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Ander Crenshaw | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tillie Fowler |
| Succeeded by | John Rutherford |
| President of the Florida Senate | |
| In office November 19, 1992 – October 11, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Gwen Margolis |
| Succeeded by | Pat Thomas |
| Member of theFlorida Senate | |
| In office November 18, 1986 – November 22, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Carlucci |
| Succeeded by | Jim Horne |
| Constituency | 8th district (1986–1992) 6th district (1992–1994) |
| Member of theFlorida House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office November 21, 1972 – November 21, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph G. Kennelly Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Bankhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Mann Crenshaw (1944-09-01)September 1, 1944 (age 81) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kitty Kirk |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Claude Kirk (father-in-law) |
| Education | University of Georgia (BA) University of Florida (JD) |
Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American banker, attorney, and politician who served as theU.S. representative forFlorida's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of theRepublican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress when his term ended on January 3, 2017.[1]
Crenshaw was born in Jacksonville, and earned his (B.A.) at theUniversity of Georgia in 1966 and later received hisJ.D. degree from theUniversity of Florida. He was an investment banker before being elected to Congress. Crenshaw served in the Florida State House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the Florida State Senate from 1986 to 1994.[2] He was the first Republican Senate president in 118 years. Crenshaw was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2000.
In 1978, Crenshaw won the Republican primary forFlorida Secretary of State. He lost the general election to DemocratGeorge Firestone.[3]
In 1980, Crenshaw ran in the Republican primary for Florida’s U.S. Senate election, finishing third in a multi-candidate field. Crenshaw garnered 12.56% of the vote in the race, which was won byPaula Hawkins, who would go on to win the general election as well.
In 1994, he ran forFlorida Governor, but lost the primary toJeb Bush, who won with a plurality of 46%. Crenshaw got just 12% of the vote in fourth place. State Secretary of StateJim Smith and State TreasurerTom Gallagher got 18% and 13% of the vote respectively.
Crenshaw served in theFlorida House of Representatives from 1972 through 1978.
He returned to public office in 1986, winning a special election for a seat in theFlorida Senate that he held 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.
Crenshaw largely kept a low profile during his congressional tenure. By the end of his tenure, he was a Deputy Majority Whip in the Republican leadership.[4]
On September 29, 2008, Crenshaw voted for theEmergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 which created theTroubled Assets Relief Program.[5] He was one of only three Florida Republicans to do so.
Despite his support of the bill, he issued a press release to "applaud the organizers and participants" of the April 15, 2009, First Coast Tax Day Tea Party in Jacksonville, one of the many2009 Tea Party protests which condemned any bailouts.[6]
On July 2, 2014, Crenshaw introduced theFinancial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 5016; 113th Congress), anappropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 that would provide funding for theUnited States Department of the Treasury, as we all as theUnited States federal courts, theExecutive Office of the President of the United States, andWashington, D.C.[7]
On April 13, 2016, Crenshaw announce that he would be retiring and would not seek re-election, thereby concluding his congressional tenure after 16 years.[1]
In 1980, Crenshaw finished third in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat, earning roughly 13% of the vote behindPaula Hawkins andLouis Frey, Jr.
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%) behindTom Gallagher andJim Smith.
In 2000, Crenshaw returned to politics when he won the Republican nomination for the 4th District afterTillie Fowler retired to honor a self-imposed four-term limit. This district included just over half of Jacksonville, as well as most of its suburbs. He easily won in November, becoming only the fourth person to represent this district since its creation in 1943 (it was the 2nd District from 1943 to 1967, the 3rd District from 1967 to 1993, and has been the 4th since 1993). He was reelected five times with no substantive opposition in what has become one of the most Republican districts in Florida. He even ran unopposed in 2002 and 2004, and faced no major-party opposition in 2010 or 2012.
Crenshaw was challenged by Independent Troy Stanley. Gary L. Koniz and Deborah "Deb" Katz Pueschel also qualified as write-ins.
Crenshaw is a son-in-law of formerGovernor of FloridaClaude Roy Kirk, Jr. and has two grown daughters with his wife Kitty, whom he has been married to for over 44 years.[8] He is anEpiscopalian.[9]
In 2013, Ander Crenshaw was awarded the Malaria Action Award for his work againstmalaria byMalaria No More.[10]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forSecretary of State of Florida 1978 | Succeeded by Jim Smith |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the Florida Senate 1992–1993 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 4th congressional district 2001–2017 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
