Quick Facts
Biography
Carl Crabtree (born in California) is an American rancher and a Republican Idaho State Senator since 2016 representing District 7.
Early life, education, and career
Crabtree was raised on a ranch in Kooskia and graduated from Clearwater Valley High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in plant science from the University of Idaho in 1974. From 1974 to his retirement in 2015, he worked for Idaho County as 4-H Program Manager, as extension educator, and as Weed Supervisor. He continues to work in livestock production, having served in the Idaho Cattle Association, serving as president from 1991-1992, and on the Idaho Beef Council, serving as chairman from 2001-2002.
Idaho Senate
In 2016, Crabtree challenged eight-year incumbent Senator Sheryl Nuxoll in the Republican Primary. Nuxoll gained national notoriety in 2015 for calling Hinduism "a false faith with false gods" and joining two other senators in skipping the invocation offered in the Senate by a guest Hindu chaplain. Crabtree narrowly defeated Nuxoll for the Republican nomination, and defeated Ken Meyers, a retired veterinary medicine professor from Sagle, in the general election.
Committee assignments
- Education Committee
- Finance Committee
- Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
Elections
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Primary | Carl Crabtree | 2,494 | 51.1% | Sheryl Nuxoll (Incumbent) | 2,383 | 48.9% | |||
| 2016 General | Carl Crabtree | 14,318 | 73.8% | Ken Meyers | 5,071 | 26.2% |