Harry Crawford (politician)

Harry Crawford
File:Harry Crawford of Alaska.jpg
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 21st district
In office January 21, 2003 – January 17, 2011
Preceded by	(redistricting took effect)
Succeeded by	Lance Pruitt
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 22nd district
In office January 14, 2001 – January 20, 2003
Preceded by	Ramona L. Barnes
Succeeded by	(redistricting takes effect)
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-17) April 17, 1952 Shreveport, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Gwen
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Iron worker
Religion	Protestant

Harry T. Crawford, Jr. (born April 17, 1952) is currently running for State Senate in the new Senate district N. He was formerly a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Alaska, serving as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011. In 2000, on his second attempt for the seat, he defeated incumbent Ramona Barnes. Barnes had been the first female speaker of the House, and was previously defeated for renomination to her House seat in 1984 before regaining it 2 years later. In 2004, Crawford, along with Eric Croft and David Guttenberg, were sponsors of the failed ballot initiative to implement a gas reserves tax in Alaska.

In 2010, Crawford ran for Alaska's single at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives Crawford lost to Republican Don Young by a wide margin.

See also

• United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2010

External links

• Representative Harry Crawford official Alaska Legislature site
• Harry Crawford for State Senate official campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Profile at Alaska's House of Representatives Democratic Caucus
• Harry Crawford at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature