Ander Crenshaw
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Tillie K. Fowler |
| Succeeded by | John Rutherford |
| President of the Florida Senate | |
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In office November 1992 – November 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gwen Margolis |
| Succeeded by | Pat Thomas |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 6th district |
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In office November 1992 – November 1994 |
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| Preceded by | George Kirkpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Jim Horne |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 8th district |
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In office April 1986 – November 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Carlucci |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bankhead |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 24th district |
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In office November 1972 – November 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Kennelly |
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Alexander Mann Crenshaw September 1, 1944 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kitty |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia, University of Florida |
| Occupation | investment banker, attorney |
Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes just over half of Jacksonville, as well as most of its suburbs. Crenshaw retired from Congress when his term ended on January 3, 2017.
Crenshaw was born in Jacksonville, and earned his (BA) at the University of Georgia in 1966 and later received his law degree from the University of Florida. He was an investment banker before being elected to Congress. Crenshaw served in the Florida State House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the Florida State Senate from 1986 to 1994. He was the first Republican Senate president in 118 years. Crenshaw was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2000.
In 1978, Crenshaw won the Republican primary for Florida Secretary of State. He lost the general election to Democrat George Firestone.
In 1994, he ran for Florida Governor, but lost the primary to Jeb Bush, who won with a plurality of 46%. Crenshaw got just 12% of the vote in fourth place. State Secretary of State Jim Smith and State Treasurer Tom Gallagher got 18% and 13% of the vote respectively.
Crenshaw served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 through 1978.
He returned to public office in 1986, winning a special election for a seat in the Florida Senate that he held through 1994. He became the first Republican elected president of the Senate in 118 years in November 1992, but agreed to serve only one year instead of the usual two, as a compromise between Republicans and Democrats who were evenly split in the Senate that year.
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