{"id":43198,"date":"2024-11-11T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=43198"},"modified":"2024-11-11T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:47:46","slug":"arizona-mirror-republican-heading-back-to-u-s-congress-after-defeating-native-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/11\/11\/arizona-mirror-republican-heading-back-to-u-s-congress-after-defeating-native-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Mirror: Republican heading back to U.S. Congress after defeating Native candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/11\/11\/arizona-mirror-republican-heading-back-to-u-s-congress-after-defeating-native-candidate\/elicrane\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-attachment-id=\"43204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/11\/11\/arizona-mirror-republican-heading-back-to-u-s-congress-after-defeating-native-candidate\/elicrane\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11\/elicrane.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Gage Skidmore&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eli Crane\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eli Crane&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona) speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23, 2024. Photo by &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gageskidmore\/53953000599\/&gt;Gage Skidmore&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11\/elicrane.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11\/elicrane.jpg\" alt=\"Eli Crane\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-43204\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona) speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23, 2024. Photo by <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gageskidmore\/53953000599\/>Gage Skidmore<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Eli Crane wins second term in U.S. House of Representatives<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, November 11, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Shondiin Silversmith, <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\">Arizona Mirror<\/a> <\/div>\r\n<p><\/p> <p>Republican Eli Crane has won a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives after defeating Democratic challenger Jonathan Nez in Arizona\u2019s Second Congressional District.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to every voter in AZ-02 who cast their vote in support of the America First movement, entrusting me to represent you again,\u201d Crane said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliCraneAZ\/status\/1855434021683007741\">statement posted on X<\/a>, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.\u00a0<\/p><p>Crane said that he is \u201claser-focused on working with President (Donald) Trump to lower inflation, secure the border and return to peace through strength.\u201d<\/p><p>Crane will continue to represent Arizona\u2019s largest congressional district, which stretches from south of Phoenix to the borders of New Mexico in the east and Utah in the north, encompassing much of eastern and northern Arizona.\u00a0<\/p><p>With about 90% of the district\u2019s vote tallied, Crane led Nez 54% to 45%.<\/p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/subscribe\">        <div class=\"subscribeShortcodeContainer\">            <div class=\"subscribeTextContainer\">                <i><\/i>                <p>GET THE MORNING HEADLINES.<\/p>            <\/div>            <div class=\"subscribeButtonContainer\">                SUBSCRIBE            <\/div>        <\/div>        <\/a>     \r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1u2NveDXQa\">pic.twitter.com\/1u2NveDXQa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eli Crane for Congress (@EliCraneAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliCraneAZ\/status\/1855434021683007741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n   <p>Crane commended Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation, for entering the race in his statement, saying that \u201cit\u2019s never an easy decision, and I wish him and his family the best.\u201d<\/p><p>Crane, 43, lives in Oro Valley, outside the district. He served in the U.S. Navy for 13 years, where he joined the SEAL team, and operated a small business called Bottle Breacher until he sold it in 2022. He is a member of the Homeland Security, Veteran Affairs, and Small Business Committees as well as the House Freedom Caucus, Western Caucus, and Copper Caucus.<\/p><p>The current district, redrawn in 2021 during the once-a-decade redistricting process, includes heavily GOP Yavapai County, and Republicans have a strong registration advantage. The redrawn district gave the GOP a seven-point edge, a stark difference from the nearly evenly split district it replaced.<\/p><p>Congressional District 2 covers about 60% of Arizona, and tribal land makes up a large portion of that district. The district includes 14 tribes in northern, eastern, and central Arizona, and those tribal members make up about 20% of the district\u2019s total population.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan Nez, former president of Navajo Nation, concedes race to Republican incumbent Eli Crane in Arizona&#39;s 2nd Congressional District. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NativeVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NativeVote<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NativeCongress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NativeCongress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZ02?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AZ02<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3DeDe3rPgK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3DeDe3rPgK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1855670500434772476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p>During his first term in Congress, Crane, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/elijah-crane\/C001132?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D\">sponsored 15 bills<\/a> that mainly focused on veterans, public lands, natural resources and immigration issues. Only two bills passed the House, but none have been signed into law.<\/p><p>The first-term Republican has made his presence known in Congress, especially after being <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/2023\/10\/03\/u-s-house-votes-to-remove-kevin-mccarthy-as-speaker\/\">one of the six Republicans <\/a>to vote out House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He\u2019s taken a <a href=\"https:\/\/dccc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AZ-02-Addendum-_Crane-Military-Abortion.pdf\">hard stance against reproductive rights<\/a> as the co-sponsor of \u201cThe Life At Conception Act,\u201d which would ban abortions with no exceptions as well as ban women\u2019s access to birth control and IVF.\u00a0<\/p><p>Crane <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliCraneAZ\/status\/1854058666187739401\">released a statement on the social media platform X<\/a>, congratulating President-elect Trump on his victory.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe the People have spoken loud and clear,\u201d Crane wrote. \u201cToday marks an historic referendum in favor of the America First movement. Congratulations to President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance on their decisive victory.\u201d<\/p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/donate\/?oa_referrer=midstorybox\">        <div class=\"donateContainer\">            <div class=\"donateTextContainer\">                <p>YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE.<\/p>            <\/div>            <div class=\"donateButtonContainer\">                SUPPORT            <\/div>        <\/div>        <\/a>        <style> figure, .tipContainer, .socContainer, .subscribeShortcodeContainer, .donateContainer {display:none !important;} .youtubeContainer { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom:12px; } .youtubeContainer iframe, .video-container object, .video-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100% !important; height: 100%; margin: 12px 0px !important; } .newsroomSidebar {width:35%;max-width:35%;padding:10px;border-top:solid 2px black;background-color:#d3d3d3;float:right;margin-left:50px;} .snrsInfoboxSubContainer {padding:10px;border-top:solid 2px black;background-color:#d3d3d3;} .halfwidth {float:right;width:50%;max-width:50%;} .indent2Container {margin-left: 1em;margin-bottom:1em; border-left: solid 1px black;padding-left: 2em;} @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.newsroomSidebar {max-width:95%;width:95%;margin-left:4%} .halfwidth {float:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;} }<\/style> \r\n<HR>\r\n<p><strong>\r\nThis story originally appeared on <a href=https:\/\/azmirror.com\/briefs\/eli-crane-wins-second-term-in-u-s-house-of-representatives\/>Arizona Mirror on November 9, 2024<\/a>. It is published under a Creative Commons license (<a href=http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/>CC BY-ND 4.0<\/a>).\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><EM><a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\">Arizona Mirror<\/a> is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Arizona Mirror maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jim Small for questions: <a href=\"mailto:info@azmirror.com\">info@azmirror.com<\/a>. 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