Carl Crabtree (born in

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) is an American rancher and politician who served as a member of the

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for the 7th district from 2016 to 2022.

Early life

Crabtree was raised on a ranch in Kooskia and graduated from

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. In 1974, Crabtree earned a

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degree in plant science from the

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Career

Crabtree is a rancher in Idaho. From 1974 to his retirement in 2015, he worked for Idaho County as 4-H program manager, as extension educator and weed supervisor. He continues to work in livestock production, having served in the Idaho Cattle Association, serving as president from 1991 to 1992, and on the Idaho Beef Council, serving as chairman from 2001 to 2002. In 2016, Crabtree challenged eight-year incumbent Senator

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in the Republican primary. Nuxoll gained national notoriety in 2015 for calling Hinduism "a false faith with false gods" and joining two other senators in skipping the invocation offered in the Senate by a guest Hindu chaplain. Crabtree narrowly defeated Nuxoll for the Republican nomination, and defeated Ken Meyers, a retired veterinary medicine professor from Sagle, in the general election.

Elections

Personal life

Crabtree's wife is Carolyn Crabtree. Crabtree and his family live in

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References

External links

Carl G. Crabtree at ballotpedia.org

crabtree4senate.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crabtree, Carl Republican Party Idaho state senators Living people Ranchers from Idaho People from Grangeville, Idaho University of Idaho alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians