U.S. House Candidate Profile

Daniel Crenshaw

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RepublicanU.S. HouseTexas02

Background

Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Crenshaw was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and served on SEAL Team 3 in the War in Afghanistan, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He was wounded in action during his third deployment, losing his right eye to an improvised explosive device. He was later a legislative assistant to Representative Pete Sessions.

Crenshaw was first elected to Congress in 2018. In 2026, he lost renomination in the Republican primary to state representative Steve Toth.

Source: Wikipedia, "Dan Crenshaw" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Excerpt of the article's lead section; pronunciation guides and citation markers removed.

Last updated 2026-10-24.

Sourced summary

Daniel Crenshaw served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Daniel Crenshaw raised $2,735,888, spent $3,180,271, reported $24,925 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Nay on House roll call 200 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Motion to Discharge (H.Res. clerk.house.gov

Daniel Crenshaw's gender is recorded as M in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Daniel Crenshaw raised $2,671,297, spent $3,097,368, reported $43,237 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Yea on House roll call 198 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Passage (H.R. clerk.house.gov

Daniel Crenshaw was born on 1984-03-14. unitedstates.github.io

Voted Nay on House roll call 199 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Agreeing to the Resolution (H.Con.Res. clerk.house.gov

Finance snapshot

Daniel Crenshaw's FEC candidate id is H8TX02166

Claim timeline

[Wikipedia: 2018] In 2018, Crenshaw ran for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 2nd congressional district, which includes northern and en.wikipedia.org Retrieved 2026-05-31.

Voted Yea on House roll call 195 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Agreeing to the Resolution (H.Res. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Voted Nay on House roll call 197 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Motion to Recommit (H.R. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Voted Yea on House roll call 196 of 2026 (2026-06-03): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (H.R. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

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Daniel Crenshaw profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 5421. Primary-source references 5421. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 27, Positions 5, Finance 2, Votes 3896, Other sourced notes 1357, ideology 2.

Other ids: Other voteview:119:21911; Bioguide C001120; Wikidata Q58301995; Vote Smart 177270; Ballotpedia Daniel Crenshaw; OpenSecrets N00042224.

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