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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1951)}}
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| state3              = [[Idaho]]
| alongside3          = [[Jim Risch]]
| term_start3         = January 3, 1999
| term_end3           = 
| predecessor3        = [[Dirk Kempthorne]]
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| office              = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2025
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Ron Wyden]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = [[Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip]]
| term_start1         = January 3, 2013
| term_end1           = 
| leader1             = [[Mitch McConnell]]<br>[[John Thune]]
| predecessor1        = [[Richard Burr]]
| successor1          = 
| office2             = Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]]
| term_start2         = February 3, 2021
| term_end2           = January 3, 2025
| predecessor2        = [[Ron Wyden]]
| successor2          = [[Ron Wyden]]
| office3             = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Senate Banking Committee]]
| term_start3         = January 3, 2017
| term_end3           = February 3, 2021
| predecessor3        = [[Richard Shelby]]
| successor3          = [[Sherrod Brown]]
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| state4              = [[Idaho]]
| district4           = {{ushr|ID|2|2nd}}
| term_start4         = January 3, 1993
| term_end4           = January 3, 1999
| predecessor4        = [[Richard H. Stallings]]
| successor4          = [[Mike Simpson]]
| office5             = 37th [[List of presidents pro tempore of the Idaho Senate|President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate]]
| term_start5         = 1988
| term_end5           = 1992
| predecessor5        = Jim Risch
| successor5          = [[Jerry Twiggs]]
| state_senate6       = Idaho
| district6           = [[Idaho's 32nd legislative district|32nd]]
| term_start6         = December 1, 1984
| term_end6           = December 1, 1992
| predecessor6        = 
| successor6          = [[Mel Richardson]]
| birth_name          = Michael Dean Crapo
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| birth_place         = [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]], U.S.
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| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Susan Hasleton|1974}}
| children            = 5
| education           = [[Brigham Young University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Michael Dean Crapo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|eɪ|p|oʊ}} {{respell|KRAY|poh}}; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior]] [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[Idaho]], a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Crapo served from 1993 to 1999 as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Idaho's 2nd congressional district]]. 

Born in [[Idaho Falls, Idaho|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 [[List of presidents pro tempore of the Idaho Senate|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 [[United States Senate election in Idaho, 1998|1998]]. He was reelected in [[2004 United States Senate election in Idaho|2004]], [[2010 United States Senate election in Idaho|2010]], [[2016 United States Senate election in Idaho|2016]], and [[2022 United States Senate election in Idaho|2022]].

Crapo is the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Idaho|Idaho's congressional delegation]].

==Early life and education==
Crapo was born on May 20, 1951, in [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]], to Melba (née Olsen) and George Crapo. He became an Eagle Scout in 1966. Crapo earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]], ''summa cum laude'', in [[political science]] from [[Brigham Young University]] in 1973 and a [[Juris Doctor]], ''cum laude'', from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/12/20/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mike-crapo|website=USNews.com|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Mike Crapo |last=Huey-Burns|first=Caitlin |date=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

==Early political career==
[[File:Mike Crapo, official 103rd Congress photo.png|thumb|Crapo in 1993]]
After graduating from law school, Crapo served for one year as a [[law clerk]] to Judge [[James M. Carter]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]. He then returned to Idaho to practice as a lawyer, joining his brother [[Terry Crapo]]'s law firm of Holden Kidwell Hahn & Crapo in Idaho Falls. In the 1980s, he became active in the Republican Party's campaigns for seats in the state legislature. His brother served in [[Idaho House of Representatives]] for four years as majority leader (1968 to 1972) and was considered a rising star in Idaho politics.<ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2008/people/id/ids2.php {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> After Terry's death from [[leukemia]] in 1982, Mike ran for an open seat in the [[Idaho Senate]]. He was elected to the State Senate in 1984, where he served until 1992. In 1988, Senate President ''pro tempore'' [[Jim Risch]] unexpectedly lost reelection to the [[Idaho Senate]], and Crapo was elected by his colleagues to the president's position. He served as senate president ''[[pro tempore]]'' from 1988 to 1992.

On January 27, 1989, Crapo served as acting governor of Idaho for 12 hours while Governor [[Cecil D. Andrus]] was out of the state testifying before Congress and Lieutenant Governor [[Butch Otter]] was out of the state on business for his employer, [[Simplot]]. Andrus, a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], left Crapo a note saying, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do. ... P.S. The chair is comfortable, isn't it?"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=goJfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4205,2984195&dq=crapo+idaho+falls&hl=en,|title=Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>

Crapo was elected to [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1992, representing [[Idaho's 2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He served three terms from 1993 to 1999. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998.

==U.S. Senate==

===Elections===
Crapo was elected to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in [[1998 United States Senate election in Idaho|1998]]. He succeeded fellow Republican [[Dirk Kempthorne]], who retired after one term to run for [[Governor of Idaho|governor]]. In his Senate bid, as in his House campaigns, Crapo's campaign made signs that had a [[Macron (diacritic)|macron]] placed over the "a" in his name (Crāpo) to indicate its correct pronunciation ("Cray-poe").

Crapo was reelected in [[2004 United States Senate election in Idaho|2004]] with 99.2% of the vote, with the other .8% going to a write-in candidate, Democrat Scott McClure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2004/general/tot_stwd.htm|title=2004 General Results statewide|website=www.sos.idaho.gov|access-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref>

In [[2010 United States Senate election in Idaho|2010]], Crapo was reelected to a third term with 71% of the vote, defeating [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee P. Tom Sullivan and [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Randy Bergquist.

In [[2016 United States Senate election in Idaho|2016]], Crapo was reelected to a fourth term with 66% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jerry Sturgill and Constitution Party nominee Ray Writz. In October 2016, after the [[Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording]] came to light, Crapo said he would not vote for Trump.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|title=Crapo, Ayotte pull support for Trump|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/08/politics/donald-trump-video-women-remarks-republicans/|access-date=October 8, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> He later reversed that decision.<ref>{{cite news|last1=KIM|first1=SEUNG MIN |title=Crapo ditches Trump un-endorsement|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/mike-crapo-endorses-trump-again-230248|access-date=September 4, 2018|publisher=Politico|date=October 24, 2016}}</ref>

In [[2022 United States Senate election in Idaho|2022]], Crapo was reelected to a fourth term with 61% of the vote, defeating Democratic, Independent, Constitution, and Libertarian nominees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Idaho Senate Election Results 2022: Live Map {{!}} Midterm Races by County |url=https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/idaho/senate/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=www.politico.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Tenure===

====1990s====
On February 12, 1999, Crapo was one of 50 senators to vote to [[Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton|convict of impeachable offenses and to remove Bill Clinton from office]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Roll Call of Votes on Articles of Impeachment|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/politics/021399ap-rollcall-vote.html|newspaper=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=February 12, 1999|access-date=December 29, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106164903/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/politics/021399ap-rollcall-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2000s====
In the 111th Congress, Crapo served on the following Senate committees: Banking, Housing and Urban Development; Budget; Environment and Public Works; Indian Affairs; and Finance. He co-chairs the Senate Nuclear Caucus, the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group (IPG); the COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Caucus, which he founded; and the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus.

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. At the convening of the [[112th United States Congress]], Crapo ranked 39th in seniority in the Senate.

He opposed President [[Barack Obama]]'s health reform legislation, voted against the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] in December 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> and voted against the [[Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records|publisher=[[Senate.gov]]|access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>

====2010s====
[[File:Mike Crapo Official Photo 110th Congress.jpg|thumb|right|Crapo during the [[111th United States Congress|111th Congress]]]]

In April 2013, Crapo was one of 46 senators to vote against a bill that would have expanded background checks for all gun buyers. He voted with 40 Republicans and 5 Democrats to stop passage of the bill.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/modeling-the-senates-vote-on-gun-control/|work=The New York Times|first=Nate|last=Silver|title=Modeling the Senate's Vote on Gun Control|date=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

''The New York Times'' noted that Crapo became "something of a hero among advocates of bipartisanship" for his involvement in the "Gang of Six".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weisman|first1=Jonathan|title=Tax Loopholes Block Efforts to Close Gaping U.S. Deficit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us/politics/in-black-liquor-a-cautionary-tale-for-deficit-reduction.html?pagewanted=all&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A9%22%7D|access-date=November 7, 2014|work=New York Times|date=July 20, 2012}}</ref>

In 2017, Crapo was one of 22 senators to sign a letter<ref>{{cite web|last1=Inhofe|first1=James|title=Senator|url=https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/download/?id=E1E34574-5655-42AA-92E8-0D23DC8C33BA&download=1|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> to President [[Donald Trump]] urging him to withdraw the United States from the [[Paris Agreement]].

Crapo's view on senatorial responsibilities for Supreme Court nominees has evolved. Of President [[George W. Bush]]'s 2006 nomination of [[Samuel Alito]], Crapo said in a press release, "All of the President's nominees deserve up-and-down votes and not efforts to obstruct judicial nominees for political purposes. Judges are not politicians, and hopefully, Judge Alito's nomination will put an end to the politics which have crept into the nomination process."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-comments-on-alito-vote|title=Crapo Comments on Alito Vote &#124; U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho|website=www.crapo.senate.gov|date=January 31, 2006 }}</ref> By contrast, in 2016, his press release regarding President Obama's nomination of [[Merrick Garland]] to replace the late [[Antonin Scalia]] said:

<blockquote>The Constitution gives the President the right to make nominations to the Supreme Court, with the advice and consent of the Senate. As part of its role in this process, the Senate may, at its discretion, withhold consent. The next Supreme Court justice will make decisions that affect every American and shape our nation's legal landscape for decades. Therefore, the current Supreme Court vacancy should be filled by an individual nominated by the next President of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-statement-on-supreme-court-nominee|title=Crapo Statement on Supreme Court Nominee &#124; U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho|website=www.crapo.senate.gov|date=March 16, 2016 }}</ref></blockquote>

====2020s====
[[File:Wally Adeyemo, Mark Warner, Mike Crapo.jpg|thumb|Mike Crapo with Senator Mark Warner and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo]]
In September 2020, with less than two months to the next presidential election, Crapo voiced support for an immediate Senate vote on Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], once a "well-qualified candidate" was put forth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Desjardins |first1=Lisa |title=What every Republican senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-every-republican-senator-has-said-about-filling-a-supreme-court-vacancy-in-an-election-year |access-date=September 27, 2020 |work=[[PBS NewsHour]] |date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>

For his tenure as the chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee during the 116th Congress, Crapo was given an "F" grade from the non-partisan [[Lugar Center]]'s Congressional Oversight Hearing Index.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congressional Oversight Hearing Index |url=https://oversight-index.thelugarcenter.org/ |website=Welcome to the Congressional Oversight Hearing Index |publisher=The Lugar Center}}</ref>

On January 6, 2021, Crapo was participating in the certification of the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count]] when Trump supporters [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attacked the United States Capitol]]. In response, he called for "perpetrators" to be "prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brasil |first1=Jake |title=Long-time historian weighs in on future of Republican Party |url=https://www.kmvt.com/2021/01/09/long-time-historian-weighs-in-on-future-of-republican-party/ |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=KMVT |date=January 8, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He opposed removing Trump from office, saying that the "country is too divided" and that invoking the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] "would only make matters worse".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Northrup |first1=Craig |title=Crapo wont support any process to remove Trump |url=https://bonnersferryherald.com/news/2021/jan/08/crapo-wont-support-any-process-remove-trump/ |access-date=January 9, 2021 |work=Bonners Ferry Herald |date=January 8, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2023, Crapo visited China as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] and met with [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] [[Xi Jinping]]. Crapo said he would raise concerns about market-access on behalf of [[Micron Technology]], which faced restrictions in China. The delegation also met Director of the [[Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission]] [[Wang Yi]], [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] [[Zhao Leji]], and [[Party Secretary of Shanghai|Shanghai Communist Party Secretary]] [[Chen Jining]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Amber |last2=Han |first2=Bochen |date=9 October 2023 |title=US senators defy backlash at home to test China's engagement first-hand |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3237169/us-senators-defy-backlash-home-test-chinas-engagement-first-hand |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref>

In September 2025, Crapo chaired a heated three-hour Senate hearing with [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] Crapo denied [[Ron Wyden]]'s request to have Kennedy formally sworn in as a witness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Matt |last2=Stobbe |first2=Mike |date=2025-09-04 |title=Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing |url=https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-senate-cdc-3a5a090fc9d9f547377203fe5c61ffa2 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

===[[119th United States Congress]] Committee assignments===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 119th Congress |url=https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm#BarrassoWY |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
* [[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]] 
** [[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection|Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection]]
** [[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development|Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development]]
** [[United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment|Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]
* [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Committee on Finance]] (Chairman)
* [[Joint Committee on Taxation]]

===Caucus memberships===
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
* Senate Diabetes Caucus
* Senate Nuclear Cleanup Caucus (co-chair)
* Senate Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus (co-chair)
* Sportsmen's Caucus (co-chair)
* Western Water Caucus
* Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
* [[Senate Republican Conference]]

==Political positions==
[[File:U.S. Senator Mike Crapo talks with Brig. Gen. Carmelo Burgio during a tour (4278910462).jpg|thumb|Crapo with Brigadier General Carmelo Burgio of [[Carabinieri]] in Afghanistan, 2010]]

Crapo is considered politically [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]]. The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability gives him a lifetime conservative rating of 91.30.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sen. Mike Crapo|url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people/C000880|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=American Conservative Union Foundation}}{{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> Americans for Democratic Action gave him a liberalism score of 5 out of a possible 100 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ADA Voting Records {{!}} Americans for Democratic Action|url=https://adaction.org/ada-voting-records/|access-date=May 5, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Abortion===

Crapo is [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion]]. In 1998, he supported a bill that made it illegal for minors to cross state lines to get abortions in order to avoid parental consent laws.<ref name="Wickline1004ab">{{cite web|last1=Wickline|first1=Michael R.|title=Craig, Crapo back abortion travel ban; Measure would penalize those who take minors out of state for procedure|url=http://lmtribune.com/northwest/craig-crapo-back-abortion-travel-ban-measure-would-penalize-those/article_bbda8062-ed7e-594b-928b-7fdd8873ab06.html|website=The Lewiston Tribune|date=June 16, 1998 |access-date=October 4, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, he voted to restrict UN funding for population control policies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Michael_Crapo_Abortion.htm|title=Michael Crapo on Abortion|website=www.ontheissues.org|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> Crapo praised the [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'']] in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title="I issued the following statement upon the Supreme Court's final ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade." |url=https://twitter.com/MikeCrapo/status/1540357378910130177 |website=Twitter |access-date=24 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2025}}

===Energy===

Crapo is a proponent of [[Nuclear power|nuclear energy]]. He supports the nuclear energy projects at the [[Idaho National Laboratory]] (INL)<ref name="PRNuclear">{{cite news | last=Brown| first=Nathan| title =Crapo talks INL, nuclear power on 'Titans of Nuclear' podcast| newspaper=Post Register| date =December 5, 2019 | url =https://www.postregister.com/blogs/capitol_letters/crapo-talks-inl-nuclear-power-on-titans-of-nuclear-podcast/article_33b3e9c0-17a2-11ea-bcb2-0b4a67ec5260.html| accessdate =September 21, 2021}}</ref> and helped work on the nuclear-related Senate bills known as the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (NEICA) and the [[Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act]] (NEIMA).<ref>{{cite news | last=Kugelmass| first=Bret|author-link=Bret Kugelmass | title =Mike Crapo| work=[[Titans of Nuclear]]| date =December 2, 2019 | url =https://www.titansofnuclear.com/experts/MikeCrapo| accessdate =September 21, 2021}}</ref> The former bill helped establish the National Reactor Innovation Center at the INL.<ref name="PRNuclear"/>

===Gun law===
In 2012, Crapo said that more [[gun control]] regulations would not curb violence in the United States. He also said that he supported efforts to improve [[mental health]] access rather than more gun laws.<ref name="Barnhill">{{cite web|last1=Barnhill|first1=Frankie|title=Idaho Senator Says Gun Control Won't Resolve Culture Of Violence|url=http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-senator-says-gun-control-wont-resolve-culture-violence|website=Boise State Public Radio|date=December 18, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2017|language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602220538/http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-senator-says-gun-control-wont-resolve-culture-violence |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Crapo has received multiple "A+" grades from the [[National Rifle Association]] [[Political Victory Fund]] (NRA) for his voting record on causes supported by the NRA.<ref>{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF Endorses Mike Crapo for U.S. Senate in Idaho |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100913/nra-pvf-endorses-mike-crapo-for-us-senate-in-idaho |date=September 13, 2010 |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812193404/https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100913/nra-pvf-endorses-mike-crapo-for-us-senate-in-idaho |archive-date=August 12, 2014|language=en-US |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vote Freedom First. Vote Mike Crapo for U.S. Senate! |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/campaigns/2022/vote-mike-crapo/ |date=2022 |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008100611/https://www.nrapvf.org/campaigns/2022/vote-mike-crapo/ |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |language=en-US |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, he joined 12 other senators vowing to [[filibuster]] any attempts by Democrats to introduce additional gun control regulations in the wake of the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref name="Pilkington1004gun">{{cite web|last1=Pilkington|first1=Ed|last2=Yuhas|first2=Alan|title=Meet the 13 Republican senators vowing to block a gun control law|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/09/gun-control-13-republican-senators|website=The Guardian|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> Crapo also supported legislation to make [[open carry in the United States|open carry]] legal in [[National Park Service|National Parks]].<ref name="Stuckey">{{cite web|last1=Stuckey|first1=Mike|title=Showdown over packing heat in national parks|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25630796/ns/us_news-life/t/showdown-over-packing-heat-national-parks/#.WdUYKBNSxE4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005000419/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25630796/ns/us_news-life/t/showdown-over-packing-heat-national-parks/#.WdUYKBNSxE4|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2017|website=MSNBC|access-date=October 4, 2017|language=en|date=July 24, 2008}}</ref>

In January 2017, the NRA praised Crapo for introducing the Hearing Protection Act, which would make access to [[Suppressor|gun silencers]] easier.<ref name="NRA1004gun">{{cite web|title=NRA Applauds Senator Crapo on Introduction of Hearing Protection Act|url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20170111/nra-applauds-senator-crapo-on-introduction-of-hearing-protection-act|website=NRA-ILA|access-date=October 4, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In response to the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting]], Crapo called for "solidarity" and praised first responders.<ref name="Price1004gun">{{cite web|last1=Price|first1=Mike|title=Idaho lawmakers release statements on Las Vegas shooting {{!}} East Idaho News|url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/10/idaho-lawmakers-release-statements-on-las-vegas-shooting/|website=East Idaho News|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> The Hearing Protection Act bill was tabled in wake of the shooting.<ref name="Johnson21004gun">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Dean|title=Debate over gun control reignites|url=http://www.ktvb.com/news/politics/debate-over-gun-control-reignites-1/480611618|website=KTVB|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004060356/http://www.ktvb.com/news/politics/debate-over-gun-control-reignites-1/480611618|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Fiscal policy===
In 2024, Crapo argued that proposed Republican tax cut extensions do not need to be offset with measures to prevent the tax cuts from adding to the deficit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=How the Election Results Will Raise or Lower Your Taxes |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/tax-policy-election-trump-harris-2024-outcome-496bd8cc |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> He supports ending [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] Direct File, which allows citizens to file taxes for free.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heckman |first=Jory |date=2024-06-05 |title=House GOP propose defunding IRS Direct File, further budget cuts to enforcement |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/06/house-gop-propose-defunding-irs-direct-file-further-budget-cuts-to-enforcement/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=[[WFED|Federal News Network]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Veterans ===
In 2022, Crapo was among the 11 senators who voted against the [[Honoring our PACT Act of 2022]], a bill that funded research and benefits for up to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nzanga |first=Merdie |title=GOP senators vote against PACT act, a bill to help veterans impacted by toxic substances |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/03/pact-act-11-senate-republicans-opposed/10223007002/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dress |first=Brad |date=2022-08-03 |title=These 11 GOP senators voted against the Honoring Our Pact Act |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3586430-these-11-gop-senators-voted-against-the-honoring-our-pact-act/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250505013141/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3586430-these-11-gop-senators-voted-against-the-honoring-our-pact-act/ |archive-date=2025-05-05 |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Crapo married Susan Diane Hasleton in June 1974, and they have five children. He is a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Crapo Bio|url=http://www.obamatwits.com/politician/mike-crapo/bio.php|publisher=obamatwits.com|access-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231231009/http://www.obamatwits.com/politician/mike-crapo/bio.php|archive-date=December 31, 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Crapo was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in 1999 and underwent a radical [[prostatectomy]] in January 2000. He had a full recovery and was declared cancer-free. In 2005 he had a recurrence of prostate cancer, and underwent a series of radiation treatments. He has become active in advocating early detection tests for cancer and other treatable diseases. Crapo has also pushed to create a federal Office of Men's Health.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sen. Mike Crapo |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/member/121 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |publisher=National Journal Almanac}}</ref>

Crapo is an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], awarded in 1966. He received the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] (DESA) in 2000.

On January 4, 2013, Crapo pleaded guilty to [[DUI]] in connection with a December 2012 incident and received the standard punishment for a first-time offender in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/sen-michael-crapo-sentenced-on-dwi-charge/2013/01/04/7cb5df12-567e-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html|title=Sen. Michael Crapo sentenced on DWI charge, apologizes|author=Flaherty, Mary Pat|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 4, 2013|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> He issued a public apology just after his arrest,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/mike-crapo-drunk-driving-85451.html|title=Crapo apologizes after DUI arrest|author=Kim, Seung Min|work=Politico|date=December 23, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> and various Idaho media outlets criticized him in light of his religion's temperance tenets.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/crapo-DUI-Arrest-idaho-Mike-185652502.html|title=U.S. senator Mike Crapo pleads guilty to DWI charge|publisher=klewtv.com|access-date=January 4, 2013|archive-date=January 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107010919/http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/crapo-DUI-Arrest-idaho-Mike-185652502.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/12/26/sen-crapos-dui-bust-is-tatest-idaho-politician-scandal/|title=Sen. Crapo's DUI bust is latest Idaho politician scandal|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205014/http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/12/26/sen-crapos-dui-bust-is-tatest-idaho-politician-scandal/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change
| title      = 1998 U.S. Senate Republican primary results<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/98prsen.htm |title=98 Primary - Senate |access-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930052423/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/abstract/98prsen.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Mike Crapo
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 110,205
| percentage = 87.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Matt Lambert
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 16,075
| percentage = 12.73%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 126,280
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
 | title      = [[1998 United States Senate election in Idaho]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm|title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Mike Crapo
 | votes      = 262,966
 | percentage = 69.54%
 | change     = +13.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = Bill Mauk
 | votes      = 107,375
 | percentage = 28.39%
 | change     = -15.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | party      = Natural Law Party
 | candidate  = [[George J. Mansfeld]]
 | votes      = 7,833
 | percentage = 2.07%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
 | votes      = 155,591
 | percentage = 41.14%
 | change     = +28.10%
}}
{{Election box turnout
 | votes      = 378,174
 | percentage = 
 | change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 | winner = Republican Party (United States)
 | loser      = 
 | swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 U.S. Senate Republican primary results<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2004/primary/tot_stwd.htm |title=2004 Primary Results statewide |access-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712085134/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2004/primary/tot_stwd.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 118,286
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 118,286
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title      = [[2004 United States Senate election in Idaho]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#12|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate  = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
| votes      = 499,796
| percentage = 99.18%
| change     = +29.64%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate  = Scott F. McClure ([[write-in candidate|write-in]])
| votes      = 4,136
| percentage = 0.82%
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes      = 495,660
| percentage = 98.36%
| change     = +57.22%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes      = 503,932
| percentage = 100.0%
| change     = +125,578
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = 2010 U.S. Senate Republican primary results<ref name="The Associated Press">{{cite news | url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2010/by_county/ID_US_Senate_0525.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS | title=Idaho US Senate Primary Results | date=May 25, 2010 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 127,332
 | percentage = 79.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Claude "Skip" Davis
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 33,150
 | percentage = 20.7%
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 160,482
 | percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
 | title      = [[2010 United States Senate election in Idaho]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_stwd.htm | title=November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Statewide Totals | access-date=October 6, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922074307/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_stwd.htm | archive-date=September 22, 2012 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | candidate  = Michael Crapo ([[incumbent]])
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 319,953
 | percentage = 71.19%
 | change     = -27.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | candidate  = Tom Sullivan
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 112,057
 | percentage = 24.93%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 | candidate  = Randy Bergquist
 | party      = Constitution Party (United States)
 | votes      = 17,429
 | percentage = 3.88%
 | change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
 | votes      = 207,896
 | percentage = 46.26%
 | change     =
}}
{{Election box total
 | votes      = 449,439
 | percentage = 100.00%
 | change     =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 | winner     = Republican Party (United States)
 | loser      =
 | swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 U.S. Senate Republican primary results<ref name=IDOfficialresults>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/statewide_totals.html | title=Official Primary Election Statewide Totals | publisher=Idaho Secretary of State | access-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 119,633
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 119,633
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title = [[2016 United States Senate election in Idaho]]<ref name=generalresults>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/General/statewide_totals.html | title=Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results | publisher=Idaho Secretary of State | access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 449,017
| percentage = 66.13%
| change = -5.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Jerry Sturgill
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 188,249
| percentage = 27.73%
| change = +2.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Ray J. Writz
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 41,677
| percentage = 6.14%
| change = +2.26%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 678,943
| percentage = 100.0%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 U.S. Senate Republican primary results<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/election-results/ | title=Official Primary Election Statewide Totals | publisher=Idaho Secretary of State | access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Crapo ([[incumbent]])
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 177,906	
| percentage = 67.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Scott Trotter
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 27,699	
| percentage = 10.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brenda Bourn
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 21,612	
| percentage = 8.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ramont Turnbull
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 20,883
| percentage = 7.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Natalie Fleming
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 16,902	
| percentage = 6.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 265,002	
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[2022 United States Senate election in Idaho]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election - OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/idaho/124/1/en/Index_124.html |website=State of Idaho - Elections Department}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Crapo (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 358,539
| percentage = 60.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = David Roth
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 169,808
| percentage = 28.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Scott Cleveland
| party = Independent
| votes = 49,917
| percentage = 8.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ray Writz
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 8,500
| percentage = 1.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Idaho Sierra Law
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 4,126
| percentage = 0.7%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 590,890
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://magicvalley.com/news/opinion/editorial/anatomy-of-a-press-release/article_6919146e-f21c-11e0-ae88-001cc4c03286.html?kw=1 Anatomy of a Press Release], editorial, ''[[Times-News (Idaho)]]'', October 10, 2011

== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Mike Crapo}}
* [https://crapo.senate.gov/ Senator Mike Crapo] official U.S. Senate website
* [http://www.crapoforsenate.com/ Mike Crapo for Senate]
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