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Crawford graduated from Tanner High School in Tanner in Limestone County<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Danny-Crawford/Athens-AL|title=Danny Crawford|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> and obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from Auburn University in Auburn in eastern Alabama. He is the former state director of the Farm Service Agency and served on the Athens City Council from 1993 to 2005. A [[Baptist]], he is also a member of Rotary International, the Civitan Club, Kiwanis International, and the [[National Rifle Association]]. He and his wife, Mary Kay, have a son, Matthew Crawford.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165903/danny-crawford#.WeolW7pFzb0|title=Danny Crawford's Biography|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

Crawford graduated from Tanner High School in Tanner in Limestone County<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Danny-Crawford/Athens-AL|title=Danny Crawford|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> and obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from Auburn University in Auburn in eastern Alabama. He is the former state director of the Farm Service Agency and served on the Athens City Council from 1993 to 2005. A [[Baptist]], he is also a member of Rotary International, the Civitan Club, Kiwanis International, and the [[National Rifle Association]]. He and his wife, Mary Kay, have a son, Matthew Crawford.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165903/danny-crawford#.WeolW7pFzb0|title=Danny Crawford's Biography|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

When Representative Dan Williams, a two-term Republican and former [[mayor]] of Athens, died in office in July 2015, Crawford won the special election held on February 16, 2016, by defeating the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Henry White.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Danny_Crawford|title=Danny Crawford|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Earlier, Crawford defeated for the Republican nomination to the House an intra-party rival, Chris Seibert, who had coincidentally beaten Crawford in a race for the Athens City Council in 2012. This time, Crawford polled 1,713 votes (54 percent) to Seibert's 1,430 (46 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/12/danny_crawford_wins_house_gop.html|title=Danny Crawford wins House GOP runoff in north Alabama|publisher=Al.com|date=December 8, 2015|author=Paul Gattis|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>_ Crawford's seat comes up for election again in 2018.

When Representative Dan Williams, a two-term Republican and former [[mayor]] of Athens, died in office in July 2015, Crawford won the special election held on February 16, 2016, by defeating the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Henry White.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Danny_Crawford|title=Danny Crawford|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Earlier, Crawford defeated for the Republican nomination to the House an intra-party rival, Chris Seibert, who had coincidentally beaten Crawford in a race for the Athens City Council in 2012. This time, Crawford polled 1,713 votes (54 percent) to Seibert's 1,430 (46 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/12/danny_crawford_wins_house_gop.html|title=Danny Crawford wins House GOP runoff in north Alabama|publisher=Al.com|date=December 8, 2015|author=Paul Gattis|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Crawford's seat comes up for election again in 2018.

Crawford is the chairman of the Limestone County Legislation Committee and also serves on two other committees, (1) County and Municipal Government and (2) Health.<ref name=pvs/> In 2016, Representative Crawford voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against funding for new prison facilities, but the bill passed, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/165903/danny-crawford#.WeoxArpFzb0|title=Danny Crawford's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

Crawford is the chairman of the Limestone County Legislation Committee and also serves on two other committees, (1) County and Municipal Government and (2) Health.<ref name=pvs/> In 2016, Representative Crawford on his first day in office voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against funding for new prison facilities, but the bill passed, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/165903/danny-crawford#.WeoxArpFzb0|title=Danny Crawford's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

Crawford was an early supporter of [[conservative]] Republican former Chief Justice [[Roy Moore]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by now [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/roy_moore_gets_endorsements_fr.html|title=Roy Moore gets endorsements from 14 Alabama lawmakers|publisher=Al.com|date=August 22, 2017|author=Mike Casson|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Moore now faces a Democrat, Doug Jones, in the December special election. 

Crawford was an early supporter of [[conservative]] Republican former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court [[Roy Moore]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by now [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/roy_moore_gets_endorsements_fr.html|title=Roy Moore gets endorsements from 14 Alabama lawmakers|publisher=Al.com|date=August 22, 2017|author=Mike Casson|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Moore now faces a Democrat, Doug Jones, in the December special election. 

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