Crane, Elijah

Elijah Crane represents Arizona's 2nd congressional district in the House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. First elected in 2022 after defeating incumbent Democrat Tom O'Halleran, Crane was reelected in 2024 against Jonathan Nez, the former Navajo Nation president. Before entering Congress, Crane served 13 years in the United States Navy as a SEAL, deploying five times with three deployments as part of SEAL operations. After leaving active duty in 2014, he co-founded Bottle Breacher with his wife, a company manufacturing bottle openers from bullet casings that gained recognition after appearing on Shark Tank with investments from Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban. He sold the company in 2022 before his congressional campaign.

In Congress, Crane serves on multiple committees focused on government operations and national security, including the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Military and Foreign Affairs Committee. He also sits on the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee and the Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, reflecting his background in military service and his district's proximity to the southern border.

Crane has sponsored legislation addressing local Arizona concerns, including the North Rim Restoration Act of 2025 and the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025, as well as the Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act. His legislative work spans 39 total sponsored bills, focusing on land management, border security, and government accountability.