Dan Crenshaw

Daniel Reed Crenshaw is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd Congressional District, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Crenshaw was first elected to Congress in November 2018. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and raised in Katy, Texas, he spent a significant portion of his youth in Ecuador and Colombia due to his father's career in the petroleum industry. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Tufts University in 2006 and later received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2017. Prior to his political career, Crenshaw served for ten years as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer, completing five overseas deployments. In 2012, during his third deployment to Afghanistan, he was wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that resulted in the loss of his right eye and severe damage to his left. He was medically retired as a lieutenant commander in 2016 and is a recipient of two Bronze Stars (one with Valor), the Purple Heart, and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with valor. Following his service, he worked as a legislative assistant to Representative Pete Sessions before successfully running for office. In Congress, Crenshaw has served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, focusing on national security, energy policy, and healthcare. He has also been a prominent advocate for veterans' affairs and fiscal responsibility. According to reports from the 2026 election cycle, Crenshaw ran for re-election but lost in the Republican primary held in March 2026; his current term is scheduled to end on January 3, 2027.

Representative Dan Crenshaw maintains a conservative platform focused on free-market economics, strong national defense, and limited government intervention. On healthcare, he advocates for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act in favor of market-driven solutions that emphasize competition and transparency. His economic agenda prioritizes deregulation and pro-growth tax policies, alongside calls for reforms to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare to ensure their long-term solvency. Regarding immigration, he emphasizes border security as a prerequisite for broader reform, supporting the construction of a border wall, increased surveillance technology, and changes to asylum laws to curb illegal crossings. In environmental policy, he opposes the Green New Deal, instead championing technological innovation such as carbon capture to reduce emissions. His foreign policy stance is characterized by support for strong U.S. global leadership and a firm alliance with Israel.