Mike Crapo : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

May 20, 1951(age 65)

Place of birth

Bonneville County, Idaho, U.S.

Nationality

United States

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Susan Hasleton Crapo (5 children)

Residence

Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.

Alma mater

Brigham Young University (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

Profession

Lawyer

Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Assumed office

January 3, 1999

Serving with Jim Risch

Preceded by

Dirk Kempthorne

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district

In office

January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1999

Succeeded by

Mike Simpson

Preceded by

Richard H. Stallings

37th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate

In office

December, 1988 - December 1, 1992

Succeeded by

Jerry Twiggs

Preceded by

Jim Risch

Idaho State Senator from District 32

In office

December 1, 1984 - December 1, 1992

Succeeded by

Mel Richardson

Preceded by

Unknown

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Michael Dean "Mike" Crapo (c-eniconˈkreɪpoʊ ; born May 20, 1951) is the senior United States Senator from the state of Idaho and a member of the Republican Party.

Born in the city of Idaho Falls, Crapo is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School. He practiced law in his home city throughout the 1980s, while maintaining an active role in local Republican politics. His brother Terry Crapo was majority leader in the Idaho House of Representatives and a growing political figure until his death from leukemia in 1982. Mike Crapo, prompted by his brother's death, successfully ran for the Idaho Senate in 1984. He became Senate President pro tempore from 1988 to 1992, in which position he served as Acting Governor of Idaho for 12 hours in January 1989.

Crapo was elected to Congress in 1992, representing Idaho's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. After three terms in the House he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998. He was re-elected with no Democratic opposition in the 2004 election, a rarity in the Senate. He was again re-elected in 2010.