House of Representatives representing Idaho's 1st District from to He attended the University of Idaho , receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the university in , and later briefly attended George Washington University before returning to Washington County in to work in his family's ranching business.
Following a brief stint in the Idaho Army National Guard , Craig ran for and won a seat in the Idaho Senate in , and was re-elected in and , before his successful first run for Congress to represent Idaho's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives in He won reelection four times before running for the U. Senate in , defeating Ron J.
Twilegar in the general election and winning reelection in and On June 11, , Craig was arrested for indecent behavior in a men's restroom at MinneapolisβSt. The arrest remained unknown to the public until the Washington, D. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor and former Governor Jim Risch , who won the seat in the election.
In he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Idaho. At the University of Idaho, he was student body president and a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. Craig was a member of the Idaho Army National Guard from to , attaining the rank of Private First Class E3 , [ 16 ] after which he received an honorable discharge. Craig married Suzanne Scott in July and adopted the three children she had from a previous marriage. Craig was elected to the Idaho Senate in and reelected in and In , Craig was elected to an open seat in the U.
House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 1st Congressional District. Craig was re-elected four times, serving until While in the House, he supported President Ronald Reagan 's push to expand vocational education.
