Dan Crenshaw
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-2| Age | 42 (b. 1984-03-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Religion | Christian (Methodist) |
| Education | B.A. in International Relations (with a physics minor) from Tufts University (2006); M.P.A. from Harvard Kennedy School (2017) |
| Prior occupation | U.S. Navy SEAL officer (2006-2016); legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Pete Sessions |
| Military service | Yes: United States Navy (Lieutenant Commander) |
| Birthplace | Aberdeen, Scotland (foreign-born) |
| Languages | English, Spanish (developed proficiency growing up in Ecuador and Colombia) |
| Marital status | Married — Tara Blake Crenshaw |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Committees | Committee on Energy and Commerce · Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Western Caucus |
| Leadership | Chairman, House Intelligence Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture (119th Congress) |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; voted with President Trump most of the time but not regarded as a loyalist and willing to criticize fellow conservatives. The only sitting House Republican in Texas not endorsed by Trump in the 2026 primary cycle. |
| Signature legislation | Crenshaw Amendment (2025) barring federal Medicaid/CHIP/ACA funds for certain gender-transition procedures · Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act (2025) · Co-sponsored legislation extending claim time limits under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (2019) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $1,526,032–$3,392,000 (2018) · estimate
| Rental property, Imperial Beach, CA (346-348 Elm Ave.) | real_estate · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) | stock · $1,001–$15,000 · 2023 |
| Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) | stock · $1,001–$15,000 · 2023 |
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Retired · Real Estate
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — FEC civil penalty for accepting $223,460 in excessive and prohibited campaign contributions (MUR 8030) business
The FEC found that Crenshaw's campaign committee, Dan Crenshaw for Congress (a business/campaign entity, not Crenshaw personally), knowingly accepted $223,460.26 in excessive and prohibited corporate contributions for the 2020 primary and general elections, in violation of 52 U.S.C. 30116(f) and 30118(a). The campaign was slow to return the improper funds, attributing the delay to 'human error.' The matter was resolved through a pre-probable-cause conciliation agreement dated November 4, 2022, under which the committee paid a $42,000 civil penalty. This is a finding/settlement against the campaign committee, not a personal criminal matter.
resolved — House Ethics Committee $5,000 fine for bypassing Capitol security screening (later overturned on appeal)
On September 23, 2021, the House Sergeant at Arms notified the Committee on Ethics that Crenshaw was fined $5,000 under House Resolution 73 for failing to complete security screening (bypassing the metal detectors installed outside the House chamber after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack). The fine notification is a formal action; however, Crenshaw appealed the fine on September 30, 2021, and on October 21, 2021 a majority of the Committee agreed to his appeal, overturning the penalty. He was one of several Republican members whose metal-detector fines were ultimately rescinded.