Eli Crane — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
Co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company manufacturing bottle openers from bullet casings, which he sold in 2022.
Appeared on Shark Tank in 2014, securing investments from Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban for Bottle Breacher.
Served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2014, including five deployments as a Navy SEAL.
Won re-election in 2024 against Democratic nominee Jonathan Nez.

Biography

Elijah James Crane is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Navy SEAL. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the U.S.

representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2023, after defeating Democratic incumbent Tom O'Halleran in 2022. Crane was born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in Yuma, graduating from Cibola High School in 1998. He studied sociology at Arizona Western College and the University of Arizona, but did not graduate.