Representative Dan Crenshaw

From an early age, Congressman Dan Crenshaw knew that he wanted to serve his country with the most elite fighting force in history: the U.S. Navy SEALs.  His father’s career in the Texas oil and gas industry moved his family all over the world, including Ecuador and Colombia, where he attended high school. In 2006, Congressman Crenshaw graduated from Tufts University, where he earned his Naval officer commission through Navy ROTC.  Following graduation, he immediately reported to SEAL training in Coronado, CA, where he met his future wife, Tara. After graduating SEAL training, Congressman Crenshaw deployed to Fallujah, Iraq to join SEAL Team Three, his first of five deployments overseas. On Congressman Crenshaw’s third deployment in 2012, his life changed forever.  After six months of combat operations, he was hit by an IED blast during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was evacuated and awoke from his medically induced coma learning that his right eye had been destroyed in the blast and his left eye was badly damaged. Congressman Crenshaw was completely blind and the doctors did not believe he would ever see again. After several difficult surgeries and months of fighting a tough diagnosis, Dan eventually regained sight in his left eye, a miracle according to the head surgeon. Congressman Crenshaw went on to deploy twice more, first back to the Middle East in 2014 and then South Korea in 2016. Congressman Crenshaw was medically retired in September of 2016 as a Lieutenant Commander after serving ten years in the SEAL Teams.  He left service with two Bronze Stars (one with Valor), the Purple Heart, and the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor, among others. Soon after, Congressman Crenshaw completed his Master’s in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In November 2018, Congressman Crenshaw was elected to represent the people of Texas’s Second Congressional District. In Congress, he was appointed to the Homeland Security Committee and the Budget Committee.  He was also named Ranking Member of the Oversight, Management, and Accountability Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee. Through his work on these committees he is focused on border security, disaster relief funding, port security, cutting frivolous spending and implementing fiscally responsible policies.