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John Crane

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John Crane (Republican Party) was a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 24. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. He left office on November 6, 2024.

Crane (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 24. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

John Crane grew up in Martinsville, Indiana.[1] He attended Taylor University and earned a B.A. in history and psychology and later attended Trinity International University and earned an M.A. in Communication and Culture. He went on in his career to found Sagamore Leadership Initiative, Inc. and he served as the company's CEO.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Crane was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Crane was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Crane was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Education and Career Development
Elections
Family & Children Services
Pensions and Labor

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2024

John Crane did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 24

Incumbent John Crane defeated Stan Albaugh in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Crane
John Crane (R)
 
65.5
 
50,755
Image of Stan Albaugh
Stan Albaugh (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.5
 
26,681

Total votes: 77,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 24

Stan Albaugh advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stan Albaugh
Stan Albaugh Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,572

Total votes: 6,572
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 24

Incumbent John Crane advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Crane
John Crane
 
100.0
 
11,735

Total votes: 11,735
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2016

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.

John Crane defeated Kevin Rogers in the Indiana State Senate District 24 general election.[3][4]

Indiana State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Crane 81.62% 47,493
     Libertarian Kevin Rogers 18.38% 10,694
Total Votes 58,187
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



John Crane defeated incumbent Pete Miller in the Indiana State Senate District 24 Republican primary.[5][6]

Indiana State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Crane 55.32% 15,709
     Republican Pete Miller Incumbent 44.68% 12,688
Total Votes 28,397
Source: Indiana Election Division

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Crane's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Maintaining a Thriving Job Climate

  • Excerpt: "The challenge for Indiana continues to be how to maintain sound fiscal stewardship during uncertain economic times."

A Quality Education for All Students:

  • Excerpt: "To ensure that all of our children get the best education available, we must work to eliminate the obstacles which prevent them from reaching their fullest potential."

Religious Liberty and Rights of Conscience for All Hoosiers

  • Excerpt: "The right of every person to live according to their most deeply-held convictions, both in private and in public, serves as the cornerstone of a truly free society."

Upholding the Ideal of Marriage

  • Excerpt: "Marriage, as designed by our Creator, is to be between a man and a woman."

The Sanctity of Life

  • Excerpt: "Human life is sacred. Because life begins at conception, all innocent life should be protected at every stage of the human life cycle."

Campaign finance summary


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John Crane campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Indiana State Senate District 24Won general$44,653 N/A**
2016Indiana State Senate, District 24Won $88,583 N/A**
Grand total$133,236 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Pete Miller (R)
Indiana State Senate District 24
2016-2024
Succeeded by
Brett A. Clark (R)


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