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Eli Crane
Eli Crane (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Crane (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Biography
Eli Crane was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1980. He attended Arizona Western University and the University of Arizona.[1] Crane served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2014.[2][3] His career experience includes co-founding and co-owning Bottle Breacher.[4]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Crane was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee
- Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Border Security and Enforcement
- Transportation and Maritime Security
2023-2024
Crane was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence
- Oversight, Management, and Accountability
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
- Economic Opportunity
- Committee on Small Business
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
- Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
Elections
2026
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Eric Descheenie and Jonathan Nez are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Eli Crane is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 4, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jonathan Nez, Richard Ester, David Alexander, and Charles Holt Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eli Crane (R) | 54.5 | 221,413 |
![]() | Jonathan Nez (D) | 45.5 | 184,963 | |
![]() | Richard Ester (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
David Alexander (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
Charles Holt Jr. (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 |
Total votes: 406,431 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Jonathan Nez advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jonathan Nez | 100.0 | 62,033 |
Total votes: 62,033 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lindsay Bowe (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jack Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eli Crane | 80.5 | 89,480 |
![]() | Jack Smith | 19.5 | 21,637 |
Total votes: 111,117 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Walter Blackman (R)
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Bies (L)
Endorsements
Crane received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
- Veterans for America First
Pledges
Crane signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eli Crane (R) ![]() | 53.9 | 174,169 |
![]() | Tom O'Halleran (D) | 46.1 | 149,151 | |
![]() | Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 76 |
Total votes: 323,396 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom O'Halleran | 100.0 | 71,391 |
Total votes: 71,391 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randall Friese (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eli Crane ![]() | 35.8 | 38,681 |
![]() | Walter Blackman | 24.4 | 26,399 | |
![]() | Mark DeLuzio ![]() | 17.1 | 18,515 | |
Andy Yates ![]() | 6.9 | 7,467 | ||
![]() | John W. Moore ![]() | 6.8 | 7,327 | |
![]() | Steven Krystofiak ![]() | 5.5 | 5,905 | |
![]() | Ron Watkins | 3.5 | 3,810 |
Total votes: 108,104 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marissa Mitchell (R)
- Myron Lizer (R)
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
Eli Crane completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crane's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Border Security
- Election Integrity
- Pro-Life and Pro-Second Amendment
https://www.termlimits.com/eli-crane-pledges-to-support-term-limits-on-congress/
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Campaign website
Crane's campaign website stated the following:[5]
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ELECTION INTEGRITY
BORDER SECURITY
NO VACCINE MANDATES, NO LOCKDOWNS, NO TYRANNY
DEFEATING CANCEL CULTURE
BRINGING A BUSINESS BACKGROUND TO CONGRESS
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Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
118th Congress (2023-2025)
Key votes
- See also: Key votes
Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.
Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Arizona District 2 |
Officeholder U.S. House Arizona District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ United States Congress, "CRANE, Eli," accessed June 30, 2025
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Eli Crane campaign team," November 3, 2021
- ↑ Eli Crane for Congress, "About," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ Eli Crane 2022 campaign website, "Issues," archived July 26, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025
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Preceded by Ann Kirkpatrick (D) |
U.S. House Arizona District 2 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |