| | * Though originally a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Crane switched parties prior to the 1987 elections and served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] until he was term-limited in 2008 from what had become a heavily [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] district.}} | | * Though originally a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Crane switched parties prior to the 1987 elections and served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] until he was term-limited in 2008 from what had become a heavily [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] district.}} |
| − | '''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''' (October 28, 1939 – April 2024)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/carl-crane/e142536606138|title=Carl Crane|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 19, 2020}}</ref> was 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> |