Mike Crane

Education

Crane graduated from Stone Mountain High School, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Technical in 1987.

Career

Prior to his election to the state senate, Crane was the Republican nominee for the United States. House of Representatives from Georgia"s 13th congressional district. Crane is currently running for Congress in Georgia"s 3rd congressional district. During his construction career, he has worked on or built some of Atlanta’s most recognizable landmarks, including: the downtown Varsity, the Cable News Network Center and Underground Atlanta.

Despite the Republican Party taking little initial interest in the race, a very competitive campaign would materialize.

Crane would raise nearly $100,000, a very respectable sum for a solid Democratic district like the 13th. Although Crane lost the race it gave him the experience and name recognition that would prove vital to his state senate campaign a year later.

In October 2011, State Senator Mitch Seabaugh resigned from the Georgia State Senate and a special election was called. Crane was among the first of ten candidates to enter the race.

In 2012, Crane"s popularity with his constituents carried him to re-election without opposition.

In 2014, Crane was renominated without opposition, and a defeated Democrat Cynthia Bennett in the general election, winning the largest majority of any Republican in the history of the 28th District. On January 20, 2016, Crane announced his candidacy for Congress in Georgia"s 3rd congressional district to replace the retiring Lynn Westmoreland.

Achievements

• In 2014, Crane won re-election with the largest majority of any Republican in the history of the 28th District. Despite never having sought public office before, Crane won a 6-way primary with 29% of the vote and a 2-way run-off with 68% of the vote.

Politics

Mike Crane"s first foray into electoral politics was in 2010, when he challenged David Scott, the Democratic incumbent congressman from the Georgia-13th. After finishing second in the first round, Crane rallied Conservative grassroots groups (Tea Party Patriots, Georgia Right to Life, etc) to his cause and won a stunning upset victory on December 6, carrying over 60% of the vote despite being heavily outspent by his opponent.