Dan Crane
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Daniel Bever Crane is a dentist
and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
. He served as a Republican
congressman from 1979 to 1985. In 1983, he was censure
d by the House.
Crane, a native of Cook County
, Illinois
, attended Chicago public schools, received his A.B. from Hillsdale College
in 1958, graduated from Indiana University
in 1963 with a degree in dentistry
, and did graduate work at the University of Michigan
in 1964-1965. Crane joined the United States Army
in 1965, serving until 1970. After the Army, Crane set up practice as a dentist.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
as a Republican
in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980 and in 1982.
On July 14, 1983, the House Ethics Committee recommended that Crane and Rep. Gerry Studds
(D
-MA) be reprimand
ed for having engaged in sexual relationships
with teenagers, specifically a 17-year-old male page
for Studds and a 17-year-old female page for Crane. Both men acknowledged the accuracy of the charges. The full House voted to censure the two men. Crane was defeated for re-election in 1984 and returned to dentistry.
He is the brother of Philip Crane, also a former Republican congressman from Illinois. Both men maintained conservative voting records in Congress.
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. He served as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
congressman from 1979 to 1985. In 1983, he was censure
Censure
A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, and a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.-Politics:...
d by the House.
Crane, a native of Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, attended Chicago public schools, received his A.B. from Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...
in 1958, graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
in 1963 with a degree in dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
, and did graduate work at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1964-1965. Crane joined the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in 1965, serving until 1970. After the Army, Crane set up practice as a dentist.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980 and in 1982.
On July 14, 1983, the House Ethics Committee recommended that Crane and Rep. Gerry Studds
Gerry Studds
Gerry Eastman Studds was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress in the U.S. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to having had an affair with a 17-year-old page in...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
-MA) be reprimand
Reprimand
A reprimand is a severe, formal or official reproof. Reprimanding takes in different forms in different legal systems, such as in UK law.- UK :...
ed for having engaged in sexual relationships
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
with teenagers, specifically a 17-year-old male page
United States House of Representatives Page
United States House of Representatives Page Program was a program run by the United States House of Representatives, under the office of the Clerk of the House, in which appointed high school juniors acted as non-partisan federal employees in the House of Representatives, providing supplemental...
for Studds and a 17-year-old female page for Crane. Both men acknowledged the accuracy of the charges. The full House voted to censure the two men. Crane was defeated for re-election in 1984 and returned to dentistry.
He is the brother of Philip Crane, also a former Republican congressman from Illinois. Both men maintained conservative voting records in Congress.