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A native of Pascagoula in Jackson County on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Criswell received a bachelor's degree in commercial aviation from Delta State University in Cleveland in Bolivar County in western Mississippi and a Master of Education from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He and his wife, the former Julie Strum, have five children. He is affiliated with the non-denominational SouthPoint Church in Southaven, Mississippi.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156335/dana-criswell#.Wdvl_bpFzb0|title=Dana Criswell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

A native of Pascagoula in Jackson County on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Criswell received a bachelor's degree in commercial aviation from Delta State University in Cleveland in Bolivar County in western Mississippi and a Master of Education from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He and his wife, the former Julie Strum, have five children. He is affiliated with the non-denominational SouthPoint Church in Southaven, Mississippi.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156335/dana-criswell#.Wdvl_bpFzb0|title=Dana Criswell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

Criswell  was elected without opposition to the state House in 2015 to succeed fellow Republican Eugene Forrest Hamilton, who did not seek reelection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=Election Returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> 

In 2015, Criswell was elected without opposition to the state House in 2015 to succeed fellow Republican Eugene Forrest Hamilton, who did not seek reelection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=Election Returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> and serves on these House committees: (1) Constitution, (2) Drug Policy, (3) Education, and (4) Judiciary A.<ref name=danac/>

and serves on these House committees: (1) Constitution, (2) Drug Policy, (3) Education, and (4) Judiciary A.<ref name=danac/>

Criswell was a pilot for American Eagle from 1988 to 1994 and since 2001 for Fed Ex. In 2013, he began editing and publishing ''Mississippi Gun News.'' He is also a federal firearms dealer. Criswell considers himself a "non-politician":

Criswell was a pilot for American Eagle from 1988 to 1994 and since 2001 for Fed Ex. In 2013, he began editing and publishing ''Mississippi Gun News.'' He is also a federal firearms dealer. Criswell considers himself a "non-politician":