Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Republican · AR-1 · U.S. House
Bio
Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
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Latest news
- Chairman Crawford Hosts Additional Roundtable Event to Discuss CCP Counterintelligence Threats in Tampa, Florida
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) and House Intelligence Committee Member Representative Greg Steube (FL-17) hosted a roundtable discussion at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, with federal, state…
Globalsecurity.org · May 8, 2026 - Why SNAP Adding Hot Rotisserie Chicken Is More Important Than You Might Think
Congress is close to approving historic changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which serves millions of Americans. Since the 1970s, recipients have been barred from using the government-provided funds to purchase hot foods. Now, that…
The Root · May 2, 2026 
House Intelligence Chair Calls Bernie Sanders A 'Threat To National Security'The man entrusted with overseeing U.S. intelligence thinks Bernie Sanders — a sitting senator who has won election after election in Vermont for decades — is a "threat to national security." The irony, of course, is that the Chair of the House Intelligence Co…
Crooksandliars.com · April 29, 2026
Disbelief as Trump demands extension of spy tool he once called a 'witch hunt'The internet mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he advocated for a surveillance tool and bill that he claimed he "was a victim of."Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, citing that the military was concerned over the legislatio…
Raw Story · April 14, 2026
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