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Crenshaw is a defender of the [[homosexual rights advocacy]] group, the [[Log Cabin Republicans]], who were denied by party leaders the opportunity to operate a booth at the 2020 Republican State Convention. Crenshaw warned conservatives not to allow difference over some policy issues, such as homosexuality and transgendered persons, to exclude groups otherwise seeking recognition from the GOP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/02/06/tx-gop-our-beliefs-about-more-than-about-low-taxes|title=TX GOP: Our beliefs about more than about low taxes|author=Charlie Butts|publisher=Onenewsnow.com|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
Crenshaw is a defender of the [[homosexual rights advocacy]] group, the [[Log Cabin Republicans]], who were denied by party leaders the opportunity to operate a booth at the 2020 Republican State Convention. Crenshaw warned conservatives not to allow difference over some policy issues, such as homosexuality and transgendered persons, to exclude groups otherwise seeking recognition from the GOP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/02/06/tx-gop-our-beliefs-about-more-than-about-low-taxes|title=TX GOP: Our beliefs about more than about low taxes|author=Charlie Butts|publisher=Onenewsnow.com|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
In July 2020, Crenshaw and five other Moderate Republicans joined the Democrats in supporting the removal of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] statues from the gallery of the House of Representatives, two of whom are [[Robert E. Lee]] and [[Jefferson Davis]]. Crenshaw said that he was pleased by his vote to help the Democrats "confront that racist past."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalfile.com/dan-crenshaw-joins-democrats-in-vote-to-remove-statues-says-confederate-history-is-their-history/|title=Dan Crenshaw Joins Democrats in Vote to Remove Statues; says Confederate history is their history|publisher=Nationalfile.com|date=July 23, 2020|author=Tom Pappeert|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
In July 2020, Crenshaw and seventy-one other House Republicans, both conservatives and moderates, joined the Democrats in support of the removal of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] statues from the gallery of the House of Representatives, two of whom are [[Robert E. Lee]] and [[Jefferson Davis]]. Crenshaw said that he was pleased by his vote to help the Democrats "confront that racist past."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalfile.com/dan-crenshaw-joins-democrats-in-vote-to-remove-statues-says-confederate-history-is-their-history/|title=Dan Crenshaw Joins Democrats in Vote to Remove Statues; says Confederate history is their history|publisher=Nationalfile.com|date=July 23, 2020|author=Tom Pappeert|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/23/the-list-72-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-remove-civil-war-era-memorabilia-from-u-s-capitol/|title=The List: 72 Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Civil War-Era Memorabilia from U.S. Capitol|publisher=Breitbart.com|date=July 23, 2020|author=John Binder|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
Despite these aberrant GOP positions, Crenshaw ran unopposed in the Republican congressional primary on March 3, 2020.
Despite these aberrant GOP positions, Crenshaw ran unopposed in the Republican congressional primary on March 3, 2020.