Ban Critical Race Theory in Arizona's schools.

Elijah Crane · Arizona · Republican

policy impact 0.61 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 92%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Eli is fighting to ban Critical Race Theory in Arizona’s schools.

Crane commits to supporting a ban on Critical Race Theory in Arizona schools.

Issues - Eli Crane for Congress
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 13177 · locator unknown

Eli is fighting to ban Critical Race Theory in Arizona’s schools. Our kids should be educated, not indoctrinated.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the campaign promise itself, stating an intent to ban CRT in Arizona schools.

never same_term

Issues - Eli Crane for Congress
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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House | Arizona, District 2 118th-119th (2023-Present)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official congressional profile shows Crane’s federal office is U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 2nd District, which does not give him direct authority over Arizona school curricula; no official federal record in the cited profile shows fulfillment of the state-school ban promise.

never later_term

Representative Elijah Crane (1980 - ) In Congress 2023 - Present
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

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race; ethnicity; prohibited instruction. (S.B. 1305/H.B. 2458) – VETOED Prohibits a public school, school district or state agency involved with preschool or kindergarten programs or grades 1 through 12

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Arizona legislative summary records a state-level bill aimed at prohibiting specified race/ethnicity instruction in K-12 settings, but marks it vetoed, so it did not deliver a CRT-style school ban during Crane's first term.

never same_term

SummaryComplete.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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GENERAL ELECTION  NOVEMBER 3, 2026 BALLOT FORMAT PROPOSITION 142 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION BY THE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AND DISCRIMINATION

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current Arizona election guide lists a related race/DEI public-education constitutional measure as a proposed amendment for the November 3, 2026 ballot, showing it remains before voters rather than enacted as of the refresh date.

unresolved later_term

Arizona's General Election Guide: Proposition 142
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown

The claim was a campaign promise to ban Critical Race Theory in Arizona schools, but Crane’s federal office as a U.S. Representative does not give him direct control over Arizona school curricula or state education policy. The evidence provided shows only the promise itself and no concrete federal or state action by Crane that produced such a ban, so the promise was not fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown

Crane made this promise while running for a federal House seat, but the promised outcome concerns Arizona state schools, a policy area he did not directly control as a U.S. Representative. The provided evidence shows only the campaign statement and his later federal office status, with no evidence that Arizona enacted a CRT ban attributable to Crane or that he sponsored or materially advanced a successful federal measure producing that state-school outcome. There is also no evidence of a serious legislative or executive attempt by Crane that failed, so no effort badge is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%