Ron Crane is an American politician who served as a member of

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate se ...

from 1982 to 1998 and as the state treasurer of Idaho from 1999 to 2019.

Early life and education

Crane was born in

Nampa, Idaho Nampa () is the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho. Its population was 100,200 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is Idaho's third-most populous city. Nampa is about west of Boise along Interstate 84, and six miles (10 km) west of Meridian. ...

, in 1948. He graduated

Nampa Christian High School Nampa Christian Schools is a private K-12 Christian school in Nampa, Idaho Nampa () is the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho. Its population was 100,200 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is Idaho's third-most populous city. Nampa is abo ...

. In 1971, Crane earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Bible Missionary Institute. In 2008, Crane earned an honorary doctorate degree from

Ohio Christian University Ohio Christian University (OCU) is a private Christian college in Circleville, Ohio. It is denominationally affiliated with the Churches of Christ in Christian Union. History The school was founded in 1948 as Mount of Praise Bible College, whi ...

Career

From 1971 to 1977, Crane served in the

Idaho National Guard The Idaho Military Department consists of the Idaho Army National Guard, the Idaho Air National Guard, the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, and formerly the Idaho State Guard. Its headquarters are located in Boise. The main goal of the Idaho Mi ...

. In 1980, Crane became the owner and operator of Crane Alarm Service, an alarm company in Idaho. In 1982, Crane was elected to the

. During his tenure, Crane represented the 10A district. On November 3, 1998, Crane won the election and became the state treasurer of Idaho. Crane defeated Latham Williams with 75.5% of the votes. In January 2018, Crane announced that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term as the state's treasurer in the November 2018 elections. Crane left office in January 2019.

Electoral history

Awards

* 1975 Idaho's Soldier of the Year. * Guardian of Small Business Award. Presented by

National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is an association of small businesses in the United States. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with offices in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. The goal of NFIB is to ad ...

(NFIB). * Legislative Champion of the Family. Presented by Idaho Family Forum. * 1998 Friend of Life Award. Presented by Idaho Chooses Life for his leadership in securing a Ban on Partial Abortions in Idaho. * Vision 2000 Award. Presented by US Small Business Administration.

Personal life

Crane's wife is Cheryl Crane. They have six children. Crane and his family live in

. In October 2011, at age 62, Crane underwent a successful triple bypass open heart surgery.

References

External links

Ron G. Crane at bloomberg.com

Ron Crane at mastercard.com

Ron Crane at linkedin.com

Ron Crane at ballotpedia.org

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crane, Ron G. 1948 births 21st-century American politicians Idaho Republicans Living people People from Nampa, Idaho State cabinet secretaries of Idaho