Eli Crane

Eli Crane

Republican Party

U.S. House Arizona District 2

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Ann Kirkpatrick

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

2001 - 2014

Personal

Birthplace

Tucson, Ariz.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Business owner

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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, 2025.

Crane (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Eli Crane was born in Tucson, Arizona. Crane served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2014. His career experience includes co-founding and co-owning Bottle Breacher.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

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

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Key votes

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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

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point 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.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Nay	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (310-118)
Yea	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.   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.) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to nullify a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-201)
Yea	Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023   The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify President Joe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-215)
Yea	Denouncing the horrors of socialism.   H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by the House of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (328-86)
Yea	Lower Energy Costs Act   The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (225-204)
Yea	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".   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".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and vetoed by President Joe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a Department of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (219-200)
Yea	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.   H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the national coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (229-197)
Nay	Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023   The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (314-117)
Present	Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote   In January 2023, the House of Representatives held its regular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the 118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Yea	Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.   H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (216-210)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)	Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote   In October 2023, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, the House of Representatives held another election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yea	Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.   H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (221-212)
Nay	Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.   H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following a House Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (311-114)

Elections

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, David Alexander, Charles Holt Jr., and Richard Ester in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane (R)	54.4	206,570
		Jonathan Nez (D)	45.6	173,397
		David Alexander (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Charles Holt Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Richard Ester (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 379,967
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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,117
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Walter Blackman (R)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Bies (L)

Endorsements

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Crane received the following endorsements.

• Former President Donald Trump (R)
• Veterans for America First

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marissa Mitchell (R)
• Myron Lizer (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Eli Crane did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Eli Crane is a combat veteran, small-business owner, husband, father, and native Arizonan. The week after 9/11, Eli joined the Navy. He went on five wartime deployments, three to Iraq with SEAL Team 3, and served our country for 13 years. Today, Eli and his wife Jen own a small business in Tucson. Together they started Bottle Breacher, a successful company featured on Shark Tank, where they landed a deal with Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary. Bottle Breacher makes its products in the USA while employing and giving back to veterans nationwide. But Eli’s most important mission to date has been raising his two daughters, Makenzie and Kennedy. He is proud to be raising his family in Arizona and is ready to fight for their future. As someone who has put his life on the line to protect and defend this country and our Constitution, Eli understands that the greatest threat to our freedoms is no longer external – it’s right here at home. Eli is an America First candidate who is pro-life, pro-second amendment, and has the courage to take a stand against cancel culture and the radical left.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Border Security
• Election Integrity
• Pro-Life and Pro-Second Amendment

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Eli is very focused on election integrity and border security. Eli will always stand up for the sanctity of life, the second amendment, and fight back against cancel culture and the radical left.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Eli has signed the term limits pledge.

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:

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ELECTION INTEGRITY Eli knows that without fair elections, our Republic cannot be saved. Eli will fearlessly fight for clean elections and will push back aggressively against voter fraud. Arizona and America must reinstate Election Day voting, bolster polling sites, end unregulated mail-out balloting and enact stronger voter ID laws and stiffer penalties for anyone caught harvesting ballots or found guilty of voter fraud. BORDER SECURITY Eli is the only candidate in this race endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council. As a Navy SEAL in Iraq, Eli stopped terrorists from wreaking havoc. As your Congressman, he will work tirelessly to stop human traffickers, cartel drug dealers and terrorists from entering our southern border. There is an invasion on our southern border. Eli believes it’s time we gained operational control of our borders and empower border patrol agents. NO VACCINE MANDATES, NO LOCKDOWNS, NO TYRANNY Eli will never support Vaccine Mandates or Mask Mandates. Period. Eli will never stand silent while businesses and schools are shuttered. Eli believes it is every citizen’s personal freedom to decide if they want to get vaccinated. This is fundamental to preserving liberty in the face of tyranny. Eli will fight to ban federal funding for gain-of-function research. DEFEATING CANCEL CULTURE Eli will fight to ban Critical Race Theory in Arizona’s schools. Our kids should be educated, not indoctrinated. Eli will fight back against Big Tech’s rampant censorship of free speech. Eli is proudly and unflinchingly pro-life and pro-Second Amendment and will never apologize for it. BRINGING A BUSINESS BACKGROUND TO CONGRESS As a small business owner, Eli cannot just print money. As inflation rates and the national debt skyrocket, Congress continues to spend money we don’t have. This is unacceptable. Eli will fight for lower taxes, less regulation, and pro-growth policies. The more money that Arizonans get to keep in their pockets and the least government involvement, the better.

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Campaign finance summary

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Eli Crane campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Arizona District 2	Won general	$7,390,278	$6,377,986
2022	U.S. House Arizona District 2	Won general	$3,779,766	$3,713,510
Grand total			$11,170,044	$10,091,496
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Eli Crane

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R)	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	Won General
Barry Moore  source  (R)	U.S. House Alabama District 1 (2024)	Primary	Won General
J.R. Majewski  source	U.S. House Ohio District 9 (2024)	Primary	Withdrew in Primary
Brandon Herrera  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 23 (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary Runoff
Matt Rosendale  source	U.S. Senate Montana (2024)	Primary	Withdrew in Primary
Scott Parkinson  source  (R)	U.S. Senate Virginia (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary

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