Mike
Crapo

Who they are, where they came from

Mike Crapo serves as the senior United States Senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since January 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously represented Idaho's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House from 1993 to 1999. He is a lawyer by training. In the Senate, Crapo has sponsored legislation spanning federal land management, health care coverage, firearms policy, veterans' affairs, and consumer choice. He sponsored the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.356), which was enacted into law, reauthorizing funding to counties containing national forests and other federal lands. He has sponsored the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S.339) and a companion measure (S.2085), both of which would require Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. He introduced the Hearing Protection Act (S.364), which would modify federal regulations on firearm suppressors, and the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 (S.995), which would address manufacturer-dealer relationships in automobile sales. Crapo also sponsored the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (S.3226), concerning the identification and return of unaccounted-for American military personnel, and the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025 (S.873), addressing U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft fleet composition. Senate amendments SAMDT.3163, SAMDT.3220, and SAMDT.3331 introduced by Crapo were agreed to during the 118th and 119th Congresses.

What they’ve done lately

Where the campaign funds come from

Crapo raised $1.0M this cycle, with PACs accounting for 37% of receipts and individuals 23%; the largest single source was a joint fundraising committee, Crapo Victory Committee, which alone contributed $344,912. Other named PAC contributors include HF Sinclair PAC (Dino PAC), Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition PAC, United Health Services PAC Inc., Valero PAC, and J.R. Simplot Co. PAC. Top employer concentrations among itemized individual donors include AES, Energy Transfer, The Sinclair Companies, KKR, and Blackstone. Individual contributions were almost entirely itemized, with unitemized small-dollar donations accounting for under 1% of individual receipts.