Randall Reed’s Planet Ford in Humble was proud to support and serve as the Presenting Sponsor of Focus on Federal, a virtual event that featured US Congressman, Dan Crenshaw. Today, he provided insights and his perspective on current federal politics relevant to Partnership Lake Houston business professionals and gave insight into how those issues will affect the Lake Houston Area.
The Planet Ford team was on hand for today’s virtual event, including Esequiel Moreno, GSM, and Nathan Zuniga, Internet Director, who also has served in the military. Here is a look behind the scenes.
More about Congressman Crenshaw:
Originally from the Houston area, Rep. Dan Crenshaw is a proud 6th generation Texan. From an early age, he knew that he wanted to serve his country with the most elite fighting force in history: the U.S. Navy SEALs. His father’s career in the Texas oil and gas industry moved his family all over the world, including Ecuador and Colombia, where he attended high school. As a result, Dan is fluent in Spanish. In 2006, Mr. Crenshaw graduated from Tufts University, where he earned his Naval officer commission through Navy ROTC. Following graduation, he immediately reported to SEAL training in Coronado, CA, where he met his future wife, Tara. After graduating SEAL training, he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq to join SEAL Team Three, his first of five deployments overseas. On Dan’s third deployment in 2012, his life changed forever. After six months of combat operations, he was hit by an IED blast during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was evacuated and awoke from his medically induced coma learning that his right eye had been destroyed in the blast and his left eye was badly damaged. Mr. Crenshaw eventually regained sight in his left eye, a miracle according to the head surgeon. He refused to quit and went on to deploy twice more, first back to the Middle East in 2014 and then South Korea in 2016. In November 2018, he was elected to represent the people of Texas’s Second Congressional District. In Congress, he serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has the broadest jurisdiction of any legislative committee in Congress. Mr. Crenshawe serves on the Health Subcommittee and the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.