Create a military advisory committee with retired military members and defense, cybersecurity, and space industry representatives to strengthen Colorado Springs' defense sector and grow jobs.

I plan to put together a military advisory committee that will help us, and it's not just going to be retired military folks, but it'll be people from that industry, from those industries coming here to help us strengthen that sector, grow the economy, and grow jobs in that part of the industry.

Crank said he planned to assemble a military advisory committee including retired military and industry representatives to strengthen the local defense sector and grow jobs.

Colorado District 5 candidate, Republican Jeff Crank on military spending, immigration, and why he believes he should go to Washington, DC
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Jeff is focused on real results for families across the district... From supporting our military installations and veteran population... he is constantly working for the Fifth District.

The campaign site establishes defense and military support as a campaign priority, but the currently accessible page does not itself document creation of the specific promised military advisory committee.

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Home - Jeff Crank
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 62%

Representative Crank serves on: House Armed Services Committee; Subcommittee on Strategic Forces; Subcommittee on Military Personnel; Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation.

Crank obtained official Armed Services assignments directly relevant to defense, space, military personnel, and cybersecurity, but this is a House committee role, not the promised Colorado Springs military advisory committee.

partial same_term A for effort

Committees and Caucuses | Representative Jeff Crank
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Rep. Dale Strong (AL-05) announced the creation of the House Golden Dome Caucus. The House Golden Dome Caucus will serve as an educational clearinghouse for Members and staff to engage with civilian and military leadership, industry partners, think tanks, and others.

Crank did create a defense-related congressional caucus that engages military leadership and industry partners. This resembles part of the advisory-committee promise, but it is national, Golden Dome-specific, and not shown to include retired military members or a Colorado Springs defense-sector jobs mission.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Crank, Strong Announce Creation of the House Golden Dome Caucus
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Congressional Golden Dome Caucus Chair Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Co-Chair, Rep. Dale Strong (AL-05)... The Congressional Golden Dome Caucus was established in June 2025, following President Trump’s Executive Order...

A later official release confirms Crank chaired the Golden Dome Caucus after its creation. It supports concrete follow-through on a related defense advisory/coordination body, but still does not prove the specific promised local military advisory committee was created.

partial same_term A for effort

Golden Dome Co-Chairs Statement on Confirmation of Golden Dome Czar
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) joined Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at Schriever Space Force Base to announce new investments for the Pikes Peak Region... The Department will construct a new, $250 million Space Force Operations Facility at Schriever SFB that will support 2,500 civilian jobs.

Crank announced defense and space investments tied to Colorado Springs and job growth, matching the jobs and defense-sector objective of the promise, but the release does not attribute the result to a military advisory committee.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Crank and SecAF Meink Announce New Investments in Colorado Springs
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in the House Armed Services Committee to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 27 National Defense Authorization Act... Wins Rep. Crank secured... Continues support for shared-use SCIFs to reduce burden-to-entry for small defense businesses in the Pikes Peak region.

This shows concrete legislative effort on the defense industrial base and Pikes Peak small defense businesses. It supports partial progress toward strengthening the local defense sector, but not creation of the promised advisory committee.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Crank Votes to Advance NDAA; Package to Include Pay Raise for Servicemembers, Revitalization in Defense Industrial Base
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

There are currently no posted events. Past Events: Washington's Birthday... Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The official events page does not show public posted meetings for a military advisory committee as of review. This is negative evidence only; such a committee could exist without being listed here.

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Events | Representative Jeff Crank
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 58%