Rick Crawford

§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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Rick Crawford grew up in an Air Force family and enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school, serving four years as an explosive ordnance disposal technician and reaching the rank of sergeant.⁶ He graduated from Arkansas State University in 1996 with a degree in agriculture business and economics, and founded and ran AgWatch Network, an agriculture radio network.⁶ He was elected to the U.S. House in 2010, has served on the Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, and has served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2017, becoming its chairman in January 2025.⁶

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he ran for Congress to make Arkansas a better place for children, and that he wants to lower taxes, grow the economy and fight for conservative values.⁷

Service in Congress since 2023

• 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AR-1⁵
• 2023–2025U.S. Representative, AR-1⁵

Websites and accounts

• Official websitecrawford.house.gov⁵
• X (Twitter)x.com/RepRickCrawford⁸
• Facebookfacebook.com/RepRickCrawford⁸
• YouTubeyoutube.com/RepRickCrawford⁸
• Instagraminstagram.com/reprickcrawford⁸
• Campaign websitemeetrickcrawford.com^7,9
• X (Twitter)twitter.com/Crawford4Cong⁷
• Instagraminstagram.com/crawfordforcongress⁷

§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 Rick Crawford served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Rick Crawford sponsored or cosponsored 14 of the 52. 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, 2026.⁶²

Where the money came from

§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 report⁶³filed Apr 6, 2026
• Annual financial disclosure report⁶⁴filed May 6, 2025