Rich Crandall

Richard D. "Rich" Crandall
Chair/Founder, CN Resource, LLC
State Senator from Mesa, Arizona
In office 2011 – July 2013
Succeeded by	Dave Farnsworth
Personal details
Born	Sept. 13, 1967 Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Leann Larson Crandall
Children	Thirteen children,
Alma mater	Brigham Young University University of Notre Dame
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Richard D. Crandall, known as Rich Crandall (born 1967), served as the director of the Wyoming Department of Education, based in the capital city of Cheyenne, Wyoming from August, 2013 to April, 2014. The position of Director was dissolved when the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled the legislation that created the position unconstitutional . He was appointed the Education Commissioner of Colorado in December 2015, see: http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2015/12/14/former-arizona-lawmaker-wyoming-schools-chief-is-pick-for-colorado-education-commissioner/#.VxfpgNQrJpg

Crandall resigned his position as Colorado's Commissioner of Education on May 19, 2016, a mere four months into the job. See here: http://www.cde.state.co.us/communications/20160519commissionerstepsdown.

Background

Crandall was born in Santa Barbara, CA. He holds a bachelors and master's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He is a Certified Public Accountant and he is the Founder and Chair of CN Resource and is also the CFO/Partner for Crandall Corporate Dietitians. He currently serves on the board of directors of digital marketing firm ChannelNet. A [member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints], he is married to Leann Larson Crandall and together they have 13 children (seven from Rich's first marriage to Patrice Webb and six from Leann's first marriage). Named Santana, Nicole, Melissa,

Camille, Jordan, Allyson, Kathryn, Brianne, Savanna, Rhett, Benjamin And Allie

Crandall is a moderate Republican former member of the Arizona State Senate and Arizona House of Representatives. Elected in 2007 to the House and 2010 to the Senate, he resigned in 2013 to accept the position in Wyoming.

Wyoming interlude

On January 28, 2014, the Wyoming Supreme Court in a three-to-two vote declared the law removing the duties of the superintendent of public instruction and placing them into the hands of an appointed director conflicts with the Wyoming State Constitution. Written by Justice E. James Burke and supported by Michael K. Davis and Barton Voigt, the Supreme Court opinion said that while the legislature can legally adjust the powers of the superintendent, it cannot undermine the constitutional authority of the office itself in the general supervision of public schools. Governor Mead, meanwhile, through the appointed Attorney General Peter K. Michael, appealed for a rehearing.The court ruled Crandall's director position as unconstitutional.

Sources

• Crandall's legislative bio