Eli Crane scrubs ‘forever wars’ and spending pledges he voted against from campaign website

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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A month ago, a section of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane’s campaign website declared that he was opposed to spending money on foreign “forever wars” and vowed to “rein in reckless spending” that was increasing the national debt.

But Crane, a Republican who represents Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, has repeatedly voted to allow President Donald Trump to unilaterally go to war with Iran — a conflict now in its seventh month …

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