Dale Crafts

Dale Crafts (Republican Party) is running for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 97. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 9, 2026.

Crafts (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 56. He assumed office in 2008. He left office in 2016.

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Campaign website

Crafts' campaign website stated the following:

Healthcare

Mainers deserve access to affordable, quality healthcare. As your Congressman, I will fight for lower costs, increased access, and higher quality care. Doctors, not Washington bureaucrats, should make decisions about your health. Free market based healthcare options will help families choose their best health care needs at an affordable price.

I will fight to make sure that our seniors have access to most modern medical treatment and benefits, including preventive care and prescription drug coverage. We must work to ensure that Medicare’s fiscal footing is sound for future generations.

Drug Pricing

U.S. prescription drug costs are the highest in the developed world because most other countries negotiate pricing directly with manufacturers. With Medicare’s 57 million plus beneficiaries, we are in the driver’s seat to negotiate needed leverage to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

We need to allow more affordable prescription drugs to be imported. The prices of brand name drugs are much higher in the United States than other developed countries. A free market that allows the safe and legal importation of affordable prescription drugs would create a competitive environment, pressuring drug companies to lower consumer’s price.

Life

Dale is 100% pro-life and has always been an advocate for the unborn. As a father of 6 and grandfather of 14, Dale truly understands how precious life is.

Military & Veterans

Since the founding of our Nation, we have relied on the strength of our military’s men and women who have served so courageously protecting us from enemies from every corner of the world that believe in taking away our most cherished value as Americans- freedom. These millions of volunteers have answered the call of duty so that we may live in freedom. As your Congressman, I will honor their courage, dedication, and sacrifice by providing the resources necessary to take care of our service members on the battlefield and our veterans who return home from battle.

2nd Amendment and Maine's Outdoor Heritage

For over 50 years, I’ve been enjoying Maine’s great outdoors. There is no place I’d rather be then out among Maine’s beauty. When it comes to our outdoor heritage and 2nd amendment rights, I don’t just talk the talk. During my time on the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee and as a Board Member for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, I have led the effort to ensure all Mainers have the right to bear arms for sport, recreation, collection and personal protection. I have worked to ensure that Maine’s beauty and outdoor heritage is preserved.

Our rights are under attack every day in Washington. The radical left is reaching into your gun safe with every chance they get. As your Congressman, I will fight for all American’s second amendment rights. We must all remember that when it comes to the right to bear arms, the second protects the first.

Workforce

As your Congressman, I will use my experience as an employer to develop workforce development training initiatives that prepare American’s current and future workforce with the skills necessary to fill those jobs that deliver higher paychecks. In order to keep America’s economy growing, we must ensure that we have a skilled, reliable workforce. With America’s economy thriving, we are presented with more opportunities for American workers, but also a challenge for employers to find workers with specific skill sets to fill the increasing number of open jobs.

Immigration

Welcoming new citizens into the United States strengthens our society and broadens our ability to accomplish great things. However, any sovereign nation has a right and an obligation to protect its borders from those who enter illegally. In order to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in our country, we first must enforce the laws that already exist. Illegal immigration puts our national and economic security at risk. For too long politicians in Washington D.C. have talked about immigration reform and streamlining the process that provides a legal and appropriate path to citizenship.

We must work to strengthen and reform our immigration laws, making them more effective and efficient. In order to do this, we must secure our border by building a physical wall, as well as, electronic surveillance. We should also ensure that illegal immigrants are not receiving any of the benefits that belong to American citizens.

The Economy

When the economy is strong, everyone wins.

The economy is the driving force of what will keep America great for generations to come. With a strong economy, unemployment rates plummet, employers hire workers and increase wages, education spending is expanded, charitable giving increases, and America’s military might remain unquestioned.

As the only business owner in this race, I have the experience to go to Washington and partner with President Trump to continue lowering taxes, reducing burdensome regulations, and growing our economy.

Taxes

While serving in the State Legislature, I worked alongside Governor LePage to pass the largest tax cut in Maine history, removing 70,000 of the lowest income Mainers completely from the tax rolls and creating economic prosperity in Maine that has lasted through today. The 2011 tax cuts helped Maine workers lead the nation in wage growth from 2013 through 2015 and led to the longest sustained period of record low unemployment in the state’s history.

As your Congressman, I will support lowering taxes for all Americans. I will fight to ensure your money stays in your pocket, because leaving money in people’s pockets is the best way for government to help those in need. As a businessman, I understand that lower corporate taxes means an increased ability to build your business, expand your workforce, and reward your employees for their hard work.

Energy

America has been blessed with abundant natural resources. Because of free markets and free people, we have been able to harness those natural resources to provide energy to our homes and businesses. Because energy is priced on a second by second basis, we must be able to alternate between power sources quickly to get the best possible price.

As your Congressman, I will be a reliable vote and voice for the lowest priced energy source.

Not favoring one energy source or another, but, in short, advocating for a free market approach to energy production and purchasing. We should not be picking winners or losers when it comes to energy.

Affordable, reliable energy makes our lives–and our economy–better. It keeps our bills low, keeps jobs here at home, and keeps us secure in a dangerous world.[15]

—Dale Crafts' campaign website (2020)[16]