About Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( KRAY-poh; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo served from 1993 to 1999 as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district. Born in Idaho Falls, Crapo is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School, practicing law in his home city throughout the 1980s. His brother Terry Crapo was majority leader in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972. Crapo was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1984, and served as Senate president pro tempore from 1988 to 1992. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1992, and served three terms before being elected to the Senate in 1998. He was reelected in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. Crapo is the dean of Idaho's congressional delegation. Inter-parliamentary Group (IPG); the COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Caucus, which he founded; and the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. In October 2016, after the Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording came to light, Crapo said he would not vote for Trump. Crapo became the state's senior senator when the 111th United States Congress convened on January 3, 2009, succeeding Larry Craig, who decided not to seek reelection.
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