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| name=Carl Norman Crane​​

| name=Carl Norman Crane​​

| birth_place=Place of birth missing​

| birth_place=Place of birth missing​

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|alma_mater=University of [[New Orleans]]<br>[[Louisiana State University]]​

| alma_mater=University of [[New Orleans]]

[[Louisiana State University]]​

| spouse=Nancy Burns Crane​

| spouse=Nancy Burns Crane​

| children-Leslie E. Crane<br>

| children-Leslie E. Crane<br>

}}​

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'''Carl Norman Crane''' (born October 28, 1939)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/carl-crane/e142536606138|title=Carl Crane|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref> is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 70 in East Baton Rouge Parish, [[Louisiana]], who formerly chaired the House Education Committee. Hislegislative service extended under five [[governor]]s of both parties from 1982 to 2008, when Crane was term-limited. Elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in a [[special election]] in 1982, Crane switched to [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] affiliation to win his second full term in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: East Baton Rouge Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref>​

'''Carl Norman Crane''' (born October 28, 1939)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/carl-crane/e142536606138|title=Carl Crane|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref> is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 70 in East Baton Rouge Parish, [[Louisiana]], who formerly chaired the House Education Committee. Hislegislative service extended under five [[governor]]s of both parties from 1982 to 2008, when Crane was term-limited. Elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in a [[special election]] in 1982, Crane switched to [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] affiliation to win his second full term in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: East Baton Rouge Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref>​

 

==Background==

==Background==

Crane obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of [[New Orleans]]<ref name=mylife/> and a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He is a veteran of the [[United States Army]]. He is married to the former Nancy Burns (born 1940) and is a [[Roman Catholic]].​

 

Crane obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of [[New Orleans]]<ref name=mylife/> and a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], fields of study not specified. He is a veteran of the [[United States Army]]. He is married to the former Nancy Burns (born 1940) and is a [[Roman Catholic]].​

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==Political life==

==Political life==

Crane supported school vouchers to assist families with children in private or parochial schools, but the legislature has rejected the plan on the grounds that it would deprive funding from already cash-strapped public schools.​ He blamed the failure of vouchers on the teachers' unions and other public school organizations. Crane incorrectly predicted that future legislatures would support school vouchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2003-church-state/au-bulletin/school-vouchers-stall-in-louisiana-legislature|title=School Vouchers Stall in Louisiana Legislature|date=June 2003|publisher=American United for Separation of Church and State|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref>

Crane supported school vouchers to assist families with children in private or parochial schools, but the legislature has rejected the plan on the grounds that it would deprive funding from already cash-strapped public schools.​ He blamed the failure of vouchers on the teachers' unions and other public school organizations who claim that vouchers will undermine public education funding. Crane incorrectly predicted that future legislatures would support school vouchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.au.org/church-state/june-2003-church-state/au-bulletin/school-vouchers-stall-in-louisiana-legislature|title=School Vouchers Stall in Louisiana Legislature|date=June 2003|publisher=American United for Separation of Church and State|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref>

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Crane secured his second term in 1987 with 9,048 votes (54 percent) over three opponents, two Democrats and one "No Party" candidate. In 1988, Crane ran unsuccessfully for the office of Mayor-President of the Baton Rouge Metro-Council; he polled only 4,554 votes (4.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1, 1988.</ref> The winner, [[Tom Ed McHugh]] of Zachary, defeated former Mayor [[Woodrow Wilson Dumas]], who sought a comeback for a fifth term in an all-Democratic [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1988.</ref>​

Crane secured his second term in 1987 with 9,048 votes (54 percent) over three opponents, two Democrats and one "No Party" candidate. In 1988, Crane ran unsuccessfully for the office of Mayor-President of the Baton Rouge Metro-Council; he polled only 4,554 votes (4.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1, 1988.</ref> The winner, [[Tom Ed McHugh]] of Zachary, defeated former Mayor [[Woodrow Wilson Dumas]], who sought a comeback for a fifth term in an all-Democratic [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1988.</ref>​

==References==

==References==

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