Tag: Rep. Dan Crenshaw

GOP Steering Committee Names Picks for Contested House Chairmanships

The Republican Steering Committee named its picks for four contested chairmanships on Jan. 9. The committee is composed of several regional representatives who make determinations on committee assignments, including who receives the top spot on a committee. The steering committee announced the winners of uncontested chairmanship bids in December, but held off on making picks…


GOP Steering Committee Settles Contested House Chairmanships

The Republican Steering Committee named the winners of four contested House chairmanship races on Jan. 9. The committee includes several regional representatives who make determinations on committee assignments, including who receives the top spot on a committee. While the winners of uncontested chairmanship bids were announced in December, the panel held off on making picks…


Rep. Crenshaw’s Campaign Has Paid More Than $350,000 to His Wife’s Firm Since 2020

Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s (R-Texas) campaign has paid more than $350,000 to a firm that employs his wife since 2020, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The firm Pink Cilantro is a Houston-based branding firm that has been in operation since 2013 and has been commissioned by the Crenshaw campaign in the past. Since 2020,…


Rep. Crenshaw Responds to Reports About Payments to Firm That Employs His Wife

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) responded to reports that his campaign has paid more than $350,000 to a firm that employs his wife since 2020, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. The firm Pink Cilantro is a Houston-based branding firm that has been in operation since 2013 and has been commissioned by the Crenshaw campaign…


Rep. Crenshaw Defends FBI as Other Republicans Denounce Agency Raid on Trump

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said during an Aug. 21 television appearance that Republican criticisms of the FBI following its unprecedented raid of President Donald Trump’s home are “crazy,” and opined that most Republican voters don’t share this attitude. The FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago home set off warning bells among many Republican…


‘Hard Not to See How Someone Doesn’t Get Fired,’: Rep. Crenshaw Says Police Accountable in Uvalde School Shooting

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said “protocols were not followed” in the police response to last week’s mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling for accountability. “It’s hard not to see how someone doesn’t get fired for these very, very bad calls,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union” on May 29, referencing the Uvalde police…


‘Hard Not to See How Someone Doesn’t Get Fired’: Rep. Crenshaw Calls for Police Accountability in Uvalde School Shooting

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said “protocols were not followed” in the police response to last week’s mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, calling for accountability. “It’s hard not to see how someone doesn’t get fired for these very, very bad calls,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union” on May 29, referencing the Uvalde police…


Rep. Dan Crenshaw Unveils Children’s Book That Warns About Cancel Culture

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), who has been outspoken about the left’s effort to cancel traditional American culture, recently debuted a children’s book—a story that warns about the impact of cancel culture. “You’ve got reach all audiences,” the former U.S. Navy SEAL told Fox News. “Parents are increasingly frustrated by their school’s curriculum. They can go…


Rep. Crenshaw: Commonsense ID Laws Are Not Voter Suppression

Some GOP lawmakers are calling out Democrats’ efforts to label voter ID laws as voter suppression. Second-term Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said Republicans and Democrats must work together to regain the trust of all voters, strengthen laws like national voter ID requirements, and ensure election integrity. “There’s this mythology amongst Democrats that commonsense rules in…