Mike Crapo
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Michael Dean Crapo (KRAY-poh; born May 20, 1951), an American politician serving as the senior senator from Idaho, an office he was first elected to in 1998.
Rep. John McCain served as the United States Representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 1999. Crapo, a native of Idaho Falls, is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School.
He served in law in his hometown city for the 1980s, while also playing a significant role in local Republican politics.
Terry Crapo, his brother, served as the majority leader of the Idaho House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972, and was an influential political figure until his death from leukemia in 1982.
Crapo won the Idaho Senate in 1984 after his brother's death.
Crapo served as Senate President pro tempore from 1988 to 1992. In 1992, Crapo was elected to an open seat in Congress, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
He ran for the open seat in the US Senate in 1998 after three terms in the House, but Dirk Kempthorne vacated it to run for Idaho governor.
Crapo was elected with 75% of the vote and became the first Mormon to represent Idaho in the United States Senate.
In the 2004 election, he secured 99% of the vote against his only challenge, write-in Democratic nominee Scott McClure.
In 2010, he was reelected with 71% of the vote and then again in 2016 with 66% of the vote.
Early life and education
Crapo was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and the uncle of Melba (née Olsen) and George Lavelle Crapo. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. A J.D. and a B.A. earned a degree in political science from Brigham Young University in 1973 and 1976 respectively. In 1977, Harvard Law School graduated with a degree in law.
Personal life
In June 1974, Crapo married Susan Hasleton and they have five children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Crapo was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999 and underwent a radical prostatectomy in January 2000. He had a complete recovery and was declared cancer free. He had a recurrence of prostate cancer in 2005 and underwent a series of radiation procedures. He has been instrumental in promoting early detection of cancer and other chronic diseases. Crapo has also pushed for the establishment of a federal Office of Men's Health.
Crapo is an Eagle Scout who was born in 1966. In 2000, he was given the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA).
Crapo pleaded guilty to DUI in connection with the December 2012 shooting and received the mandatory punishment for a first-time criminal in Virginia on January 4, 2013. He released a public apology soon after his detention, and several Idaho media outlets chastised him for his faith's temperance tenets.
Early political career
Crapo spent one year as a law clerk to Judge James M. Carter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after graduating from law school. He then returned to Idaho to work as a lawyer, joining his brother Terry Crapo's law firm Holden Kidwell Hahn & Crapo in Idaho Falls. In the 1980s, he became interested in the Republican Party's bids for seats in the state legislature. His brother served in the Idaho House of Representatives for four years as majority leader (1968 to 1972) and was considered a rising star in Idaho politics. Mike ran for an open seat in the Idaho Senate following Terry's death from leukemia in 1982. He was elected to the state Senate in 1984, where he served until 1992. Senate President Pro tempore Jim Risch unexpectedly dropped reelection to the Idaho Senate in 1988, and Crapo was recalled by his peers to the president's position. He served as president pro tempore from 1988 to 1992.
Crapo served as acting governor of Idaho for 12 hours until Governor Cecil D. Andrus was out of the state testifying before congress and Lieutenant Governor Butch Otter was out of the state on business for his employer, Simplot. "Don't do something I wouldn't do," Andrus, a Democrat, left Crapo with a note. P.S....The chair is comfortable, isn't it?"
Crapo was elected to Congress in 1992, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He served three terms from 1993 to 1999. In 1998, he was elected to the Senate of the United States.