Carl Crane

Who is Carl Crane?

Carl Norman Crane is the former Republican chairman of the Education Committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He served in the state House from 1984 to 2008 from District 70 in East Baton Rouge Parish. Crane was elected as a Democrat to his first term in the House but switched to GOP affiliation to win his second term in 1987.

A computer consultant by profession, Crane obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Orleans and a Master of Arts from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is a veteran of the United States Army. He is married to the former Nancy Burns and is Roman Catholic.

Crane supported school vouchers to assist families with children in private or parochial schools, but the legislature has rejected the plan on the grounds that it would deprive funding from already cash-strapped public schools.

Crane secured his second term in 1987 with 9,048 votes over three opponents, two Democrats and one "No Party" candidate. In 1988, Crane ran unsuccessfully for the office of Mayor-President of the Baton Rouge Metro-Council, but he polled only 4,554 votes. The winner, Tom Ed McHugh of Zachary, defeated former Mayor W.W.