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| After his 1982 re-election, Crane was charged with having a sexual relationship in ] with an underage female ] and was censured by the House in 1983. Crane plead guilty to the charge and issued profuse, tearful apologies. He was defeated for re-election in 1984. (See ].) | After his 1982 re-election, Crane was charged with having a sexual relationship in ] with an underage female ] and was censured by the House in 1983. Crane plead guilty to the charge and issued profuse, tearful apologies. He was defeated for re-election in 1984. (See ].) | ||
| Crane is a resident of Danville, Illinois. He is the brother of ], another former Republican congressman from Illinois. | Crane is a resident of ]. He is the brother of ], another former Republican congressman from Illinois. | ||
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Daniel Bever Crane (born January 10, 1936) is a former American politician.
Crane, a native of Cook County, Illinois, attended Chicago public schools, received his A.B. from Hillsdale College in 1958, graduated from Indiana University in 1963 with a degree in dentistry, did graduate work at the University of Michigan in 1964-1965, and was a practicing dentist before his entry into politics. Crane joined the United States Army in 1965, and served until 1970.
Crane resumed his dental practice after his military service, and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980 and in 1982.
After his 1982 re-election, Crane was charged with having a sexual relationship in 1980 with an underage female congressional page and was censured by the House in 1983. Crane plead guilty to the charge and issued profuse, tearful apologies. He was defeated for re-election in 1984. (See 1983 Congressional page sex scandal.)
Crane is a resident of Danville, Illinois. He is the brother of Philip Crane, another former Republican congressman from Illinois.
| Preceded byGeorge E. Shipley | U.S. Representative Illinois 22nd District 1979–1983 |
Succeeded byPaul Simon |
| Preceded byTom Railsback | U.S. Representative Illinois 19th District 1983–1985 |
Succeeded byTerry Bruce |
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