John Crane

Avon, Indiana

The Honorable John Brockman Crane has served in the Indiana Senate since 2016 and is the Ranking Majority member of the Senate Education Committee, as well as, the Assistant Majority Caucus Chairman. In 2009 John established the Sagamore Leadership Initiative to equip next generation leaders for greater cultural influence. And he directs the Hoosier Leadership Series, a professional leadership program for conservative leaders in Indiana. Previously, John has served as a pastor, as well as, an adjunct professor. He is a Colson Fellow with the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview and is a Cook Fellow with the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. John graduated from Taylor University, and he received his M.A. in Communications and Culture from Trinity International University in Chicago. He also completed an apologetics training program through the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, a partnership between Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. John and his wife, Jean, live on the west side of Indianapolis with their four children.