Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byTed Poe
Personal details
Born
Daniel Reed Crenshaw

(1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 (age 40)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Tara Blake
(m. 2013)
Education
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service2006–2016
RankLieutenant commander
Unit
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan (WIA)
Awards

Daniel Reed Crenshaw[1] (born March 14, 1984)[2] is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the United States representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Crenshaw was commissioned in the United States 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 served as a legislative assistant to Representative Pete Sessions, and was elected to Congress in the 2018 midterm election to succeed the retiring Ted Poe.

  1. ^ "Harris County Republican Party Political Resumés" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Texas New Members 2019". Retrieved November 19, 2018.