Dale Crafts
Dale John Crafts[1] (born December 14, 1958) is an American politician and businessman.
Dale Crafts | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 56th district | |
| In office December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Corey Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Gina Mason |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 104th district | |
| In office December 3, 2008 – December 3, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Berube |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dale John Crafts December 14, 1958 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Crafts was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and lived in Lisbon Falls, Maine. He owned a storage unity business and a postal mailing center. He served on the Lisbon, Maine Town Council. Crafts served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017.[2][3][4] His cousins Garrett Mason and Gina Mason also served in the Maine Legislature.[5][6][7]
2020 U.S. House election
Crafts became the Republican nominee for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2020 after defeating realtor Adrienne Bennett and former state Senator Eric Brakey in a three-way primary election. President Donald Trump endorsed Crafts on August 1, 2020. As Maine uses ranked-choice voting, he was in first place with just under 46% of the vote in the first round. In the second round, he won with 58.5% of the vote.[8]
Notes
- https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/19597/dale-crafts
- "Our Campaigns - ME State House 056 Race - Nov 04, 2014". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - ME State House 104 Race - Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "Our Campaigns - ME State House 104 Race - Nov 06, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Votesmart.org.-Dale J. Crafts
- "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov.
- 'Maine Senate leader's mom running for House seat,' Bangor Daily News, Christopher Cousins, February 29, 2016
- Election Results