Sandy Crawford

Sandy Crawford
Born	(1957-10-01) October 1, 1957 Buffalo, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Politician, banker, farmer
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Member of the Missouri Senate from the 28th District; former member of the Missouri House of Representatives; House Majority Whip

Sandy Crawford is a Republican politician from the United States currently serving Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate. This district encompasses Benton, Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Pettis, Polk, St. Clair, and Vernon counties. She secured her Senate seat through a special election held in August 2017. Prior to this role, Crawford was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2010 until 2017, where she held the position of House Majority Whip.

Personal life

Crawford was born on October 1, 1957, in Buffalo, Missouri. She completed her studies at Buffalo High School in 1975 and married John the following year. Ten years later, while employed in the banking sector, she began taking college courses and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Missouri State University in 1995. She further advanced her education by obtaining a graduate degree from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado in 1998. Beyond her legislative responsibilities, Crawford assists her husband with their beef cattle farming enterprise.

Political career

Beginning her political journey in 2010, Crawford was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives after serving as Chairperson of the Dallas County Republican Central Committee. In the August 2010 Republican primary, she edged out Warren Love by a slim margin and went on to win nearly two-thirds of the vote in the November general election against Democrat John L. Wilson and Constitution Party nominee Raymond Kish.

Following the redistricting prompted by the 2010 Census, Crawford sought election in the newly established 129th District during the 2012 cycle. She overcame Randy Angst in the Republican primary with just above 55% support and then expanded her lead over John L. Wilson in the general election by capturing approximately 77% of votes.

During the early sessions of the 97th General Assembly, her Republican peers elected her to serve as House Majority Whip.

In 2024, Crawford publicly opposed legislation that would allow abortion in instances of rape or incest, expressing her viewpoint by stating, "God is perfect. God does not make mistakes."