Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
RepublicanU.S. Representative, AR-1| Age | 60 (b. 1966-01-22) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2011-01-05 (~15 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian (Southern Baptist; attends Central Baptist Church, Jonesboro) |
| Education | Graduated Alvirne High School (Hudson, NH); B.S. in agriculture business and economics, Arkansas State University, 1996 |
| Prior occupation | Rodeo performer; musician (released album 'Crackin' Out', 1994); radio/TV agri-reporter and news anchor (KAIT-TV, KFIN-FM); farm director; owner/operator of AgWatch Network radio service; marketing manager for a John Deere dealer group |
| Military service | Yes: United States Army (Sergeant) |
| Birthplace | Homestead Air Force Base, Florida |
| Marital status | Married — Stacy Crawford |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2010 |
| Committees | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair, 119th Congress) · Committee on Agriculture (Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit) · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Subcommittees on Water Resources and Environment; Highways and Transit) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Western Caucus · Congressional Motorcycle Caucus · Congressional Rice Caucus (co-founder) · Congressional Chicken Caucus (co-founder) |
| Leadership | Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (2025-present) · Chairman, Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit |
| Ideology | Consistently conservative Republican voting record; member of the Republican Study Committee |
| Signature legislation | Advocacy for and conferee on the 2018 Farm Bill; signed discharge petition to force a Farm Bill vote · Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act (co-authored with Rep. Julia Letlow) - suspending PLC/ARC payment limitations for 2025 crop year · Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act (FARM Act) - emergency assistance to commodity producers |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $-375,001–$-375,001 (2017) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: Trinity Industries ($17,000) · American Trucking Assns ($15,000) · Hedges Inc ($14,000) · Honeywell International ($12,000) · Kelley, Drye & Warren ($10,000) · Tyson Foods ($10,000) · National Cattlemen's Beef Assn ($10,000) · United Parcel Service ($10,000)
Top industries: Transportation ($158,500) · Agribusiness ($149,450) · Ideology/Single-Issue ($56,522) · Construction ($52,500) · Misc Business ($49,000)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.