Wall in Houston congressional race". Houston Chronicle. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Governor-Abbott-picks-Kathaleen-Wall-in-Houston-12518158.php. Retrieved May 1, 2019. 
  25. ↑ Livingston, Abby; Svitek, Patrick (May 18, 2018). "Republican runoff to replace U.S. Rep. Ted Poe turns tense amid mudslinging allegations". The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/05/18/runoff-dan-crenshaw-kevin-roberts-ted-poe-houston/. Retrieved November 7, 2018. 
  26. ↑ Johnson, Natalie (May 9, 2018). "Super PAC Whitewashes Former SEAL's Battle Wound in Attack Ad". Washington Free Beacon. https://freebeacon.com/politics/super-pac-whitewashes-former-seals-battle-wound-attack-ad/. 
  27. ↑ "Attack ads in Houston race being funded by brother-in-law's business". Houston Chronicle. May 17, 2018. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Attack-ads-in-Houston-race-being-funded-by-12923612.php. 
  28. ↑ "Who is Really Anti-Trump in the Race for Texas's 2nd Congressional District?". https://dylanglass.com/blog/who-is-really-anti-trump-in-the-race-for-texas-s-2nd-congressional-district. 
  29. ↑ Drusch, Andrea (May 15, 2018). "Crenshaw wants to lead conservative youth, if the GOP old guard will let him". McClatchy (Washington District of Columbia). https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article211182449.html. 
  30. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (May 23, 2018). "Crenshaw wins 2nd Congressional District runoff as Roberts concedes – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Dan-Crenshaw-jumps-out-to-commanding-lead-in-2nd-12935633.php. Retrieved October 11, 2018. 
    Livingston, Abby (May 22, 2018). "Dan Crenshaw, Chip Roy, Michael Cloud among Republican congressional runoff winners". The Eagle (Bryan, Texas). https://www.theeagle.com/news/texas/dan-crenshaw-chip-roy-michael-cloud-among-republican-congressional-runoff/article_d830a4f5-1ac3-5580-acdf-357de890ee70.html. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "2018 Republican Party Primary Runoff (Harris County)". Texas Secretary of State. https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist326_county101.htm. Retrieved January 12, 2018. 
  32. ↑ Touchberry, Ramsey (August 31, 2018). "Five GOP candidates linked to a racist, far-right conspiracy Facebook group, later removed themselves from page" (in en). https://www.newsweek.com/republican-candidates-racist-far-right-facebook-1099744. 
  33. ↑ 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." (in en). https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1064610324999999489. 
  34. ↑ "Race Summary Report, 2018 General Election". State of Texas, Office of the Secretary of State (Austin, Texas). November 6, 2018. https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm. 
  35. ↑ "Republicans can learn from Crenshaw voters in Houston's 2nd Congressional District". November 13, 2018. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/Republicans-can-learn-from-Crenshaw-voters-in-13389515.php. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 
  36. ↑ Samuels, Brett (November 7, 2018). "GOP rep-elect mocked by 'SNL': It would 'certainly help' if Trump toned down the rhetoric". The Hill. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/415469-gop-rep-elect-who-was-mocked-by-pete-davidson-it-would-certainly-help-if-trump. 
  37. ↑ McCarthy, Tyler (November 4, 2018). "Pete Davidson mocks Republican Congressional candidate, former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in Afghanistan". https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pete-davidson-mocks-republican-congressional-candidate-former-navy-seal-who-lost-an-eye-in-afghanistan. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Obeidallah, Dean. "Dan Crenshaw and Pete Davidson's sincere plea for unity". https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/11/opinions/snl-crenshaw-davidson-political-lesson-obeidallah/index.html. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 
  39. ↑ "Dan Crenshaw says being mocked by SNL helped him win" (in en). Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/live-updates/midterms/midterm-election-updates/dan-crenshaw-says-being-mocked-by-snl-helped-him-win/. Retrieved November 19, 2018. 
  40. ↑ "Did Pete Davidson's Bad Eye Patch Joke Help a Republican Win a Contested Seat?". November 7, 2018. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a24789679/pete-davidson-saturday-night-live-republican-dan-crenshaw-texas-win/. Retrieved November 19, 2018. 
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives – Official Alphabetical List". http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.aspx. 
  42. ↑ "Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery (116th Congress)" (in en). https://homeland.house.gov/subcommittees/emergency-preparedness-response-and-recovery-116th-congress. 
  43. ↑ "Oversight, Management, and Accountability (116th Congress)" (in en). https://homeland.house.gov/subcommittees/oversight-management-accountability-116th-congress. 
  44. ↑ Garza, Erik De La (2018-11-07). "Republicans Hold Onto Contested Texas Districts" (in en-US). https://www.courthousenews.com/republicans-hold-onto-two-texas-districts/. 
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Two Republicans campaigned on bold drug price reforms, then backpedaled" (in en-US). 2019-05-24. https://www.statnews.com/2019/05/24/republicans-backpedal-on-bold-drug-pricing-campaigns/. 
  46. ↑ "Bills Cosponsored by Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas)" (in en). https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/C001120/bills-cosponsored/116. 
  47. ↑ Wulfsohn, Joseph. Dan Crenshaw fact-checks NYT writer who wrongly accused him of not supporting 9/11 victims fund, FOX News, June 11, 2019.
  48. ↑ Congress.gov Cosponsors: H.R.1327 Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act – 116th Congress (2019–2020), May 24, 2019.
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 "Crenshaw wrong about HR1 'legalizing' NC-like election fraud" (in en). https://www.politifact.com/north-carolina/statements/2019/mar/13/dan-crenshaw/crenshaw-falsely-says-hr1-would-legalize-type-elec/. 
  50. ↑ Terry, Marshall. "Fact Check: False Statements Around 9th District Race; New Voter Bill" (in en). https://www.wfae.org/post/fact-check-false-statements-around-9th-district-race-new-voter-bill. 
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Cranley, Ellen. "These are the 130 current members of Congress who have doubted or denied climate change". https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-and-republicans-congress-global-warming-2019-2. 
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 "Congress: Here's where incoming Republicans stand on climate" (in en). https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060107423. 
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Scherer, Jasper (September 26, 2018). "Crenshaw, Litton debate shows distinct options for voters in 2nd Congressional District". https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Crenshaw-Litton-debate-shows-distinct-options-13261444.php. 
  54. ↑ "Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?" (in en). https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2019/may/17/dan-crenshaw/are-vast-majority-asylum-claims-without-merit/. 
  55. ↑ "Chris Evans praised for slamming 'absolutely unbelievable' Alabama abortion bill: 'Captain America for president'" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chris-evans-slams-alabama-abortion-ban-103137963.html. 
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 "Crenshaw wants to lead conservative youth, if the GOP old guard will let him". McClatchy. 2019. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article211182449.html. 
  57. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (2018-05-07). "Once-cordial Houston congressional campaign turns testy". https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Once-cordial-Houston-congressional-campaign-turns-12895473.php. 
  58. ↑ Crenshaw wants to lead conservative youth, if the GOP old guard will let him. McClatchy DC Bureau. 15 May 2018.
  59. ↑ Crenshaw, Dan (2018-04-19). "Israel is our most important ally in the Middle East. We must always stand with Israel. Read my policy ideas about this on my website" (in en). https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/987001162896433152. 
  60. ↑ "‘Long-overdue justice’ or ‘reckless action’? Texas politicos split on airstrike that killed Iranian commander" (in en). 2020-01-03. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/01/03/long-overdue-justice-or-reckless-action-texas-politicos-split-on-airstrike-that-killed-iranian-commander/. 
  61. ↑ "'Welcome and long-overdue justice' | Texas politicians react to death of Iranian General Soleimani". https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-politicians-react-to-death-of-iranian-general-soleimani/285-6daca1a8-9fa5-4f28-aee7-e08772b2a26d. 
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  63. ↑ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm. Retrieved December 5, 2018. 
  64. ↑ Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. "Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress" (PDF). p. 3. https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf. 

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