Michael Dean Crapo

Republican senior Senator of Idaho

Representative
Idaho, district 2
January 5, 1993 - January 3, 1995
Representative
Idaho, district 2
January 4, 1995 - January 3, 1997
Representative
Idaho, district 2
January 7, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Senator
Idaho
January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2005
Senator
Idaho
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2011
Senator
Idaho
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2017
Senator
Idaho
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2023
Senator
Idaho
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2029

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January 1, 1951 (73 years old)

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Has been serving as the senior United States senator since 1999
Served as a U.S. representative for Idaho’s 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 1999
Dean of Idaho’s congressional delegation
Graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School
Practiced law in Idaho Falls during the 1980s
Elected to the Idaho Senate in 1984, served as Senate president pro tempore from 1988 to 1992
Became the first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to represent Idaho in the Senate
Has been reelected to the U.S. Senate multiple times, with significant majorities
Served as acting governor of Idaho for 12 hours in 1989
Opposed President Barack Obama’s health reform legislation
Known for involvement in the “Gang of Six” advocating bipartisanship
Urged President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement
Views on Supreme Court nominations have evolved over time
Supported an immediate Senate vote on Trump’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
Received an “F” grade from the Lugar Center’s Congressional Oversight Hearing Index during his tenure as chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Called for perpetrators of the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack to be prosecuted
Opposed removing Trump from office after the Capitol attack
Holds conservative political positions, with high ratings from conservative groups and low from liberal ones
Anti-abortion and praised the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Proponent of nuclear energy and supports nuclear projects at the Idaho National Laboratory
Opposes more gun control regulations, has received “A+” ratings from the NRA
Voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack
Voted against the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act for veterans
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Married with five children, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999, underwent successful treatment
Pleaded guilty to DUI in 2013, issued a public apology