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Former Rep. Phil Crane

R Illinois, 13th (1969-1973), 12th (1973-1993), 8th (1993-2005) Defeated, Died, Nov. 8, 2014

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Summary

CRANE, Philip Miller, (brother of Rep. Daniel Bever Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 3, 1930; attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., University of Michigan, and the University of Vienna; B.A., Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich., 1952; M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1961; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1963; United States Army, 1954-1956; faculty, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., and Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.; staff, Republican National Party, 1962; director of research for the Illinois Goldwater Organization, 1964; director of schools, Westminster Academy, Northbrook, Ill., 1967-1968; staff for Richard Nixon, 1964-1968; director, Intercollegiate Studies Institute since 1968; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Donald Rumsfeld; reelected to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (November 25, 1969- January 3, 2005); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004; appointed by President Reagan in 1986 to serve on the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Philip Miller Crane
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Nov. 3, 1930
  • Date of Death: Nov. 8, 2014 (age: 84)
  • Religion: Protestant
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Office History

Congressional Offices:

Election Results

  • 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Melissa Luburic Bean, 51.70%
    Democrat
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 48.30%
    Republican
  • 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 57.42%
    Republican
    Melissa Luburic Bean, 42.56%
    Democrat
  • 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 60.99%
    Republican
    Lance Pressl, 39.01%
    Democrat
  • 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 68.65%
    Republican
    Mike Rothman, 31.35%
    Democrat
  • 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 62.23%
    Republican
    Elizabeth Anne Betty Hull, 36.08%
    Democrat
    H Daniel Druck, 1.69%
    Libertarian
  • 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 64.93%
    Republican
    Robert C Walberg, 35.07%
    Democrat
  • 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)
    8th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 55.69%
    Republican
    Sheila A. Smith, 40.40%
    Democrat
    Joe M Dillier, 3.91%
    Undetermined
  • 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 82.22%
    Republican
    Steve Pedersen, 17.78%
    Undetermined
  • 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 75.18%
    Republican
    John A Leonardi, 24.82%
    Democrat
  • 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 77.71%
    Republican
    John A Leonardi, 22.29%
    Democrat
  • 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 77.80%
    Republican
    Edward J Laflamme, 22.20%
    Democrat
  • 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 66.17%
    Republican
    Daniel G Defosse, 30.69%
    Democrat
    Joan T Jarosz, 3.14%
    Libertarian
  • 1981 (Nov. 4, 1980 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 74.09%
    Republican
    David Mccartney, 25.91%
    Democrat
  • 1979 (Nov. 7, 1978 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 79.54%
    Republican
    Gilbert Bogen, 20.46%
    Democrat
  • 1977 (Nov. 2, 1976 election)
    12th Congressional District of Illinois
    Philip Miller Crane (Phil), 72.83%
    Republican
    Edwin L Frank, 27.16%
    Democrat

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2004, 2003
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Foreign Gifts

  • 5/27/2001-5/30/2001: Meals, lodging and travel in Costa Rica, for member and spouse from Costa Rica

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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $56,060.41
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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