Jeff Crank

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

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Jeff Crank was born and raised in southern Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in political science.³ From 1991 to 1998 he worked in Washington for U.S. Representative Joel Hefley, focusing on military issues and serving as administrative director.³ He later served as a vice president and then senior vice president of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, worked as chief operating officer of Americans for Prosperity and as president of his own real estate investment company, and hosted The Jeff Crank Show and the American Potential Podcast.³ He was elected to the U.S. House in 2024 to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District.³

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running to bring a conservative voice for the district's values to Congress, and that he is focused on results for families, including support for military installations and veterans and making the community more resilient to wildfires.^4,5

Service in Congress since 2023

• 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CO-5²

Websites and accounts

• Official websitecrank.house.gov²
• X (Twitter)x.com/RepJeffCrank⁶
• Facebookfacebook.com/RepJeffCrank⁶
• Instagraminstagram.com/repjeffcrank⁶
• Campaign websitejeffcrankforcongress.com^4,7

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

✎ Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Jeff Crank served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jeff Crank sponsored or cosponsored 8 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.³⁴

Where the money came from

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,462,930 supporting and $1,809,910 opposing Jeff Crank this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.³⁵

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.

• Annual financial disclosure report³⁶filed Aug 12, 2026
• New filer financial disclosure report³⁷filed Jul 3, 2025
• Candidate financial disclosure report³⁸filed May 13, 2024