Far-right
Republican
MAGA
extremist
member of
the U.S.
House,
representing
Arizona's
2nd
Congressional
District.
He assumed
office on
January 3,
2023. His
current term
ends on
January 3,
2027.
Crane
is a member
of the radical,
pro-insurrectionist,
"Freedom
Caucus".
Crane is
running for
re-election
to the U.S.
House to
represent
Arizona's
2nd
Congressional
District. He
declared
candidacy
for the
Republican
primary
scheduled on
August 4,
2026.
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SUMMATION
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As a U.S.
Representative
for
Arizona's
2nd
District,
Eli Crane
has
supported a
legislative
agenda that
aligns with
broader
Republican
priorities
affecting
the LGBTQIA+
community.
While much
of his own
sponsored
legislation
focuses on
veterans'
affairs and
border
security,
his voting
record and
committee
actions
include
significant
support for
measures
that
restrict
LGBTQIA+
visibility,
healthcare
access, and
participation
in sports.(ref
1)(ref
2)(ref
3)(ref
4)
Key
Legislative
Actions and
Amendments
Crane has
utilized his
position on
the House
floor and in
committees
to advance
several
high-profile
restrictions:
(ref
1)(ref
2)
Restriction
on
LGBTQ+
Library
Materials
(2024):
Crane
sponsored
an
amendment
to the
FY 2025
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
that
sought
to
prohibit
the
Department
of
Defense
Education
Activity
from
purchasing
or
maintaining
school
library
books
that
include
transgender
characters
or
discuss
gender
identity.
He
argued
the
amendment
was
necessary
because
such
materials
promote
"distorted
gender
ideology."
Defunding
Gender-Affirming
Care:
He
has
consistently
supported
amendments
to
various
appropriations
bills to
ban
federal
funding
for
gender-affirming
surgeries
and
hormone
therapies.
This
includes
support
for
riders
in the
Department
of State
and
foreign
Operations
funding
bills
that
would
prohibit
domestic
or
international
non-governmental
organizations
from
promoting
or
providing
gender-affirming
care.
USAID
Funding
Reduction
(2024):
Crane
introduced
an
amendment
to
reduce
funding
for
USAID by
50%,
justifying
the cut
by
claiming
the
agency's
programs
promote
"distorted
gender
ideology"—a
term he
uses to
describe
inclusive
LGBTQIA+
policies.
(ref)
Supporting
Broader
Party
Measures
Crane has
been a
reliable
vote for the
Republican
conference's
major social
policy
bills:
H.R.
734 –
Protection
of Women
and
Girls in
Sports
Act:
Crane
voted
for this
bill,
which
aims to
ban
transgender
girls
and
women
from
participating
in
school
sports
teams
that
align
with
their
gender
identity
at the
federal
level.
H.R.
5 –
Parents
Bill of
Rights
Act:
He
supported
this
legislation,
which
mandates
that
schools
notify
parents
about
changes
to a
student's
gender
identity
or
preferred
pronouns.
Critics,
including
the
Congressional
Equality
Caucus,
argue
this
leads to
the
"forced
outing"
of
LGBTQIA+
youth.
Pride
Flag
Bans:
Crane
has
voted
for
multiple
appropriations
bills
that
included
provisions
prohibiting
the
display
of Pride
flags at
federal
facilities,
such as
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
and
Department
of
Interior
buildings.
(ref)
Civil Rights
and
Non-Discrimination
Equality
Act
Opposition:
Like his
conservative
peers,
Crane
has
consistently
opposed
the
Equality
Act,
which
would
provide
federal
non-discrimination
protections
for
LGBTQIA+
individuals.
(ref)
Anti-DEI
Efforts:
He
has been
a vocal
proponent
of
removing
Diversity,
Equity,
and
Inclusion
(DEI)
programs
from the
military
and
other
federal
agencies,
frequently
arguing
that
these
initiatives
are
"woke"
social
experiments
that
distract
from
core
missions.
In addition
to the
high-profile
sports and
library
measures,
Congressman
Eli Crane
has
supported
several
legislative
packages and
specific
amendments
that critics
argue
broadens the
scope of
restrictions
against the
LGBTQIA+
community.
Fiscal and
Administrative
Restrictions
Defunding
Executive
Orders
on
Nondiscrimination:
Crane
has
consistently
voted
for
appropriations
bills
that
include
provisions
to
block
the
implementation
of
executive
orders
aimed at
preventing
discrimination
against
LGBTQIA+
people.
These
provisions
specifically
target
orders
that
promote
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
(DEI)
and
nondiscrimination
in the
federal
workforce
and
among
federal
contractors.
"License
to
Discriminate"
Provisions:
He has
supported
language
in
multiple
funding
bills
that
prevents
the
federal
government
from
penalizing
organizations
that
discriminate
based on
the
belief
that
marriage
should
only be
between
a man
and a
woman.
Advocacy
groups
argue
this
creates
a legal
loophole
for
federal
contractors
and
employees
to deny
services
or fair
treatment
to
LGBTQIA+
individuals.
Blocking
Gender-Affirming
Healthcare
Funding:
Beyond
his
military-specific
amendments,
Crane
has
voted
for
broad
spending
bills
containing
riders
that
ban the
use of
taxpayer
fundsfor
gender-affirming
care
across
various
federal
agencies.
Educational
and Child
Protection
Frameworks
Stop
the
Sexualization
of
Children
Act
(H.R.
7661):
In early
2026,
Crane
supported
this
bill
which
seeks to
prohibit
the use
of
federal
elementary
and
secondary
education
funds
for any
program
or
material
that
includes
"sexually
oriented
material"
for
children
under
18.
Critics
claim
the
bill's
broad
language
is
frequently
used to
target
and
remove
LGBTQIA+
themed
literature
and
educational
content
from
schools.
Eli Crane’s
political
career and
public life
have been
marked by
high-profile
racial
remarks,
intense
legislative
friction
within his
own party,
and
operational
challenges
with his
former
business.
"Colored
People"
Remark:
While
arguing
for an
amendment
to
prohibit
the
Department
of
Defense
from
considering
race or
gender
in its
hiring
and
promotion
decisions,
Crane
stated
that his
amendment
had
nothing
to do
with
whether
"colored
people
or Black
people
or
anybody
can
serve".
Immediate
Rebuke:
Rep.
Joyce
Beatty
(D-Ohio),
a former
chair of
the
Congressional
Black
Caucus (CBC),
immediately
moved to
have the
language
stricken
from the
record,
calling
it
"offensive
and very
inappropriate".
Response:
Crane
initially
claimed
he
"misspoke"
and
intended
to say
"people
of
color".
Despite
his
explanation,
the CBC
and
other
leaders
denounced
the term
as
outdated
and
derogatory.
(ref
1)(ref
2)(ref
3)(ref
4)(ref
5)(ref
6)
Intra-Party
Legislative
Friction
Crane is a
prominent
member of
the House
Freedom
Caucus and
has been a
key figure
in
high-stakes
clashes with
Republican
leadership.
Removal
of Kevin
McCarthy:
In 2023,
Crane
was one
of only
eight
Republicans
who
voted to
remove
Speaker
Kevin
McCarthy
from his
leadership
position,
a move
that
paralyzed
the
House
for
weeks.
Debt
Limit
Opposition:
He has
consistently
been a
"hard
no" on
major
fiscal
measures,
including
raising
the debt
limit,
arguing
that
party
leadership
often
compromises
too much
on
spending.
Department
of
Education
Termination:
In early
2025,
Crane
became a
lead
co-sponsor
of a
controversial
bill
aimed at
terminating
the
federal
Department
of
Education,
leading
to
significant
backlash
from
education
advocacy
groups
in
Arizona.
"Congressman Eli
Crane, R-Oro Valley, is facing
bipartisan criticism after co-hosting a
delegation of Russian lawmakers. The visit
Friday brought together five members of the
Russian Duma and five members of the U.S.
House – four Republicans and one Democrat.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who
organized the meeting, called it a “push for
peace” between the two nations. Colleagues
in both parties took a much dimmer view. “I
compare this meeting on Capitol Hill as
having a visit by the Third Reich,” Rep. Joe
Wilson, R-S.C., a member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a
statement. “Members of the war criminal
Putin regime must not be welcomed in any
way.”"
"Only about half
of Americans have a
passport, which on
average costs $130,
and millions of
Americans don’t have
readily available
access to proof of
citizenship
paperwork. That’s
why advocacy groups
are worried this new
legislation risks
disenfranchising
millions of voters,
particularly married
women and LGBTQ+
people whose names
often do not match
their birth
certificate, and
voters of color, who
are more likely to
lack access to these
documents. The
legislation could
also make it harder
for Arizona’s Native
Americans
communities to cast
a ballot. While the
legislation allows
voters to use tribal
IDs, not all Arizona
tribes offer tribal
IDs. For Native
Americans in rural
Arizona communities,
obtaining a birth
certificate in the
event the paperwork
is lost or stolen
can serve as another
barrier. Despite its
risks, Republican
Reps.
Andy Biggs,
David Schweikert,
Abe Hamadeh,
Paul Gosar,
Eli Crane,
and
Juan Ciscomani
voted in favor of
the legislation."
"It’s been five
years since former
President
Donald Trump
incited an
insurrection at the
US Capitol in order
to remain in office.
A lot of Arizonans
were involved in
this effort on Jan.
6, 2021—from writing
legislation to
overturn the will of
the voters to
attending the riot.
Some have faced
consequences; many
are still in
positions of power.
Here’s a reminder of
who they are:"
"Crane keeps
supporting
eliminating the ACA
tax credits that
currently help more
than 42,000 people
in the Congressional
district he
represents from afar
(spoiler alert: “he
don't live here”)
keep their heads
above water. And if
you think this is a
one off — no. This
is a pattern. Just a
few months ago,
Crane gleefully
cast a vote that
would’ve kicked
27,000 of his
constituents off
Medicaid and taking
at least three rural
hospitals in his
district off life
support."
"Representative
Eli Crane has
yet to schedule an
in-person town hall
to engage directly
with his
constituents,
prompting local
group Indivisible
Northern AZ to
organize a People’s
Town Hall event,
with or without his
participation. The
event offers
Northern Arizona
residents a platform
to discuss pressing
issues affecting
families, seniors,
veterans, and public
services. Despite
repeated invitations
from Indivisible
Northern AZ, Rep.
Crane has not
confirmed whether he
will attend." [ . .
. ] "Rep. Crane has
not held in-person
town halls this
year, however, he
has engaged
constituents through
virtual events,
including a tele-town
hall held on July
22."
"In Northern
Arizona, a growing
number of locals say
they’re being
steamrolled by the
people elected to
represent them,
particularly around
LGBTQ+ issues. As
policies targeting
the community surge
across the country,
many in Flagstaff
and the surrounding
region feel not only
unheard, but
deliberately
sidelined. Their
frustrations point
squarely at U.S.
Rep. Eli Crane—a
businessman-turned-politician
whose record on
queer rights,
constituents say,
reads as a warning
sign. Crane, who
represents Arizona’s
2nd Congressional
District, has backed
legislation to ban
LGBTQ+ flags at
military bases and
gut funding for
transgender health
services. This year,
he mocked
transgender science
funding on
Instagram, invoking
Anthony Fauci and
so-called
“transgender animal
studies” in a viral
stunt that critics
called a distraction
from real issues."
"Arizona
Republicans
in
the
US
House
on
Thursday
voted
to
pass
a
budget
proposal
that
cuts
roughly
$1
trillion
from
healthcare
and
food
aid
in
order
to
help
fund
tax
cuts
for
corporations
and
the
wealthiest
Americans.
The
so-called
“One
Big
Beautiful
Bill
Act”
cuts
Medicaid
by
at
least
$698
billion,
putting
hundreds
of
thousands
of
Arizonans
at
risk
of
losing
their
health
care,
and
makes
another
$300
billion
in
cuts
to
the
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP).
Roughly
1
million
Arizonans
rely
on
SNAP
to
put
food
on
the
table,
and
many
of
them
could
lose
their
benefits
under
the
budget."
[
. .
. ]
"Rep.
Eli
Crane,
who
represents
the
Navajo
Nation,
voted
for
the
cuts
which
would
leave
41,000
of
his
constituents
at
risk
of
losing
their
coverage
over
the
next
decade.
Two
counties
Crane
represents,
Apache
County
and
Navajo
County,
have
among
the
highest
county-level
share
of
seniors
on
Medicaid
in
the
US,
meaning
they
could
be
hit
particularly
hard
by
the
bill’s
cuts.
The
cuts
to
Medicaid
could
also
have
devastating
effects
on
rural
hospitals,
which
often
depend
on
Medicaid
funding
to
continue
operations."
"Musk contributed on
Wednesday to
Representatives
Eli Crane of
Arizona, Lauren
Boebert of Colorado,
Andy Ogles of
Tennessee, Andrew
Clyde of Georgia,
Derrick Van Orden of
Wisconsin and
Brandon Gill of
Texas."
"Unfortunately,
references to the
code talkers are
disappearing on
federal websites
faster than the
world is losing the
code talkers
themselves. On
Monday, Axios
reported that the
Department of
Defense and U.S.
Army had scrubbed
webpages dedicated
to the code talkers
from their sites.
The erasure appears
to be a response to
Donald Trump’s
war against
diversity, equity
and inclusion, or
DEI. Despite his
effusive praise in
August, Crane has
not commented on the
deletions. But a
host of figures in
Arizona and beyond
have blasted the
move. Arizona’s two
senators, Ruben
Gallego and Mark
Kelly, respectively,
called the deletion
“shameful” and “a
slap in the face to
the Navajo
community.” Former
Navajo Nation
president Jonathan
Nez, who
unsuccessfully ran
against Crane
in November – and
who did not attend
the same Window Rock
celebration Crane
did – told the
Arizona Republic
that the move was
“blatantly erasing
contribution that
made this country
great.” In a tweet,
Nez said erasing the
Navajo Code Talkers
webpages was
“unpatriotic in the
extreme” and did
nothing to advance
the military."
"He is
best
known as
the MAGA
congressman
who has
butted
heads
with
party
leadership
and
taken a
hardline
tone on
the
issue of
immigration.
He’s
also
distinguished
by his
business
friendly
voting
record:
He is
among
the few
House
members
who, as
of 2023,
had a
lifetime
perfect
score of
100%
from one
of the
country’s
biggest
anti-tax
groups.
Crane
has
received
donations
from a
range of
corporate
and
industry
donors
this
election
cycle.
They
include
PACs
connected
with the
following
companies:
The industrial conglomerate Honeywell International.
Mining giant Rio Tinto.
Pinnacle West Capital Corp., which owns the utility Arizona Public Service Co.
Representative
Eli
Crane,
a
first-term
Republican
from
Arizona,
has been
everywhere
that
will
have
him,
promoting
conspiracy
theories
about
the
assassination
attempts
against
Mr.
Trump,
despite
all
evidence
that
such
theories
are
false.
And far
from
sidelining
or
attempting
to
silence
him,
Republican
leaders
have
given
him a
prominent
platform
to air
his
outlandish
claims
at the
highest
levels,
lending
credence
to the
conspiracy
theories
spread
by him
and
others
on the
far
right.
"Eli
Crane represents
the largest mass of
land in Arizona at
over 20,000 square
miles. But records
show he lives in a
home an hour outside
of that district.
The Copper State
Republican, who was
elected in 2022,
lives in Oro Valley,
a Tucson suburb in
the district
represented by
fellow Republican
Juan Ciscomani.
His residence is
about an hour's
drive south of the
closest point to his
own district.
Records indicate
that Crane and his
wife rent a property
in Oro Valley. It's
the same address he
listed on financial
documents during his
campaign. He again
listed it on his
2024 federal
candidate nomination
paper. "
"After months of
negotiations, the US
House and Senate
overwhelmingly
approved a $105
billion package to
fund the Federal
Aviation
Administration (FAA)
and authorized its
continuance for the
next five years. The
proposal also
secured priorities
of the Biden
administration, such
as automatic refunds
for canceled flights
and a prohibition on
seating fees that
prevented families
from sitting
together on
flights." [ . . . ]
"Only a handful of
congressional
lawmakers voted
against the measure,
including two of
Arizona’s delegates:
Reps. Eli Crane,
R-Tucson, and
Andy Biggs,
R-Gilbert. The vote
appears to have
little to do with
air travel and more
related to their
political opposition
to US House Speaker
Mike Johnson,
R-Shreveport. The
two voted to remove
him from his
position as Speaker
earlier this month,
and have since
opposed legislative
action that could be
conceived as a
success for Johnson.
But the political
vote not to
reauthorize the FAA
could have had
drastic real-world
consequences in
Crane’s district.
The bill included
subsidies for
essential air
services, which help
pay for daily
roundtrip flights at
airports in Page,
Prescott, and Show
Low. Without
subsidies provided
by the FAA, flights
would be drastically
reduced, cutting
rural communities
off from essential
services and
reducing emergency
response times."
"Several
Republican
members of
Arizona’s
congressional
delegation
co-sponsored
legislation
that is
receiving
new scrutiny
after the
Alabama
Supreme
Court ruled
that frozen
embryos are
children.
Republican
Reps. Andy
Biggs, Eli
Crane, Paul
Gosar and Debbie
Lesko co-sponsored
the Life at
Conception
Act, which
would give
constitutional
equal
protection
rights to
the unborn.
And Rep. David
Schweikert co-sponsored
an
identical,
older
version of
the bill in
2021. Unlike
similar
legislation
that
Republicans
ran in the
U.S. Senate
in 2017, the
House bill,
which would
ban nearly
all
abortions
nationwide,
does not
include an
IVF
exception. The
proposal is
drawing
comparisons
to a
decision by
the Alabama
Supreme
Court, which
ruled that
frozen
embryos are
considered
children
under a
Civil
War-era
state law
that lets
parents sue
over the
death of a
child."
Matt Gaetz, Rep. Eli Crane, Steve Bannon and Kari Lake
Photo: X
"Kari Lake, the Republican Senate frontrunner, was scheduled Friday to attend a fundraiser hosted by two donors who have expressed support for the far-right conspiracy theory known as "QAnon." [ . . . ] "The donors, Caryn and Michael Borland, have promoted the “QAnon” conspiracy theory, a belief system centered on claims made by an anonymous individual known as “Q” that holds that former President Donald Trump is fending off forces of evil within the government, often involving child sex trafficking." [ . . . ] "Freshman Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., posted photos of himself, Lake and former Trump aide Steve Bannon at an event Friday evening."
Matt Gaetz, Rep. Eli Crane, Garrett Lewis and Steve Bannon
Photo: DAILY KOS
"Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ) once again demonstrated his commitment isn’t to represent all his constituents, but rather to continue to cater to just the loudest and most divisive right-wing voices by hosting a War Room Town Hall meeting with Steve Bannon, and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and fellow AZ Congressman Andy Biggs at the Pinal County Cowboy Church (Casa Grande, Arizona)"
[ . . . ]
"Congressman Crane paling around with Steve Bannon and Matt Gaetz is not serving his swing district constituents very well. In this red leaning, but only single digit (Trump +8) district, people want a congressional leader who will bring people together and solve problems. Congressman Crane continues to cater to the extreme right, with little interest in representing the diverse constituency that lives in Arizona’s 2nd congressional district."
"Coming as
no surprise
to anyone
familiar
with him,
freshman
Congressman Eli
Crane (R),
who ran on
“cleaning up
the mess” in
Washington,
and who has
joined the
likes of
Matt Gaetz
and Lauren
Boebert in
pushing hard
for the
impeachment
of President
Joe Biden,
isn’t
actually
serious
about
rooting out
corruption
or changing
the culture
in
Washington.
Instead, he
is
interested
in stoking
division,
“owning the
libs”, and
perpetuating
corruption
as long as
it benefits
his friends
because, in
his mind
right wing
grifters are
patriots,
and its only
liberals and
RINOs that
can be
guilty of
crimes,
never the
extreme
right. When
he isn’t
voting to
vacate Kevin
McCarthy for
being too
liberal,
he’s busy
dismissing
the crimes
of or making
excuses for
the J6
insurrectionists,
or putting
up
anti-immigrant
Christmas
decorations,
or waxing
poetic about
the evils of
Hunter
Biden.
Congressman
Crane
doesn’t want
to drain the
swamp; he
wants to be
on the
ownership
team that
owns the
swamp. The
distinction
may be lost
on him, but
it shouldn’t
be lost on
the rest of
us. "
"It SHOULD
come as a
surprise.
But this is
Arizona, so
it doesn’t.
The argument
made by the
likes of
Reps. Andy
Biggs, Eli
Crane, Paul
Gosar and Debbie
Lesko would
probably
mimic the
claims of
Republican
House
leadership.
That is:
Santos has
yet to be
convicted in
court."
"The U.S.
House of
Representatives
voted 336-95
to pass a
two-step
government
funding bill
Tuesday,
with five
Arizona
Republicans
opposed to
the measure.
The Senate
has the rest
of the week
to pass the
measure to
avert a
partial
government
shutdown on
Saturday." [
. . . ]
"Reps. Andy
Biggs, Eli
Crane, Paul
Gosar, Debbie
Lesko and David
Schweikert of
Arizona were
among the 93
Republicans
who voted
against the
measure.
Just two
House
Democrats
opposed it."
"freshman
Republican
incumbent Eli
Crane is
best known
for
referring to
African-Americans
in the
military as
"colored
people" and
for being
one of the
"Crazy
Eight" to
oust Speaker
Kevin
McCarthy,
instead
preferring
the likes of
Jim Jordan
or Mike
Johnson.
Prior to
running for
Congress,
Crane
created a
50-caliber
bullet
bottle
opener to
open beer
bottles,
which is
more
firepower
than
necessary to
pop open a
Bud Lite,
but Mr.
Crane loves
guns and
bullets as
also
evidenced by
his
constituent
newsletter
which is
titled "One
in the
Chamber" and
takes bullet
points a bit
too
literally
with
sub-headings
"Live Fire"
"Trigger
Points" and
"High-Caliber
Rounds"
introducing
constituents
to his
meager
accomplishments
in Congress
and
featuring
podcasts
with
renowned
public
policy
experts---ahem---
like Steve
Bannon, Andy
Biggs and
Matt Gaetz."
"Arizona
clowns bear
a
disproportionate
share of the
blame for
the current
crisis. The
U.S. House
cannot enact
aid to
Israel
during the
unprecedented
Hamas attack
on
civilians,
including
Americans.
Also, they
managed to
screw up the
line of
presidential
succession
during a
crisis,
leaving the
country
without a
Speaker of
the House,
second in
line to the
president.
And they
have left
the House
unable to
act on
Ukraine
funding. But
as pro-Putin
toadies,
they might
not see that
as a
problem.
Other states
had a share
of this
disaster,
but Arizona
provided the
most clowns
in this shit
show. "
"Five
Arizona
Republican
members of
the House
voted
against a
last-minute
deal
Saturday
aimed at
preventing a
government
shutdown,
but the
measure
passed
anyway.
Republican
Reps. Andy
Biggs, Eli
Crane, Paul
Gosar, Debbie
Lesko and David
Schweikert were
among the 90
members of
their party
who opposed
the
continuing
resolution,
which aims
to keep
federal
spending at
current
levels for
another 45
days while
cutting
funding to
Ukraine."
"The federal
government
is expected
to shut down
this
weekend, and
21 House
Republicans
on Friday
rejected
Speaker
Kevin
McCarthy's
stopgap
efforts to
prevent
that. Three
of those
representatives
are from
Arizona.
Reps. Andy
Biggs, Eli
Crane and Paul
Gosar joined
other
hard-right
holdouts and
voted
against the
latest
spending
bill."
“Congressional newbie Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) got called out on the House floor on Thursday for using the term “colored people” during a heated debate over his proposed amendment to the national defense bill.
A member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, Crane had put forward an amendment that would prohibit the consideration of “race, gender, religion, or political affiliations, or any other ideological concepts as the sole basis for recruitment, training education, promotion, or retention decisions.”
“My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people, or Black people, or anyone can serve, okay?” Crane said as Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), a Black woman, tried to object. “It has nothing to do with [the] color of your skin, any of that stuff. What we want to preserve and maintain is the fact that our military does not become a social experiment.””
"A special committee created by the Arizona legislature to examine the state’s response to COVID-19 will feature a litany of speakers who have spread disinformation about the pandemic, vaccines, spoken at QAnon events and have conspiratorial beliefs about the virus, including believing it will usher in the “mark of the beast.”"
[ . . . ]
"The “Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergovernmental Committee” will hold two days of hearings on May 25 and May 26 at the Arizona Capitol, during which a string of ostensible experts will tell the state and federal Republican lawmakers on the panel their opinions on the pandemic, and Arizona’s response to it.
The Republican elected officials on the panel include state Sens. T.J. Shope and Janae Shamp, the chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the state Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee; state Rep. Steve Montenegro, who chairs the state House of Representatives’ Health and Human Services Committee; and U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs, Eli Crane and Paul Gosar."
[ . . . ]
"Extremist researchers on Twitter were quick to note that the various groups sponsoring the committee had begun promoting it by the acronym, NCSWIC, which is commonly used within the QAnon community to stand for “Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming.” It most often refers to an unfounded belief that “Deep State” collaborators will soon be arrested."
The video posted by Eli Crane (still frame above) was from the southern Mexican border in 2022. NOT the U.S. border in May 2023 as he implies.
"Rep. Eli
Crane,
R-Ariz.,
announced in
a video
released
last week he
was a
cosponsor of
the WHO
Withdrawal
Act. The
bill,
introduced
by fellow
Rep. Andy
Biggs,
would compel
President
Biden to cut
ties with
the World
Health
Organization.
[...] "Rep. Paul
Gosar,
R-Ariz., was
one of the
original
cosponsors
to the
legislation
in 2022 when
Biggs
sponsored
the bill.
Beginning
with his
opposition
to the
speakership
of Rep.
Kevin
McCarthy,
R-Calif., Crane
has joined
Biggs and
Gosar to
form the far
right wing
of Arizona's
congressional
delegation.
The three
representatives
have focused
much of
their
attention on
COVID-19,
including
calling for
investigating
the U.S.'s
response to
Coronavirus
and Anthony
Fauci, the
former head
of director
of the
National
Institute of
Allergy and
Infectious
Diseases who
coordinated
the
country's
COVID-19
efforts."
Mar. 28,
2023
A group of traitors: Eli Crane (left) with other supporters of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
"In
February,
the freshman
Rep. Eli
Crane of
Arizona sent
out a
fundraising
email that
highlighted
the vote and
suggested
the Biden
administration’s
plans to
beef up the
IRS were now
on hold.
“We’ve
already
accomplished
so much in
this
Congress,
including
suspending
outlandish
funding for
87,000 IRS
agents,”
Crane said."
The Arizona Republic via The Rose Law Group Reporter
Jul. 15, 2022
"Elected officials and candidates for office in 2022 continue to challenge and question the results of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona.
The results have been examined and re-examined, challenged in court and in a monthslong ballot review. No evidence has been found of widespread fraud or error in the results.
Yet candidates deny the outcome. Others don't quite go as far. But they raise questions about potential irregularities they say could have influenced the vote and should be examined.
The Arizona Republic is listing candidates by category by the race that they are entered in. This list is not complete and will be updated throughout the 2022 election season.
Election deniers
These candidates in Arizona races deny that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, either in Arizona or nationwide."
"Eli
Crane, a
Republican
candidate
for
Arizona's
2nd
Congressional
District,
posted on
Instagram in
December
2020 that he
opposed a
bipartisan
pandemic
relief
compromise,
specifically
noting some
line items
he did not
think should
be included.
He wrote:
"27 Trillion
in debt.
This is the
type of
wreckless
[sic]
behavior
that got us
here in the
first place.
Coming in
dead last
are the
American
People. The
collective
sell out of
America
continues...
Best part
is, who do
you think
pays for
this in the
end? How
long will
the dollar
hold it's
[sic] value
as we
continue
printing
money we
don't
have?" Bottle
Breacher, a
business
Crane and
his wife
started and
own, took a
$69,296.75
PPP loan in
April 2020."
Jun. 22,
2022
RUNNING FOR AZ-01
Eli is a faith-oriented, family man and is pro-life, pro-second amendment, and unafraid to take a stand against cancel culture and the radical left. He is active in Arizona as a brand ambassador for Sig Sauer firearms...
Source: Campaign
website
TRANSLATION
Eli is a religious fanatic, anti abortion, ammosexual MAGA extremist who, were he able, would have been the band leader for the January 6 insurrection.
"The most
recent slate
of speakers
also
includes
Republican
state
legislators Mark
Finchem and Wendy
Rogers —
the former
was at the
Capitol on
Jan. 6 and
the latter
cheered on
the violent
failed coup
on social
media — U.S.
Senate
candidate Jim
Lamon,
and
congressional
candidates Jeff
Zink and Eli
Crane."
"Before
former Navy
SEAL Eli
Crane was
pushing
Arizonans to
vote for
Senator Marthy
McSally in
a new
campaign
ad, he
was busy
defending
waterboarding
and veterans
who commit
war crimes.
[...] What
the ad
doesn't
mention is
the fact
that Crane,
who makes
occasional
appearances
on Fox News,
peddles in a
variety of
controversial
opinions,
from
defending
other
veterans
accused of
heinous war
crimes to
seemingly
dismissing
the public
health
threat posed
by the
COVID-19
pandemic."
Sep. 29,
2020
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