Dan Crenshaw
Daniel Reed Crenshaw[1] (born March 14, 1984)[2] is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer. Since 2019, he has been a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd congressional district.
Dan Crenshaw | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Poe |
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| Born | Daniel Reed Crenshaw March 14, 1984 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Tara Blake (m. 2001) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2006–2016 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | United States Navy SEALs, SEAL Team 3 |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (WIA) |
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Early life
changeCrenshaw is from Texas. His parents came from Scotland. His mother died of cancer when he was 10. He studied political science at university.
Military service
changeIn 2006, Crenshaw joined the Navy. He became a Navy Seal. He fought in Afghanistan and in 2012. He lost an eye and had surgery to save his other one. He said the reason the other eye survived was because of God.
Politics
changeIn 2016, Crenshaw came home from Afghanistan. In 2017, he worked as an assistant for Congressman Pete Sessions. In 2018, Crenshaw ran for Congress as a Republican talking about security and immigration.
Political opinions
changeCrenshaw is pro-life but believes that the government should not care about gay marriage at all. Crenshaw opposes gun control. He criticized Donald Trump for taking the American military out of Syria but supported the American killing of General Qassam Solemaini. Crenshaw supports Israel. He believes that global warming is happening and caused by humans but that using the government to solve it cannot work. Crenshaw supports free speech. He was angry about a Google e-mail that called Ben Shapiro, Dennis Prager and Jordan Peterson Nazis.
References
change- ↑ Harris County Republican Party Political Resumés
- ↑ Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Texas New Members 2019". Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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