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House Republican from Arizona doesn't actually live in the district he represents... here's why it could become a problem
Eli Crane represents the largest mass of land in Arizona at over 20,000 square miles. But records show he lives in a home an hour outside of that district.
The Copper State Republican, who was elected in 2022, lives in Oro Valley, a Tucson suburb in the district represented by fellow Republican Juan Ciscomani. His residence is about an hour's drive south of the closest point to his own district.
Records indicate that Crane and his wife rent a property in Oro Valley. It's the same address he listed on financial documents during his campaign. He again listed it on his 2024 federal candidate nomination paper.
But now closing in on two years since the election, he and his family have not picked up their belongings and moved to be closer to the community he represents.
Crane's financial disclosures show he has assets worth up to $2 million, and a bank account worth up to $1 million. He lists no liabilities.
Crane, 44, and his wife Jennifer have two daughters. Crane won his last election in the second district 54 to 46 percent - a safe Republican lead.
Eli Crane represents the largest mass of land in Arizona at over 20,000 square miles. But records show he lives in a home an hour outside of that district
Crane, 44, has two daughters
Ciscomani's district, where Crane lives, is much more competitive: Ciscomani won his race in 2022 50.7 to 49.2 percent.
Crane's Democratic opponent Jonathan Nez knocked him for living in the Tucson area while representing a 'rural' community.
'As a Navajo, I am from this district, and my family has lived here since time immemorial,' Nez said in a statement to DailyMail.com.
Crane's campaign could not be reached for comment.
'I've worked hard to serve the families of rural Arizona. Rep. Crane lives near where he was born -- in Tucson. That's a nice place, but it's not rural Arizona. The median household income in his town (Oro Valley) is around $100,000 per year. No wonder he doesn't understand life in rural Arizona.'
Crane was one of the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy subsequently embarked on a covert campaign to oust those Republicans in primaries - but was unable to put up a viable Republican challenger to crane.
Crane, pictured with wife Jennifer, lives about an hour's drive south of the closest point to his own district.
The Copper State Republican, who was elected in 2022, lives in Oro Valley, above, a Tucson suburb in the district represented by fellow Republican Juan Ciscomani
Members of Congress are not required to live in their districts - but they do have to reside within the state they represent.
Members are required to take up two residences - one typically in their home district or state and one in Washington, D.C. Some members even move out their families and enroll their children in school in D.C.'s surrounding suburbs.
Some members live outside the districts they represent, but usually it becomes campaign fodder for their opponents who criticize them for it.
Crane, a member of the right wing Freedom Caucus, is a former Navy Seal who after leaving the military in 2014 started a company that makes bottle openers out of bullet shell casings. He and his wife got funding for the company after pitching it on Shark Tank and he sold it in 2022.
He was born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Yuma. He was attending college at the University of Arizona when the September 11 attacks occurred and dropped out to enlist in the Navy after that.
As a Seal, he deployed five times.