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Rick Crawford's Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (AR) - District 1

Contact Information

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Post Office Box 16956
Jonesboro, AR 72403

112 South 1st
Cabot, AR 72023

1001 Highway 62 East, Suite 9
Mountain Home, AR 72653

101 East Waterman Street
Dumas, AR 71639

2400 Highland Drive, Suite 300
Jonesboro, AR 72401

2422 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Eric 'Rick' A. Crawford

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Stacy; 2 Children: Will, Delaney

Birth Date:

01/22/1966

Birth Place:

Homestead Air Force Base, FL

Home City:

Jonesboro, AR

Religion:

Southern Baptist

BA, Economics, Arkansas State University, 1996

BS, Agriculture Business and Management, Arkansas State University, 1989-1996

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Arkansas, District 1, 2011-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Arkansas, District 1, 2022, 2024

Member, C130 Modernization Caucus

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Chicken Caucus

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus

Member, Congressional Job Creators Caucus

Member, Congressional Motorsports Caucus

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Rice Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Former Member, Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Member, I-69 Caucus

Co-Chair, Mississippi River Caucus

Co-Chair, Mississippi River Delta Caucus

Member, Nuclear Energy Caucus

Former Member, Nutrition Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Co-Founder, Panama Canal Expansion Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

Former Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations

Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Rodeo

Owner, AgWatch Network

Anchor/Producer, Delta Farm Roundup Television Show

Marketing Manager, John Deere Dealer Group

News Anchor/Reporter, KAIT-TV

Farm Director, KFIN-FM

Columnist, Northeast Arkansas Business Today

Former Member, United States Secret Service

Sergeant, United States Army, 1985-1989

Board Member, 4-H Foundation of Arkansas

Agriculture Policy Adviser, Asa Hutchison Gubernatorial Campaign

Vice Chair, Grand Old Party (GOP) Committee, Craighead County

Member, National Association of Farm Broadcasting

Member, Nettleton Baptist Church

Awards:

* USA Rice Federation Friend of the Rice Industry Award
* AgriBank & AgriBank District Farm Credit Council Friend of Farm Credit Award
* National Federation of Independent Businesses, Guardian of Small Business Award
* Retire Safe, Standing Up for American Seniors Award
* Arkansas State University College of Agriculture and Technology Outstanding Alumnus Award
* Farm Bureau Federation, Friend of Farm Bureau Award
* National Association of Manufacturing, Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence
* Rural Community Alliance, Champion of Rural Arkansas Award
* National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Benjamin Franklin Public Policy Award
* International Foodservice Distributors Association Thomas Jefferson Award
* Associated Builders & Contractors Champion of the Merit Shop Award

Favorite Food:

Chili

Favorite Movie:

Old Western Films

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Plays Guitar and Sings: Band Triple Nickel

Pets (include names):

2 Dogs, 4 Chickens, 2 Rabbits

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