Philip Miller Crane was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election, Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House.
Rep. Phil Crane early in his congressional tenure
Eric Sevareid (center) moderates a League of Women Voters-sponsored presidential forum on March 13, 1980, in Chicago featuring Crane (far left) and fellow Republican candidates George H. W. Bush (second from left), John B. Anderson (far right), and Ronald Reagan (second from right).
Phil Crane with Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Thomas and President George W. Bush at the White House.
2004 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2004, to elect all 435 seats of the chamber. It coincided with the re-election of President George W. Bush as well as many Senate elections and gubernatorial elections. Prior to the election in the 108th Congress, Republicans held 227 seats, Democrats held 205, with two Republican vacancies and one independent. As a result of this election, the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans, 201 Democrats, one independent, and one vacancy.
2004 United States House of Representatives elections
California districts in these elections
Florida districts in these elections
Illinois districts in these elections
