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'''Daniel Reed "Dan" Crenshaw''' (born March 14, 1984), a former lieutenant commander in the [[United States Navy]] SEALS and a national security authority, is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 2nd congressional district seat, based in his native [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In the November 6, 2018, [[general election]], he defeated the [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] Todd Litton, an [[attorney]], 138,502 votes (53 percent) to 118,570 (45.4 percent). Another 2,363 votes (.9 percent) went to the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Patrick Gunnels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref>The seat is being vacated by the retiring Republican [[Ted Poe]].<ref name=hchronicle>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Is-Houston-s-Dan-Crenshaw-the-secret-weapon-for-12943989.php|title=Is Houston's Dan Crenshaw the secret weapon for GOP with Millenials?|publisher='The Houston Chronicle''|date=May 25, 2018|author=Jeremy Wallace|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

'''Daniel Reed "Dan" Crenshaw''' (born March 14, 1984), a former lieutenant commander in the [[United States Navy]] SEALS and a national security authority, is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 2nd congressional district seat, based in his native [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In the November 6, 2018, [[general election]], he defeated the [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] Todd Litton, an [[attorney]], 138,502 votes (53 percent) to 118,570 (45.4 percent). Another 2,363 votes (.9 percent) went to the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Patrick Gunnels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref>The seat was vacated by the retiring Republican Ted Poe.<ref name=hchronicle>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Is-Houston-s-Dan-Crenshaw-the-secret-weapon-for-12943989.php|title=Is Houston's Dan Crenshaw the secret weapon for GOP with Millenials?|publisher='The Houston Chronicle''|date=May 25, 2018|author=Jeremy Wallace|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

Crenshaw lived in various parts of the world, including [[Ecuador]] and [[Colombia]], because his father, Jim Crenshaw, was employed in the Texas [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] industry. He graduated in 2006 from Tufts University in Medford, [[Massachusetts]], at which he obtained his Navy officer commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He reported for SEAL training in Coronado, [[California]], where a few months later he met his future wife, the former Tara Blake. After successful SEAL training, Crenshaw deployed to [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]], for the first of five overseas deployments. On his third deployment in 2012, six months into combat, he was struck by a blast during a mission in Helmand Province, [[Afghanistan]]. He was evacuated and awoke from a medically-induced coma to learn that his right eye over which he since had to wear a black eyepatch had been destroyed, and his remaining left eye was badly damaged. Doctors said that they did not believe he would ever see again. Tara, who comes from a career Navy family, prayed repeatedly that [[God]] would restore your young husband's sight. After several difficult surgeries, he regained sight in his left eye, which was considered a  medical miracle. He was then deployed twice more to the [[Middle East]] in 2014 and [[South Korea]] in 2016,. when he was medically retired from the SEALS.<ref name=aboutdan>{{cite web|url=https://crenshawforcongress.com/about/|title=About Dan|publisher=Crenshawforcongress.com|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

Crenshaw lived in various parts of the world, including [[Ecuador]] and [[Colombia]], because his father, Jim Crenshaw, was employed in the Texas [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] industry. He graduated in 2006 from Tufts University in Medford, [[Massachusetts]], at which he obtained his Navy officer commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He reported for SEAL training in Coronado, [[California]], where a few months later he met his future wife, the former Tara Blake. After successful SEAL training, Crenshaw deployed to [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]], for the first of five overseas deployments. On his third deployment in 2012, six months into combat, he was struck by a blast during a mission in Helmand Province, [[Afghanistan]]. He was evacuated and awoke from a medically-induced coma to learn that his right eye over which he since had to wear a black eyepatch had been destroyed, and his remaining left eye was badly damaged. Doctors said that they did not believe he would ever see again. Tara, who comes from a career Navy family, prayed repeatedly that [[God]] would restore your young husband's sight. After several difficult surgeries, he regained sight in his left eye, which was considered a  medical miracle. He was then deployed twice more to the [[Middle East]] in 2014 and [[South Korea]] in 2016,. when he was medically retired from the SEALS.<ref name=aboutdan>{{cite web|url=https://crenshawforcongress.com/about/|title=About Dan|publisher=Crenshawforcongress.com|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>