Michael Crapo

Michael Dean Crapo is the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He is a member of the Republican Party and was elected to office in 1998.

Iraq War
Crapo voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq in Oct. 2002.

Environment
"CIEDRA suffers another blow". Idaho Mountain Express. July 12, 2010.

www.mtexpress.com/vu_breaking_story.php

Senator Jim Risch has expressed "his opposition to the Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, the wilderness bill he is co-sponsoring in the Senate", according to the Idaho Mountain Express.

Energy
"Lawmakers form caucus to promote nuclear power". The News Tribune. July 6, 2010.

www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/06/1253612/lawmakers-form-caucus-to-promote.html

Sen. Crapo (R-ID) is a part of the “National Nuclear Caucus” which is attempting to “add another voice in support of nuclear energy”.

"NHA Statement on the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2010". Re newableEnergyWorld.com. July 13, 2010.

www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/national-hydropower-association/news/article/2010/07/nha-statement-on-the-hydropower-improvement-act-of-2010

Excerpt: "National Hydropower Association Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci" issued a statement that "congratulates Senators Murkowski, Murray, Crapo, and Cantwell on the introduction [of] the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2010".

Health
"Feds not handling women's uranium claims". The Daily Sentinel. July 5, 2010.

www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/feds_not_handling_womens_urani/

The article concerns a woman, Pattie Claypoole, who “has developed a pulmonary fibrosis” apparently from handling uranium when she worked for the Atomic Energy Commission offices. Sen. Crapo and others, “have written to ask the Senate Judiciary Committee to schedule a hearing on the bill to amend the original Radiation Exposure Compensation Act” which currently prohibits Pattie Claypoole from receiving financial support.

Research and Development
"Blue &amp; Orange Will Get Geothermal Expansion". Fox12Idaho. July 7, 2010.

www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp

Sen. Crapo was quoted in a local article about how Boise State University plans to “make good use of geothermal energy”. Sen. Crapo stated, “I think everyone in America knows we are too dependent on foreign petroleum”.

STEM Education
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio
Crapo (pronounced "Cray-po") was born May 20, 1951 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Crapo earned a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1973 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1977. He served as clerk to Judge James M. Carter of the Ninth Circuit on the Court of Appeals and then returned to Idaho to become a lawyer. While practicing law in Idaho Falls in the 1980s, he was active in the Republican Party's campaigns for seats in the state legislature. He was elected to the Idaho state senate in 1984.

Crapo was a member of the state senate from 1985 until 1992, serving as Senate President Pro Tempore from 1988 to 1992, when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the House from 1993 until 1999, being re-elected in 1994 and 1996. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1998, gaining the seat of Republican Dirk Kempthorne, who ran for governor and was elected to that position. Crapo was re-elected in 2004 with 99% of the vote, with the other 1% going to write-in candidates. He was the only Senate candidate in 2004 to run completely unopposed on the ballot. Some Republicans want him to be appointed to a high position in the Senate Republican leadership because his seat is considered one of the 'safest' in the entire Senate.

Crapo was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999 and underwent a radical prostectomy in January 2000. While he had a full recovery and was declared cancer-free at that time, prostate cancer recurred in 2005 and he underwent a series of radiation treatments. His experience led him to become active in advocating for early detection tests for cancer and other treatable diseases.

Money in politics
cid=N00006267&cycle=2008

Committees and Affiliations

 * Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
 * Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation
 * Subcommittee on Domestic &amp; Foreign Marketing, Inspection, &amp; Plant &amp; Animal Health
 * Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit - Ranking Member
 * Senate Committee on the Budget
 * Senate Committee on Finance
 * Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
 * Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
 * Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
 * Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development - Ranking Member

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
 * Subcommittee on Forestry Conservation and Rural Revitalization - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Research Nutrition and General Legislation
 * Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
 * Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
 * Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Securities and Investment
 * Senate Committee on the Budget
 * Senate Committee on Finance
 * Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy
 * Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
 * Subcommittee on International Trade
 * Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

More Background Data

 * See how you compare to Mike Crapo

Articles and Resources

 * Official website

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * f-words
 * Red State Rebels
 * NewWest.net -- A Refreshing, new kind of journalism.