Dan Crenshaw

Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2018 midterms. 2Early life and education Born to American parents in Aberdeen, Scotland, Crenshaw grew up in Katy, Texas. His mother died of cancer when he was ten years old. While his father worked in the oil industry, Crenshaw spent some time growing up in Ecuador and Colombia, gaining a proficiency in Spanish. Crenshaw graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada in June 2002.Crenshaw graduated from Tufts University in 2006. He earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 2018 and worked as a military legislative assistant for Congressman Pete Sessions. 2Military service While at Tufts, he joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy after his graduation. He served in the Navy SEALs for ten years, including three tours of duty, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. Crenshaw was a member of SEAL Team Three; and was based out of Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California.While serving in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in 2012, he was injured by the detonation of an improvised explosive device; he lost his right eye and required surgery to save the vision in his left ey