Jason Crow (born March 15, 1979) is an American politician, lawyer, and former U.S. Army officer serving since 2019 as the United States representative for .
During his first term in Congress, Crow was an impeachment manager for President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial.
Early life and career
Crow was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1979.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002, and a
Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2009.
Crow is a former Army Ranger.[The Denver Post, "People on the Move," April 6, 2015 [1] ]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2018
On April 17, 2017, Crow announced his intention to run against four-term Republican incumbent
Mike Coffman to represent Colorado's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
In the Democratic primary, Crow defeated businessman Levi Tillemann with 68% of the vote.
2020
Crow ran for election to a second term, and faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.
He defeated Steve House, former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, in the November 3 general election by over 17% of the vote, winning all three counties.
2022
Crow defeated moderate Republican Steve Monahan to win his third term, with 61% of the vote. A redistricting change gave Crow a significant advantage over Monahan, drawing in more urban areas that made the district more Democratic than its predecessor. It now took in most of the more built-up areas in Arapahoe and Adams counties, including all of Aurora
and Littleton, as well as a sliver of Denver itself.
Tenure
Crow has been the primary sponsor of 10 bills, most relating to military or foreign affairs.
For 2022, GovTrack ranked him as the "15th most politically right" Democrat in the House of Representatives, putting him at the 93rd percentile.
During the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Crow was one of a group of representatives who were trapped in the Capitol after the rest of the House had been evacuated.
On July 29, 2024, Crow was announced as one of six Democratic members of a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
In May 2025, a pro-Palestinian protest was held in Denver against Crow for repeatedly accepting campaign donations from executives of Palantir Technologies, which provides intelligence and surveillance services to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza war.
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:
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Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability (Ranking Member)
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency
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Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
Caucus memberships
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Black Maternal Health Caucus
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New Democrat Coalition
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For Country Caucus
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Rare Disease Caucus
Political positions
Crow voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a
FiveThirtyEight analysis.
Abortion
Crow supports abortion rights.
[Source: 2018 CO-6 House campaign website JasonCrowForCongress.com, May 4, 2020.]
Foreign policy
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Crow signed a letter advocating for President Biden to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
Crow voted in favor of a House resolution to show solidarity with Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
During the Gaza war, Crow signed a letter expressing concern over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conduct of the war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It calls for President Biden to further pressure the Israeli government to adjust their strategy regarding the war.
Gun control
Crow voiced support for gun control reform while campaigning for the House of Representatives.
[Nielsen, Ella. "Democratic House candidate Jason Crow thinks he can run on gun control - and win" Vox April 17, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2019.] On February 28, 2019, he voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) after cosponsoring the bill.
H.R.8, if passed, will require unlicensed gun sellers to conduct background checks on gun buyers. Crow is also a cosponsor of the Assault Weapon Ban Act (H.R.1296), which would limit access to guns that are considered assault weapons.
Impeachment
On September 23, 2019, Crow was one of seven freshman lawmakers with national security backgrounds who co-wrote an opinion essay in
The Washington Post voicing their support for an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. In interviews, Crow said it was important that "the inquiry stay focused and proceed efficiently".
[The Denver Post, "Trump gives swing-district Democrats like Jason Crow new cause to back inquiry," October 8, 2019 [3] ] On January 15, 2020, he was selected as one of seven impeachment managers who presented the impeachment case against Trump during Trump's first impeachment trial before the United States Senate.
[The New York Times "Jason Crow: Impeachment Manager Who Pressed to Launch Inquiry", January 15, 2020 [4] ]
LGBT rights
Crow supports same-sex marriage and the expansion of LGBT non-discrimination laws.
He supported President Barack Obama's repeal of Don't ask, don't tell at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
He opposed President Trump's transgender military ban, cosponsoring an amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to overturn the ban. In 2021, he supported the Equality Act.
Special interests
Crow refused corporate PAC money during his campaign.
He is a sponsor of the For the People Act of 2019, which would end
gerrymandering and create automatic voter registration.
The bill would also prevent members of Congress from serving on corporate boards. It also seeks to eliminate
dark money contributions.
Electoral history
Personal life
Crow and his former wife, Deserai (née Anderson), have two children.
See also
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Bibliography of Colorado
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Geography of Colorado
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History of Colorado
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Index of Colorado-related articles
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List of Colorado-related lists
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Outline of Colorado
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