Sandy Crawford

Sandy Crawford is an American banker and politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, she represents the 28th District in the Missouri Senate, which encompasses all of Benton County, Cedar County, Dallas County, Hickory County, Laclede County, Pettis County, Polk County, and St. Clair County. She was elected Senator in an August 2017 special election.[1] Crawford previously served as the House Majority Whip, and in the Missouri House from 2010 to August 2017.[2]

Sandy Crawford
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Parson
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 129th district
In office January 9, 2013 – August 8, 2017
Preceded by	William "Bill" White
Succeeded by	Jeff Knight
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 119th district
In office January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded by	Larry D. Wilson
Succeeded by	Dave Hinson
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-01) October 1, 1957 Buffalo, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	John
Residence	Buffalo, Missouri
Alma mater	Southwest Missouri State University
Profession	Banker Politician

Personal life

Sandy Crawford was born October 1, 1957 in Buffalo, Missouri. She graduated from Buffalo High School in 1975,[2] and married husband John in 1976.[3] Ten years after high school Crawford began taking college classes at night while also working in the banking industry during the day,[3] eventually earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Southwest Missouri State University in 1995.[2] Later, in 1998, she would earn an advanced degree from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.[3] When not involved with her legislative duties in Jefferson City, Crawford assists her husband John in running their livestock production operation (beef cattle).[3]

Political career

Sandy Crawford was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010. Previously her involvement in politics consisted of serving as Chairperson of the Dallas County (Missouri) Republican Central Committee.[4] She defeated fellow Republican Warren Love by just under 1,400 votes to win the August, 2010 Primary.[5] In the November, 2010 general election she won nearly sixty-six percent of the vote to defeat Democrat John L. Wilson and Constitution Party candidate Raymond Kish for the right to represent the 119th District in the Missouri House of Representatives.[6]

Missouri 119th District State Representative Election 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	9,006	65.72
	Democratic	John L. Wilson	3,952	28.84
	Constitution	Raymond Kish	746	5.44

Following the 2010 U.S. Census all Missouri House of Representative districts were reapportioned and district boundaries redrawn. Since Sandy Crawford's home was in the newly created 129th District, she ran for that House seat in 2012. In the August, 2012 Republican primary Crawford faced off with Randy Angst, who had represented the 146th District prior to the redrawn boundaries. Crawford was victorious in the primary with a bit over fifty-five percent of the ballots cast in her favor.[7] The November general election again pitted Crawford against Democratic opponent John L. Wilson, who she soundly defeated in 2010. The margin of victory for Crawford was even larger in 2012, as she received nearly seventy-seven percent of all votes cast.[8]

Missouri 129th District State Representative Election 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	12,032	76.71
	Democratic	John L. Wilson	3,653	23.29

Missouri 129th District State Representative Election 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	6,284	83.06
	Democratic	John L. Wilson	1,282	16.94

Missouri 129th District State Representative Election 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	14,260	88.56
	Independent	Charles Matranga	1,842	11.44

Missouri 28th State Senate District Special Election 2017[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	9,768	68.28
	Democratic	Albert J. Skalicky	4,538	31.72

Missouri 28th State Senate District Election 2018[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	53,693	79.17	+10.89
	Democratic	Joe Poor	14,126	20.83	-10.89

Legislative assignments

Soon after 97th General Assembly began their first session, Representative Crawford was elected to serve as House Majority Whip by fellow Republicans.[11] As Whip she serves on all House committees in an Ex-officio role. However she also serves on these specific committees:[2]

• Agriculture Policy
• Appropriations - Infrastructure and Job Creation
• Ethics
• Financial Institutions
• Joint Committee on Government Accountability
• Leadership for Missouri Issue Development
• Missouri Sportsman Issue Development

References

1. "Senator Sandy Crawford biography". Official Missouri Senate website. 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
2. "Sandy Crawford - House of Representatives biography". official Missouri House of Representatives website. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3. "Sandy bio". Friends of Sandy Crawford campaign website. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
4. "Rep. Sandy Crawford biography". Project Vote Smart.org. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
5. "Mo State House 119 R-Primary". Our Campaigns.com. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
6. "Mo State House 119th district General Election". Our Campaigns.com. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
7. "Mo State House 129-R Primary". Our Campaigns.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
8. "Mo State House District 129 general election". Our Campaigns.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
9. http://enr.sos.mo.gov
10. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
11. "Crawford elected House Majority Whip". The Lebanon Daily Record via website. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.