Ander Crenshaw

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Ander Crenshaw
Ander Crenshaw
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2001
Preceded by Tillie Fowler
Born September 1, 1944 (1944-09-01) (age 63)
Jacksonville, Florida
Political party Republican
Spouse Kitty Kirk Crenshaw
Religion Episcopalian

Ander Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing Florida's 4th congressional district (map). He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, was educated at the University of Georgia (A.B. 1966) and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.

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[edit] Career

Ander Crenshaw served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 through 1978, and in the Florida Senate from 1986 through 1994. He became the first Republican elected president of the Senate in 118 years in November 1992, but agreed to serve only one year instead of the usual two, as a compromise between Republicans and Democrats who were evenly split in the Senate that year.

In 1980, Crenshaw finished third in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat, earning roughly 13% of the vote.

In 1994, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor, winning several counties but ultimately losing out to Jeb Bush. Crenshaw finished fourth (12.1%) behind Tom Gallagher and Jim Smith.

In 2000, Crenshaw returned to politics when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the 4th Congressional District of Florida. He has now become a Deputy Minority Whip in the Republican Leadership. In 2005, a Republican effort was launched to convince the Congressman to run for U.S. Senate in the seat currently held by Bill Nelson.

[edit] Committee Assignments

  • Appropriations Committee
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

[edit] Family political connections

Crenshaw is a son-in-law of former Governor of Florida Claude Roy Kirk, Jr.

[edit] Election 2006

Main article: Florida U.S. House election, 2006

[edit] Notes


[edit] External links

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Preceded by
Tillie K. Fowler		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 4th congressional district
2001–Present		 Incumbent
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