Dale Crafts

Dale Crafts
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 3, 2008 – December 7, 2016
Preceded byRobert Berube
Succeeded byGina Mason
Constituency104th district (2008–2014)
56th district (2014–2016)
Personal details
Born
Dale John Crafts

(1958-12-14) December 14, 1958 (age 65)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Dale John Crafts[1] (born December 14, 1958) is an American politician and businessman. He has started a number of businesses, including Mobility Plus, which helps people with disabilities drive more easily. Crafts was on the Lisbon, Maine Town Council before winning election to the Maine House of Representatives, where he served from 2008 to 2016.[2][3][4]

In 2020, Crafts was the Republican nominee in his unsuccessful bid against Jared Golden for the U.S. House in Maine's 2nd congressional district. He has been paralyzed from the waist down since the age of 25, when he was hit by a driver while riding his motorcycle.[5]

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  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - ME State House 104 Race - Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - ME State House 104 Race - Nov 06, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ Mannino, Gabrielle (September 18, 2020). "Paraplegic US House candidate Dale Crafts skydives for veterans". abc10.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 September 2020.