On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (AR) - District 1
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, Agriculture Committee
Chair, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Member, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology)
Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
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