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| birth_name      = Trey Michael Cranfield
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'''Trey Michael Cranfield''' (born April 3, 2003) is an American politician who is the current nominee for {{wp|Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration}} since November 2021. He served as the the sixth {{wp|vice president of the United States}} from February to March 2021. A member of the {{wp|Republican Party}}, he represented {{wp|New Columbia}} in the {{wp|United States Senate}} in three previous nonconsecutive terms from January to February, May to June, and again from August to September 2021, holding the positions of {{wp|Senate Minority Leader}}, chair of the {{wp|Senate Republican Conference}}, and {{wp|Senate Majority Whip}}. He previously served as the acting {{wp|United States secretary of defense}} under {{wp|Benjamin Bryant}}. He was temporarily a candidate for {{wp|president}} in the {{wp|season four presidential election}} before suspending his campaign after a week and a half. He was also {{wp|President Everett Terry}}'s nominee for {{wp|attorney general}} in early August 2021, before withdrawing his nomination to serve in the Senate.
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| label47    = {{wp|Masters Tournament}}
==Early Life==
| data47      = {{{masters|T38}}}: {{wp|1996 Masters Tournament|1996}}
Trey Michael Cranfield was born on April 3, 2003 in {{wp|Jasper, Indiana}}. Although, he has and currently lives in {{wp|Paoli, IN}}.
| label48    = {{wp|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open}}
| data48      = {{{usopen|T4}}}: {{wp|1995 U.S. Open (golf)|1995}}, {{wp|2005 U.S. Open (golf)|2005}}
| label49    = {{wp|The Open Championship}}
| data49      = {{{open|9th/T9}}}: {{wp|2007 Open Championship|2007}}, {{wp|2010 Open Championship|2010}}
| label50    = {{wp|PGA Championship}}
| data50      = {{{pgachamp|T21}}}: {{wp|1993 PGA Championship|1993}}


| header51    = {{#if:{{{players|}}}{{{augustainvite|}}}{{{ust1open|}}}{{{tourchamp|}}}{{{t1brit|}}}{{{puerto}}}|Best results in T-1 major championships<br />{{#if:{{{majorwins|19}}}|(wins: 19)}} }}
Cranfield attended elementary school at Throop Elementary, graduating with academic honors, winning the honor roll every year. He also received the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement.


|label52    = {{wp|T-1 Players Championship}}
After graduating elementary school in good fashion, he attended {{wp|Paoli Jr. Sr. High School}}. He was the Secretary of the Paoli Jr. Sr. High School NJHS program, and the Vice President of the 9th grade class (freshman class).
|data52      = {{{players|T6}}}: {{wp|2018 T-1 Players Championship|2018}}
|label53    = {{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}  
|data53      = {{{ust1open|'''Won'''}}}: {{wp|U.S. T-1 Open|1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014}}
|label54    = {{wp|T-1 British Open}}
|data54      = {{{t1brit|'''Won'''}}}: {{wp|T-1 British Open|2010, 2012, 2014}}
|label55    = {{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}
|data55      = {{{augustainvite|'''Won'''}}}: {{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational|1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009}}
|label56    = {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}
|data56      = {{{tourchamp|'''Won'''}}}: {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship|1998, 2003, 2005, 2006}}


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Cranfield is also in the Pride of Paoli band program, one of the top notch programs in the state of Indiana. The band has won 15 ISSMA Championship titles, 6 runner-ups, and has been in the finals 34 times. The program is led by new band director, Benjamin Werne.


| label62    = {{wp|World Golf Hall of Fame}}
==Acting Secretary of Defense==
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On January 1, 2021 {{wp|President Benjamin Bryant}} announced he would be nominating Cranfield to serve as the {{wp|secretary of defense}}, and until his pending {{wp|Senate confirmation}} commenced, would be serving in the position in an {{wp|acting capacity}}. Shortly after he took office, Cranfield announced he would be challenging his fellow cabinet official {{wp|Rick Fitzpatrick}} in the {{wp|district three Senate Race}}, where Cranfield was considered a narrow favorite. Cranfield won the election with 59% of the vote to Fiztpatricks' 40%, considered as an over-performance on Cranfield's behalf, and took office on January 14, 2021, immediately resigning from his position as acting secretary. Cranfield was succeeded by {{wp|Nick Jackson}} on  January 26, 2021.


| label63    = {{{award1|{{wp|T-1 Order of Merit Winner}}}}}
==U.S. Senate (Jan-Feb 2021)==
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===Elections===
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====January 2021====
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''Main article: {{wp|January 2021 United States Senate special election in district three}}''
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'''Trey Michael Cranfield''' is an American {{wp|professional golfer}} who is widely considered as one of the greatest sub-tour level golfers of all time, winning 66 {{wp|T-1 Golf Tour}} events, and 15 {{wp|Order of Merit}} titles, which is the most all time, followed by {{wp|Arnold Palmer}}, who has 9 titles. He also has {{wp|19}} T-1 Major Championships, which are conducted by the {{wp|T-1 Golf Federation}} (T1GF), which is second only to Arnold Palmer (21). However, without the {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}, which was not considered a T-1 major championship until {{wp|2017}}, Cranfield has 15 championships, which is four more than Palmer, making his stature more than that of Palmer's in the eyes of the general public and media.
In January 2021 Cranfield challenged secretary {{wp|Rick Fitzpatrick}} in the district three Senate special election, contested after the resignation of Senator {{wp|Malcom Morrison}}. Cranfield ran uncontested in the Republican primary, and faced Fitzpatrick in the general election, in which he defeated the latter by nearly twenty percent in what many pundits believed to be a Republican over-performance in the midst of a dwindling majority. Cranfield took office a day later on January 14, 2021.


Cranfield received both his PGA Tour card and T-1 Tour card in 1985, after becoming the {{wp|A10}} golfer of the year. He retained his card status on the T-1 Tour after his win at the {{wp|1985 T-1 Tour|1985 Phoenix Classic}}, winning by nearly 10 strokes. He followed that up with the {{wp|T-1 Tour Rookie of the Year Award}}, which automatically qualifies the winners for 5 years exemption to the T-1 Tour.
===Tenure===
Upon being sworn in, Cranfield remained mostly silent, until he began to gain traction within the Republican Caucus' establishment, eventually culminating in the ousting of {{wp|majority whip Rachel Harper}}, who two weeks prior left the caucus due to a dispute with {{wp|majority leader Selina Meyer}} and {{wp|vice president of the United States|vice president}} {{wp|Jakob Ainsley}}. On January 26, 2021, Cranfield became the Republican whip with unanimous consent from the caucus, and immediately assumed the office of {{wp|Senate majority whip}}, the third highest-ranking position in the Senate.  


From {{wp|1986 T-1 Tour|1986}} to {{wp|1991 T-1 Tour|1991}}, Cranfield saw drastic success, mainly in regular T-1 events, winning most notably the {{wp|1986 T-1 National}}, which in the 1980s was considered to be the most prestigious T-1 golf tournament, more so than the major championships on the schedule. Following Cranfield's win, the {{wp|T-1 Golf Federation}} considered making The  National a major championship, but instead promoted the event to {{wp|flagship}} status in 1987, and stayed until its discontinuation in 2003. Cranfield was the money leader on the tour two times in the five-year stretch (1986, 1989). He won 13 tournaments in the time span.
On January 27, 2021, Cranfield authored a bipartisan bill with Senator {{wp|Kenneth Allen}} of {{wp|Michigan}} to authorize {{wp|emergency powers}} to President {{wp|Benjamin Bryant}} after {{wp|China directed the striking of a United States Naval vessel with a torpedo, killing 43 servicemembers and injuring hundreds more}}. The bill passed both chambers of congress and was signed by President Bryant on January 28.


==Background==
On February 1, 2021, Cranfield introduced a motion to hold a snap election for {{wp|President pro tempore of the Senate}}, in an attempt to remove {{wp|Harry Bennett}}, the incumbent officeholder. The motion to hold the election failed, in which the motion to reconsider was laid on the table and remained open for 24 hours by vice president {{wp|Jakob Ainsley}}. After the vote, the Independent Senators consisting of {{wp|Kenneth Allen}}, {{wp|Rachel S. Harper}}, {{wp|Edwin House}}, and others formed the {{wp|Reform Party}}. Soon thereafter, the vice president, speaker of the House, and Senate minority leader all left the community. Cranfield assumed the positions of chair of the {{wp|Republican Party}} and the {{wp|Senate minority leader}}.
Cranfield was born in {{wp|Paoli, Indiana}} on April 3, 1962 to Michael and Donna Cranfield. In the early parts of his life, Cranfield sought professional golf help from local PGA Professional James Donahue, who mentored Cranfield until his early championship years in the late 1970s and early-middle 1980s. He attended {{wp|George Washington University}} from 1983-1986 and studied {{wp|political science}} and {{wp|psychology}}. He balanced his busy study schedule with collegiate golf, which brought him success. In addition to working with the GWU coach, Cranfield spent most of his outside hours on the range with Donahue. In late 1984, Cranfield was the A10 Golfer of the Year, which he successfully defended in 1985, while balancing his collegiate golf with professional T-1 Tour events. He also participated in one {{wp|PGA Tour}} event, the 1985 {{wp|Western Open}}, where he missed the cut.


After his graduation in 1986, GWU named Cranfield the 1985-86 Athlete of the Year, and motioned his petition to be in the GWU Sports Hall of Fame, which ultimately failed after board vote. In 1987, Cranfield's schoolmate Chris Moore petitioned him to be in the GWU Alumnus Hall of Fame, which also failed. The same petition was motioned in 1988, but was not heard, and was not taken to vote.
On February 3, 2021, a day after {{wp|Senator Harry Bennett}} shockingly aligned with Cranfield in the {{wp|Senate Republican Caucus}}, Cranfield and Bennett both voted in favor of {{wp|S.R. 235}} in a {{wp|Senate Judiciary Committee}} vote on the rules of impeachment trial proceedings against {{wp|vice president}} {{wp|Jakob Ainsley}}, who was impeached almost unanimously by the {{wp|United States House of Representatives}} on February 1, 2021.


==Professional career==
On February 4, 2021, Ainsley was {{wp|convicted by the United States Senate}}, conducted by a private ballot at the request of Cranfield. Upon his conviction, the office was vacant, and Cranfield was floated as a possible option as a replacement for {{wp|vice president of the United States}} under {{wp|President Bryant}}. Early in the morning on February 5, it was announced that Cranfield had been selected as Ainsley's successor.  
===Mid-late 1980s===
Cranfield turned professional on February 21, 1985, and played in his first professional tournament a week later, which was the 1985 {{wp|T-1 Southern Open}}. He missed the cut by one stroke. In the summer months of 1985, he tried to focus mostly on his collegiate golf, where he finished T13 in the {{wp|1985 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships}}. Cranfield also participated in the 1985 {{wp|Western Open}}, where he missed the cut going 74-79 in the first two rounds. He concluded his 1985 professional season at the tournament. Noting his success in the 1985 T-1 Tour season, he was awarded the {{wp|Rookie of the Year}} award.  


In most of the 1986 off-season, Cranfield spent time making drastic swing changes, trying to spark success with more prominent players in the {{wp|PGA Tour}}. In January 1986, Cranfield's coach, James Donahue, informed him that he was not sufficiently practiced for PGA Tour success, in which Cranfield opted to participate mainly in the T-1 Golf Tour. To Donahue's surprise, Cranfield won the first tournament he played in, the 1986 {{wp|T-1 Nike Open}}, by 4 strokes. In addition, Cranfield went on to win the {{wp|T-1 Marlboro Open}}, which was two weeks after his first victory. He opted to skip out on the {{wp|1986 U.S. T-1 Open Championship}}, which was the first of three major championships on the schedule in the time period (U.S. T-1 Open, T-1 Augusta Invitational, T-1 British Open). T-1 Tour President  Roger Scott said that he was trying to steer away from the emulation of the sponsor {{wp|men's golf major championship}} events, introducing three completely new major championship ideas in April of 1986 (the T-1 Professional Player's Championship, the T-1 Midwest Open, and the T-1 National). The T-1 Golf Federation Board of Directors eventually shot down the idea, and Scott resigned following pressure from many players in the Tour, including Cranfield. In May of 1986, Cranfield was invited to play in the {{wp|1986 The National Tournament}}, which consisted of a 80-player field, the top 50 in the T-1 Golf Tour rankings, winners of all previous T-1 major championships, and special invitations by the T1GF. Cranfield was one of two special invitations, which in the official invitee transcript, was quoted to have "shown exemplary success in the 1986 T-1 Golf Tour season, winning two of the last five events, which the T-1 Golf Federation Board of Directors have taken to notice and hereby grant an invitation to ''The National Tournament'' for Trey Michael Cranfield."
On February 8, as provisional chair of the {{wp|Republican National Committee}}, Cranfield appointed former {{wp|president of the United States|president}} {{wp|Joey}} to former majority leader {{wp|Selina Meyer}}'s old seat in {{wp|district four}}. The appointment received backlash from {{wp|speaker of the House}} {{wp|Hillary Cunningham}}, who voted in favor of Cranfield's nomination to the vice presidency the day prior. Cranfield resigned his position on February 14, 2021 upon assuming the {{wp|vice presidency}}.


Cranfield held the overnight lead in The National Tournament after both rounds one and two, shooting a 73-71 (E) to take a one shot lead over a group of seven in second place. On moving day, a large tradition at The National, Cranfield shot another 71 putting him three ahead headed into the final round over solo-second place {{wp|Carson Wallberg}}. In the final round of the tournament, Cranfield fired a 74, and won the tournament with a score of +1, winning by one over Wallberg, who congratulated Cranfield with a hug on the 18th green after his missed putt that would've forced Cranfield into a playoff the following morning.
==Vice president (Feb-Mar 2021)==
Cranfield was nominated by {{wp|President Benjamin Bryant}} on February 5, 2021, and his nomination was sent to the {{wp|United States House of Representatives}} for consideration. His hearing was conducted on February 6, lasting nearly two hours, and he received a sufficient number of votes for confirmation in the early morning of February 8; his unanimous confirmation in the House is a first for a major {{wp|Executive Branch nominee}}. His confirmation passed the Senate unanimously. Cranfield is the first federal official and {{wp|vice president}} to assume office after the impeachment and conviction of a sitting officeholder.


Cranfield continued his drastic success in the 1986 T-1 season to the {{wp|T-1 CLU Open}}, where he won with a record score to par (-30). By the end of the season, Cranfield carried four wins and added an additional five top-10 finishes. He was the leading money winner by nearly $300,000, and soared up the world rankings to No. 31.
On February 13, 2021, {{wp|President pro tempore}} {{wp|Harry Bennett}} suspended the rules and allowed the bypass of a hearing for Cranfield, immediately opening the vote on his confirmation. Early in the morning on February 14, Cranfield received a sufficient number of votes to be confirmed as the sixth {{wp|vice president of the United States}}, and took office shortly thereafter.  


Cranfield continued his success in the 1987 season, winning three tournaments (the {{wp|T-1 Pepsi Open}}, {{wp|T-1 McDonald's Open}}, {{wp|T-1 Northwest Invitational}}). He was invited to play in the {{wp|1987 Augusta Invitational}}, where he finished in a tie for 16th place. He played in the other major tournaments, but missed the cut in all.  
On February 14, 2021, President Bryant issed a statement that as of February 15, he would be invoking the {{wp|25th Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, citing family concerns. Due to this occurrence, Cranfield assumed the responsibilities of the {{wp|presidency}} at 5:00pm EST, and remained {{wp|acting president of the United States}} until the evening of February 18, 2021.


In 1988, Cranfield picked up two more T-1 Tour Wins (the {{wp|T-1 Marlboro Open}} and the {{wp|T-1 Midwest Championship}}). He was the runner-up in the earnings list, and finished 3rd in points, his highest ever.  
Early on February 17, 2021, Cranfield announced he approved the emergency declaration request from the {{wp|governor of Puerto Rico}} and was deploying 2,500 members of the {{wp|District of Columbia National Guard}} in response to {{wp|Hurricane Perry}}. Later that day, Cranfield appointed {{wp|Gerald Davidson}} to serve as the acting {{wp|administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration}}, attempting to build a response team for the hurricane's impact on {{wp|Puerto Rico}}.


1989 brought even more success for Cranfield, and he picked up two more wins, being two of the top events on the tour, the {{wp|1989 T-1 Tournament of Champions}}, and the {{wp|1989 T-1 National Tournament}}. Cranfield went on to be the money earnings winner for the second time, winning by nearly $100,000 over {{wp|Tom Kite}}, and finished runner-up in points to Kite. Cranfield had three top-10 finishes, marking his fourth consecutive season with three or more top-10 finishes.
On February 18, Cranfield approved a disaster declaration request from Acting Administrator Davidson. In addition, he instructed the {{wp|Federal Aviation Administration}} to monitor all air traffic to-and-from the island and grounded all flights therefrom. He signed the {{wp|Puerto Rico Perry Investment and Reconstruction Act}} early that morning, appropriating nearly five trillion dollars of federal support. At 8:52pm EST, President Bryant informed Cranfield that he was able to once-again discharge the duties of the office of the president, and Cranfield reassumed the duties of the vice president shortly thereafter.


===Early 1990s===
Following the {{wp|February 2021 midterm elections}}, where the Republicans lost the majority in the House by four seats, it was speculated that Cranfield may be planning a run for president in the {{wp|March 2021 presidential election}}. Cranfield's apparent effort to succeed President Bryant initiated claims that Bryant was attempting to institute a {{wp|presidential dynasty}} that included vice president Cranfield and former president {{wp|Edwin House}}.  
In 1990, Cranfield went winless, but picked up seven top-10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes, including the {{wp|1990 U.S. T-1 Open}}. By the end of the 1990, Cranfield's world ranking was at No. 24, the highest of his career.  


1991 was the final winless season for Cranfield until 2015, making him the only person in the T-1 Tour to have more than 10 seasons with a win. He was runner-up in the {{wp|1991 T-1 National Tournament}}, and finished T21 in the {{wp|1991 T-1 Augusta Invitational}}. He opted to not play in the {{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}, {{wp|T-1 British Open}}, or the {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}. He also finished T9 in the {{wp|1991 T-1 Tournament of Champions}}.  
On February 22, Cranfield announced he would be traveling to {{wp|Sacramento, California}} for a major announcement. It was widely speculated he would be declaring candidacy for the presidency. Between the evening and morning of February 22 and 23, numerous Republican officials and affiliates of the party endorsed former president and season three presidential candidate {{wp|Hillary Cunningham}}, leaving many to wonder about the strength of support for Cranfield in his apparent run.


1992 was the first year of a stretch of {{wp|T-1 dominance}} that lasted from 1992 to 2006. In that stretch, Cranfield never finished below 6th in the {{wp|Order of Merit}}, and maintained a top-15 world ranking. Cranfield opened up the dominance at the {{wp|1992 T-1 Tournament of Champions}}, where he won for the second time. He also finished solo 2nd in the {{wp|1992 T-1 National}}, was T2 in the {{wp|1992 U.S. T-1 Open}}, T7 in the {{wp|1992 T-1 Augusta Invitational}}, and finished 5th in the {{wp|1992 T-1 British Open}}. He miraculously missed the cut in the {{wp|1992 T-1 Tour Championship}}, which was held at {{wp|Valhalla Golf Club}} in {{wp|Louisville, Kentucky}}. He finished just behind {{wp|Nick Faldo}} in the {{wp|Order of Merit}}, which sparked outrage by fans and fellow golfers. Faldo said that he was willing to give Cranfield his Order of Merit title, which Cranfield declined. The T1GF said in an open letter addressed to players and fans that Faldo's title was within validity of the points standings system, where he obviously played more successful golf than Cranfield based on T-1 regular events, won the Augusta Invitational, won the T-1 National, and won the U.S. T-1 Open. All three of those events carried a much more significant points weight between 1st and 2nd place. In the end, Faldo edged Cranfield by 6 points, mostly based off of his finish in the T-1 Tour Championship, where he was T28, in which Cranfield missed the cut. Before the Tour Championship, Cranfield held over a 100 point lead over Faldo. Despite the loss in the Order of Merit, Cranfield picked up his third earnings title by well over $200,000. He picked up two regular season events, the Tournament of Champions, and the {{wp|T-1 Nike Open}}.
On February 24, Cranfield officially announced he would be running for president, and it was widely speculated he would be choosing {{wp|Senator Edwin House}} as his running mate. Following the announcement, and with the help of House and President Bryant, Cranfield managed to swing numerous Republican officeholders, who subsequently rescinded their prior endorsements of Cunningham. Following his subsequent announcement, Cranfield became the first incumbent vice president to challenge for the presidency.


1993 was considered by many as Cranfield's {{wp|breakout season}}, where he finally picked up his first T-1 major championship, the {{wp|1993 U.S. T-1 Open}}. In the conclusion of the event, Cranfield described his win as "something that has been in the works for a long time. We have been working, working, working, and working some more for this title. The chase [after Palmer] begins". By the time Cranfield won his first T-1 major title, Palmer had already picked up 11 major titles (not including his 10 {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}} wins), which was introduced as a major in 2017. Cranfield also finished T7 in the {{wp|1993 T-1 National Tournament}}, T3 in the {{wp|1993 T-1 Tournament of Champions}}, and finished in the top 10 in each of the other three major championships. He picked up seven regular season wins, and was the leading money earner for the 4th time, and won his 1st {{wp|Order of Merit}} title by over 600 points over {{wp|Phil Mickelson}}.
On February 25, Cranfield announced that he had chosen Senator {{wp|Edwin House}} to be his running mate for {{wp|vice president}}. His shortlist included Senator {{wp|Harry Bennett}} of {{wp|Washington}} and Senator {{wp|Charlie Williams}} of {{wp|Massachusetts}}. Following this announcement, Cranfield's polling numbers improved slightly, but never crested above 40 per cent in the fortnight preceding the election, trailing Cunningham by a consistently considerable margin of around 20 per cent.  


===Middle to late 1990s===
Cranfield presided over a session of the Senate on March 3, where numerous Republican officeholders {{wp|filibustered}} the {{wp|Floyd-Taylor Act of 2021}}, notable for passing the House almost unanimously. After having taken four votes on the legislation, it finally passed with a Democratic majority of members present for the vote. The filibuster was led by Cranfield's running mate, Senator {{wp|Edwin House}}, who received stark criticism for his role in delaying the vote for well over two hours. House's filibuster time exceeded 40 minutes, in which he orated about American prosperity and prudence. The Republicans' efforts were a result of the contents of the bill containing the {{wp|federal legalization of recreational marijuana}}. On March 5, Cranfield maintained that he supported the passage of the bill, despite siding with House's opposition in the bill's debate period.
As the 90s continued to progress, Cranfield found major success in the T-1 Tour regular circuit, winning multiple regular season events, including The National on multiple occasions, and many T-1 major championships, easily becoming the top T-1 Tour golfer, and one of the most prominent world golfers, reaching as high as 3rd on the Official World Golf Rankings list in 1996. The only year Cranfield did not win a T-1 major championship from 1993 to 2000 was 1997, where he still showed exemplary signs of success, winning multiple regular season events.  


===Early 2000s===
Cranfield officially became the first {{wp|lame-duck}} vice president on March 6, 2021 when he suspended his campaign for president. He later filed to run for his former seat in the Senate, running unopposed.  
Cranfield's prominence remained at a high level into the 2000s, where he continued to win T-1 major championships and consistently ranked high on the Order of Merit, money list, and others. Cranfield's most fluked season in his era of dominance came in 2001, where he won just one T-1 Tour event, and finished third on the money list, and fourth in the Order of Merit. {{wp|Scott Jamiessonn}} also began his rise, and became known as the Cranfield Prodigy, consistently battling with him in major championships and important events. The Jamiessonn/Cranfield rivalry's most famous moment came at the {{wp|2003 U.S. T-1 Open}}, where Jamiessonn defeated Cranfield in an 18-hole playoff, picking up his second major championship and surpassing Cranfield in the Order of Merit list for the first time. Jamiessonn holed a putt on 18 to clinch the victory, finishing at -3 to Cranfield's -2. Cranfield congratulated Jamiessonn by letter the following day. It is noted that Cranfield went on to win the 2003 Order of Merit title, defeating Jamiessonn by 15 points following his win in the {{wp|2003 T-1 Tour Championship}}.  


===Middle to late 2000s===
On his final day in office, {{wp|President Benjamin Bryant}} awarded Cranfield the {{wp|Presidential Medal of Freedom}} with Distinction, one of only three members of the community to recieve the honor. The outgoing president also awarded the Medal to {{wp|Chief Justice Everett Terry}}. It was revealed concluding the {{wp|inauguration of Lucas Underwood}} as vice president that Cranfield left a letter for him. Underwood remarked that it was "probably the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me in government".
Cranfield's Era of Dominance was officially ended at the 2006 T-1 McDonald's Open, where he missed the cut for three consecutive weeks. The T-1 Tour sent a letter to all important media outlets noting that Cranfield's dominance had been on a constant decline, especially since the rise of prominent 2000s T-1 Tour members such as Jamiessonn, {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{wp|Chris Euphoricson}}, and {{wp|Norman Xi}} had been rising and winning the important championships. The letter recommended that the media kept an open mind to Cranfield's present playing and how it impacted the tour and the view of the tour. In 2007, Cranfield missed a total of seven event cuts, and finished in the top-20 only once. Depsite his lacking success, Cranfield managed to finish in 9th at the {{wp|2007 Open Championship}} at {{wp|Carnoustie Golf Links}}, won by {{wp|Padraig Harrington}}.  


===Second rise to prominence (2009-2010)===
==Season four presidential election==  
In the 2009 T-1 Tour season, Cranfield showed more signs that he was not out of the conversation despite nearly three consecutive down years on the T-1 Tour Order of Merit lists and constant stagnation in major championships. Cranfield won the {{wp|2009 U.S. T-1 Open}}, where he broke the T-1 Tour record for lowest score to par in a major championship, at -17, and the {{wp|2009 T-1 Augusta Invitational}}. He also went on to win the {{wp|2010 T-1 British Open}} in simple fashion.  
Cranfield had been considered as a potential successor for {{wp|President Benjamin Bryant}} by many, and it was widely reported he would be running for president in {{wp|season four}}. In late February, {{wp|season two}} and {{wp|three}} presidential candidate {{wp|Hillary Cunningham}} announced her candidacy, as well as {{wp|Senator Rachel Harper}}. Harper's initial announcement was taken in jest by many in the community, and she failed to gain much traction. Cranfield officially announced his candidacy for president of the United States on February 24, 2021. He immediately struggled to gain support, {{wp|even from members of his own party}}. At the end of February, Cranfield never polled above 40 per cent to Cunningham's range of 60 to even 70 per cent. Senator Harper managed to garner around ten per cent in polling and wasn't seen as having enough support to even gain debate privileges. On February 25, Cranfield announced he had chosen {{wp|Senator Edwin House}} as his vice presidential nominee. This announcement was met with stark criticism and little commendation.  


===2012===
In the first week of March, Cranfield's support continued to dwindle, and while he managed to regain the support from high-profile members of his party in late February, they once again began to turn on him as it was claimed there was a lack of enthusiasm from the ticket. The dynamic of the race shifted dramatically when Harper announced she had chosen former president {{wp|Kenneth Allen}} as her running mate. This established Harper's credibility in the ever-changing field of candidates, and this announcement eventually led to the demise of the Cranfield campaign. On a poll conducted on March 6, he managed to only garner around five per cent of eligible voters having polled, and he officially suspended his campaign later that evening.
In 2012, Cranfield returned to a comfortable position in the T-1 Tour OM rankings, and money list. By the end of the season, he won both titles, and was the leading scorer for the first time since 2006. He finished every major in the top-10, and won the {{wp|2012 T-1 British Open}}, his second of three. {{wp|Norman Xi}} finished second in the OM rankings by nearly 250 points.  


===2014===
Cranfield is the first incumbent vice president to have suspended a major presidential campaign before party primaries, and is the lowest-polling executive official to have ran for president in DES history. On March 8, Cranfield, then a {{wp|lame-duck}}, filed to run for the Senate seat that Rachel Harper vacated in her run for president.  
Cranfield's final season of T-1 major success was in 2014 where he won the {{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} for the 7th time, and the {{wp|T-1 British Open}} for the third time. He won the Order of Merit title for the 15th time, and was the leading earner for the 18th time. He was the second leading scorer behind {{wp|Jamie Otto}}.  


===2018===
==U.S. Senate (Mar-Jun 2021)==
In 2018, Cranfield sought subtle success, finishing T6 in the newly introduced {{wp|T-1 Players Championship}}, the first major and event of the season. He also went on to capture a top-10 in the {{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}} at {{wp|Riviera Country Club}}.
===Elections===
====March 2021====
On March 19, Cranfield won back his seat in the {{wp|United States Senate}} and relinquished his duties as vice president to {{wp|Lucas Underwood}}. On March 20, Cranfield accepted a position from {{wp|President Hillary Cunningham}} to be the {{wp|special defense envoy to South Korea}} amidst rising tensions with {{wp|North Korea}}. He was unopposed in his race, winning with 87.3 per cent of the vote, and was sworn-in by Underwood on March 22.  


==Professional wins (69)==
===Tenure===
===T-1 Tour wins (66)===
On March 27, controversy arose when senator {{wp|Jeanne Shabeen}} of {{wp|New Hampshire}}, along with senator {{wp|Charlie Williams}} of {{wp|Massachusetts}} worked with Cranfield to expedite the confirmation of {{wp|Benjamin Bryant}} to be an {{wp|associate justice to the Supreme Court}}. In the session, which was being conducted with a {{wp|business quorum}}, four senators were present, including senator {{wp|Sethyy}} of {{wp|Washington}}. The leadership of the {{wp|Democratic caucus}} was completely absent and the present senators were able to confirm Bryant with a simple majority. There was minimal issue with the business quorum model as all present senators voted unanimously to confirm Bryant. He assumed his position on the court on March 29, 2021.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
|'''Legend'''
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (19)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| The National championships (5)
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championship (4)*
|-
| Other T-1 Tour (38)
|}
''*Later a major championship; historic results included as major status''


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|April 6, {{wp|1986 T-1 Tour|1986}}
|{{wp|T-1 Nike Open}}
| -15
|1 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jim Burns}}
|-
|align=center|2
|April 23, 1986
|{{wp|T-1 Marlboro Open}}
| -12
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Clyde Donaldson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Samuel Shapiro}}, {{wp|Ijuki Sodaira}}, {{flagicon|CAN}} {{wp|Jonathen Kei}}
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|3
|May 12, 1986
|{{wp|The National Championship}}
| +1 (73-71-71-74=289)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Carson Wallberg}}
|-
|align=center|4
|Sep 7, 1986
|{{wp|T-1 CLU Open}}
| -30
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|John Welsh}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|David Cromwell}}, {{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Christopher Donaldson III}}
|-
|align=center|5
|Jun 15, {{wp|1987 T-1 Tour|1987}}
|{{wp|T-1 Pepsi Open}}
| -16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Carson Smith}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tom Kite}}
|-
|align=center|6
|Jul 10, 1987
|{{wp|T-1 McDonald's Open}}
| -5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mac O'Grady}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|George Burns}}
|-
|align=center|7
|Jul 28, 1987
|{{wp|T-1 Northwest Invitational}}
| -11
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Don Barr Jr.}}
|-
|align=center|8
|May 12, {{wp|1988 T-1 Tour|1988}}
|{{wp|T-1 Marlboro Open}} {{small|(2)}}
| -20
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Wayne Jefferson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Steve Shores}}
|-
|align=center|9
|Oct 17, 1988
|{{wp|T-1 Midwest Championship}}
| -6
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark Thompson}}, {{wp|Gerry Hill}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Powell}}
|-
|align=center|10
|Mar 4, {{wp|1989 T-1 Tour|1989}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tournament of Champions}}
| -3
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tim Simpson}}, {{wp|Russell Cox}}, {{flagicon|CAN}} {{wp|Joseph Hughes}}, {{wp|Tom Moore}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark Thompson}}
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|11
|May 23, 1989
|{{wp|The National Tournament}} {{small|(2)}}
| -2 (72-70-73-71=286)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tom Kite}}, {{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Nick Faldo}}, {{wp|David Frost}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark Holly}}, {{wp|Damon Long}}, {{wp|Taylor Finnessie Jr.}}
|-
|align=center|12
|Jul 18, 1989
|{{wp|T-1 DOW Open}}
| -16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stenny Green}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jeff Bailey}}
|-
|align=center|13
|Sep 22, 1989
|{{wp|T-1 GTE Open}}
| -24
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Carl Brown}}
|-
|align=center|14
|Mar 10, {{wp|1992 T-1 Tour|1992}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tournament of Champions}} {{small|(2)}}
| -6
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Samuel Bell}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Morgan Hall}}
|-
|align=center|15
|Jun 22, 1992
|{{wp|T-1 Nike Open}} {{small|(2)}}
| -22
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Gary Hallberg}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark Anthony Sr.}}
|-
|align=center|16
|Feb 5, {{wp|1993 T-1 Tour|1993}}
|{{wp|T-1 Alcoa Championship}}
| -14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Elmoore}}
|-
|align=center|17
|Mar 10, 1993
|{{wp|T-1 Delta Open}}
| -27
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Greg Norman}}
|-
|align=center|18
|Mar 29, 1993
|{{wp|T-1 Navistar Invitational}}
| -7
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Timmy Stackhouse Jr.}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Adam Evans}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jeff Jones}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|David Frennell}}
|-
|align=center|19
|Apr 15, 1993
|{{wp|T-1 Chubb Classic}}
| -18
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Willard Collins}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|20
|Jun 13, 1993
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}'''
| E
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Payne Stewart}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Platon}}
|-
|align=center|21
|Jun 30, 1993
|{{wp|T-1 Nike Open}} {{small|(3)}}
| -13
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Carl Knight}}
|-
|align=center|22
|Oct 26, 1993
|{{wp|T-1 Wellpoint Open}}
| -26
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|David Sanders IV}}
|-
|align=center|23
|Jan 19, {{wp|1994 T-1 Tour|1994}}
|{{wp|T-1 Winter Open}}
| -6
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Sharu Iguha}}
|-
|align=center|24
|Feb 24, 1994
|{{wp|T-1 Alcoa Championship}} {{small|(2)}}
| -11
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Ben Crenshaw}}
|-
|align=center|25
|May 2, 1994
|{{wp|T-1 Marlboro Open}} {{small|(3)}}
| -18
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark Brooks}}, {{wp|Nick Price}}
|-
|align=center|26
|Jul 30, 1994
|{{wp|T-1 Wales Classic}}
| -5
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Danny Hayburn}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|27
|Aug 18, 1994
|'''{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}'''
| -10
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mike Springer}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Platon}}
|-
|align=center|28
|Oct 15, 1994
|{{wp|T-1 Aramark Open}}
| -19
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Rick Fehr}}, {{wp|Robert McAllen}}
|-
|align=center|29
|Jan 8, {{wp|1995 T-1 Tour|1995}}
|{{wp|T-1 West Coast Classic}}
| -22
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Ben Evans Jr.}}, {{wp|Vijay Singh}}
|-
|align=center|30
|Mar 15, 1995
|{{wp|T-1 Tournament of Champions}} {{small|(3)}}
| -14
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Ethan Rahrenbacher}}, {{wp|David Hale}}, {{wp|Lenny Carlson}}, {{wp|Samuel Baylor}}, {{wp|Clark Crimson}}, {{wp|Jim Kellogg}} 
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|31
|Jun 13, 1995
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(2)}}
| -1
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Greg Norman}}, {{wp|Josh Oberlahousser}}
|-
|align=center|32
|Mar 3, {{wp|1996 T-1 Tour|1996}}
|{{wp|T-1 Best Buy Classic}}
| -19
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tom Jeffries}}, {{wp|Jim Kellogg}}
|-
|align=center|33
|Apr 18, 1996
|{{wp|T-1 Masco Open}}
| -8
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Steve Stricker}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Chris Kyle}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Wallerson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Bradley}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|34
|Jun 16, 1996
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(3)}}
| +3
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Steve Jones}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Phil Mickelson}}, {{wp|Nick Faldo}}, {{wp|Nick Price}}, {{wp|David Feherty}}, {{wp|Scott Reynolds}}, {{wp|Charles Ragsdale}}
|-
|align=center|35
|Jul 26, 1996
|{{wp|T-1 Wales Classic}} {{small|(2)}}
| -13
|2 strokes
|{{wp|Rory Tisdale}}
|-
|align=center|36
|Sep 17, 1996
|{{wp|T-1 Puerto Rico Open}}
| E
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tom Jeffries}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|David Orgin}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jon Watson}}
|-
|align=center|37
|Jan 22, {{wp|1997 T-1 Tour|1997}}
|{{wp|T-1 Winter Open}} {{small|(2)}}
| -14
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Michael Bradley}}
|-
|align=center|38
|Mar 1, 1997
|{{wp|T-1 Rite-Aid Open}}
| -25
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Wallerson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Dan Washington}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Bill Gonzales}}
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|39
|May 6, 1997
|{{wp|The National Tournament}} {{small|(3)}}
| +5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Canden Stewart}} (a)
|-
|align=center|40
|Apr 19, {{wp|1998 T-1 Tour|1998}}
|{{wp|T-1 Masco Open}} {{small|(2)}}
| -16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Eldrick Franklin}}
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|41
|May 5, 1998
|{{wp|The National Tournament}} {{small|(4)}}
| -4
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Wilson Elber}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Martin Mitchell}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Brandel Chamblee}}
|-
|align=center|42
|Jun 1, 1998
|{{wp|T-1 Gap Open}}
| -22
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Keith Janson}}
|-
|align=center|43
|Jul 4, 1998
|{{wp|T-1 Independence Day Classic}}
| -16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Brandel Chamblee}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Joseph Foster}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jim Clants}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|44
|Aug 21, 1998
|'''{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}''' {{small|(2)}}
| -9
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark O'Meara}}, {{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Frank Nobilo}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|45
|Nov 18, 1998
|'''{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}'''
| -3
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}, {{wp|Danny Tater}} (a)
|-
|align=center|46
|Jan 18, {{wp|1999 T-1 Tour|1999}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tour Winter Open}} {{small|(3)}}
| -29
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|John Ekrich IV}}
|-
|align=center|47
|Mar 15, 1999
|{{wp|T-1 Tournament of Champions}} {{small|(4)}}
| -8
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jim Furyk}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jason Houston}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|48
|Jun 20, 1999
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(4)}}
| -1
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Josh Howard}} (a)
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|49
|Aug 26, 1999
|'''{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}''' {{small|(3)}}
| -12
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}
|-
|align=center|50
|Mar 7, {{wp|2000 T-1 Tour|2000}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tournament of Champions}} {{small|(5)}}
| -1
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Scott Campell}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Steve Elkington}}
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|51
|May 4, 2000
|{{wp|The National Tournament}} {{small|(5)}}
| -3
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|J.J. Diaz}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|52
|Aug 25, 2000
|'''{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}''' {{small|(4)}}
| -5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}
|- 
|align=center|53
|Sep 2, {{wp|2001 T-1 Tour|2001}}
|{{wp|T-1 Union Camp Open}}
| -12
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Justin Rose}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|54
|Nov 19, {{wp|2003 T-1 Tour|2003}}
|'''{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}''' {{small|(2)}}
| -1
|Playoff
|{{wp|Scott Jamiessonn}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|55
|Jun 16, {{wp|2004 T-1 Tour|2004}}
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(5)}}
| +2
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{wp|Adam Scott}}, {{wp|Scott Jamiessonn}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|56
|Nov 16, {{wp|2005 T-1 Tour|2005}}
|'''{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}''' {{small|(3)}}
| -5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Walrich}}, {{wp|Jeff Clydesdale}}, {{wp|Marty Snider}}, {{wp|Dale Turner}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|57
|Nov 15, {{wp|2006 T-1 Tour|2006}}
|'''{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}''' {{small|(4)}}
| -8
|2 strokes
|{{wp|Chris Euphoricson}}, {{wp|Shane Simmons}}, {{wp|Stan Walrich}}
|-
|-
|align=center|58
! style="background:#f5f5f5" colspan=5 | 2021 United States {{wp|Senate confirmation}} of {{wp|Benjamin Bryant}} to be an {{wp|associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States}}
|May 4, {{wp|2009 T-1 Tour|2009}}
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
|{{wp|T-1 McDonald's Open}} {{small|(2)}}
! style="width: 9em;" | {{smaller|March 27, 2021}}<br>
| -18
! colspan=3 | Party
|4 strokes
! rowspan=3 | All votes
|{{wp|Norman Xi}}, {{wp|Charles Sandifer}}
|- style="height:5px"
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
!
|align=center|59
| style="background-color:{{Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color}}" |
|Jun 13, 2009
| style="background-color:{{Republican Party (United States)/meta/color}}" |  
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(6)}}
| style="background-color:{{Independent (United States)/meta/color}}" |
| -1
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
|Playoff
!
|{{wp|Norman Xi}}
! {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
! {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}}
|align=center|60
! {{wp|Independent (United States)|Independent}}
|Aug 21, 2009
|'''{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}''' {{small|(5)}}
| -13
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|61
|Jul 16, {{wp|2010 T-1 Tour|2010}}
|'''{{wp|T-1 British Open}}'''
| -17
|10 strokes
|{{wp|Geld Sjkens}}, {{wp|Julien Adälson}}  
|-
|align=center|62
|May 3, {{wp|2011 T-1 Tour|2011}}
|{{wp|T-1 McDonald's Open}} {{small|(3)}}
| -23
|3 strokes
|{{wp|Norman Xi}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Frank Edleson Jr.}}
|-  
|-  
|align=center|63
| '''Yes'''
|Apr 18, {{wp|2012 T-1 Tour|2012}}
| {{collapsible list |title=2
|{{wp|T-1 Autobon Open}}
| 1 = {{wp|Sethyy}} ({{wp|Washington|WA}})
| -14
| 2 = {{wp|Charlie Williams}} ({{wp|Massachusetts|MA}})}}
|1 stroke
| {{collapsible list |title=2
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jack Leeland}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jeff Lemán}}
| 1 = Trey Cranfield ({{wp|Kentucky|KY}})
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| 2 = {{wp|Jeanne Shabeen}} ({{wp|New Hampshire|NH}})}}
|align=center|64
| '''0'''
|Jul 16, {{wp|2012 T-1 Tour|2012}}
| '''4'''
|'''{{wp|T-1 British Open}}''' {{small|(2)}}
| -11
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Tommy Fleetwood}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|65
|Jun 14, {{wp|2014 T-1 Tour|2014}}
|'''{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}''' {{small|(7)}}
| +3
|Playoff
|{{wp|Jamie Otto}}
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|66
|Jul 17, {{wp|2014 T-1 Tour|2014}}
|'''{{wp|T-1 British Open}}''' {{small|(3)}}
| -8
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jamie Otto}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Cole Carllsson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jeff Bryant}}
|}
 
 
===PGA Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|-
|align=center|1
| No
|May 26, {{wp|1996 PGA Tour|1996}}
| 0
|{{wp|Kemper Open}}
| 0
| -22
| 0
|2 strokes
| 0
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Willie Wood}}
|}
 
'''PGA Tour playoff record (0-2)'''
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F08080;"
|align=center|1
|1996
|{{wp|Nortel Open}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark O'Meara}}
|O'Meara won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F08080;"
|align=center|2
|1998
|{{wp|Phoenix Open}}
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|J.P. Hayes}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Joe Durant}}
|Hayes won with birdie on first extra hole<br>Durant and Cranfield eliminated with pars
|}
 
===European Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|-
|align=center|1
|May 20, {{wp|1994 European Tour|1994}}
|{{wp|Portuguese Open}}
| -18
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Philip Price}}
|}
===PGA Tour Champions wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|-
|align=center|1
| style="background:#f5f5f5" colspan=5 | {{right|Business quorum simple majority (3 of 4 votes) required – '''Nomination confirmed'''}}
|May 31, {{wp|2012 Champions Tour|2012}}
|{{wp|Principal Charity Classic}}
| -12
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Mark McNulty}}
|}
|}


This controversy gave way to {{wp|''Allen v. United States''}}, a now {{wp|landmark supreme court case}} upholding the constitutionality of Bryant's confirmation to the Court. The 1-1 decision led to a deadlock on the court, the first in DES history, ultimately resulting in the failure of the plaintiff's case, allowing the {{wp|swearing-in}} of Bryant to happen uncontested. {{wp|Chief Justice Everett Terry}} authored the majority opinion, while {{wp|associate justice Brett Cawthorn}} authored the minority opinion.


==T-1 major championships==
On March 30, the confirmation of {{wp|Matthew Volfson}} to be the {{wp|United States secretary of state}} occurred in the {{wp|Senate Foreign Relations Committee}}. During this, senator Jeanne Shabeen motioned to open the hearing up for a full-senate event, which was met with backlash from senator {{wp|Kenneth Allen}} of {{wp|Michigan}}. The motion was agreed to with four senators voting in the affirmative, and Volfson's hearing continued under a full-Senate jurisdiction. Prior, Cranfield motioned to the Senate to strip Allen of his committee chairmanship, which was agreed to by Shabeen, as well as Democratic senators {{wp|Alexander Williams}} and {{wp|Charlie Williams}}. This prompted Allen to resign his position as chair of the {{wp|Democratic National Committee}} and later his seat in the Senate. Following his resignation, senator Charlie Williams assumed the position of {{wp|Senate Majority Leader}}, Alexander Williams as {{wp|Senate Majority Whip}}, and {{wp|Sofia Meyers}} was chosen as Allen's replacement by {{wp|vice president Lucas Underwood}}, the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee.  
===Wins (19)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
| align=center|{{wp|1993 U.S. T-1 Open|1993}}  
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}
|1 stroke behind
|E (69-69-72-70)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Payne Stewart}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Platon}}
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| align=center|{{wp|1994 T-1 Augusta Invitational|1994}}
|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}
|3 strokes ahead
| -10 (65-71-71-71)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mike Springer}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jerry Platon}}
|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
| align=center|{{wp|1995 U.S. T-1 Open|1995}}  
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(2)}}
|4 strokes behind
| -1 (72-71-71-65)
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Greg Norman}}, {{wp|Josh Oberlahousser}}
|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
| align=center|{{wp|1996 U.S. T-1 Open|1996}}
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(3)}}
|2 strokes ahead
| +3 (76-66-69-72)
|1 stroke
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Steve Jones}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Phil Mickelson}}, {{wp|Nick Faldo}}, {{wp|Nick Price}}, {{wp|David Feherty}}, {{wp|Scott Reynolds}}, {{wp|Charles Ragsdale}}
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| align=center|{{wp|1998 T-1 Augusta Invitational|1998}}
|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}} {{small|(2)}}
|6 strokes ahead
| -10 (70-70-62-76)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Mark O'Meara}} {{flagicon|ENG}} {{wp|Frank Nobilo}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|{{wp|1998 T-1 Tour Championship|1998}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}
|Tied for the lead
| -3 (70-72-72-71)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}, {{wp|Danny Tater}} (a)
|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
| align=center|{{wp|1999 U.S. T-1 Open|1999}}
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(4)}}
|2 strokes ahead
| -1 (69-69-68-73)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Josh Howard}} (a)
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| align=center|{{wp|1999 T-1 Augusta Invitational|1999}}
|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}} {{small|(3)}}
|3 strokes ahead
| -12 (67-68-71-70)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| align=center|{{wp|2000 T-1 Augusta Invitational|2000}}
|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}} {{small|(4)}}
|3 strokes behind
| -5 (70-73-73-67)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|{{wp|2003 T-1 Tour Championship|2003}}
|{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}} {{small|(2)}}
|2 strokes behind
| -1 (71-72-75-69)
|Playoff
|{{wp|Scott Jamiessonn}}
|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
| align=center|{{wp|2004 U.S. T-1 Open|2004}}
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(5)}}
|6 strokes ahead
| +2 (66-72-69-75)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{wp|Adam Scott}}, {{wp|Scott Jamiessonn}}


|- style="background:thistle;"
Cranfield's hardliner questioning of Volfson continued for nearly an hour, pressuring him on his stance regarding the {{wp|Uyghur genocide}} and his refusal to label it as such. Cranfield also pushed Volfson on {{wp|China}}'s utilization of {{wp|sinicization}} as well as {{wp|ethnic assimilation}}, {{wp|religious persecution}}, and {{wp|ethnic cleansing}}. Cranfield challenged Volfson on his moral beliefs and the contradictions he held between that and his political ideology. He also questioned briefly on the {{wp|middle east power balance}} between the United States, China, and {{wp|Russia}}. The Senate rejected the nomination by a unanimous vote and Cranfield was widely credited for having changed the dynamic of Volfson's performance before the committee and the Senate.
| align=center|{{wp|2005 T-1 Tour Championship|2005}}  
|{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}} {{small|(3)}}
|3 strokes ahead
| -5 (67-72-71-73)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Walrich}}, {{wp|Jeff Clydesdale}}, {{wp|Marty Snider}}, {{wp|Dale Turner}}


|- style="background:thistle;"
On April 1, {{wp|Hillary Cunningham}} resigned the presidency for the second time, and {{wp|Lucas Underwood}} became the seventh {{wp|president of the United States}}. Cranfield was considered as a possible replacement for {{wp|vice president of the United States}}, along with {{wp|Jeanne Shabeen}}, {{wp|Charlie Williams}}, and {{wp|Harry Bennett}}. Later that evening, Underwood nominated Bennett as the eighth vice president. It was widely reported that evening that Underwood offered Cranfield the positions of {{wp|secretary of the treasury}} and {{wp|secretary of defense}}, both of which Cranfield declined.
| align=center|{{wp|2006 T-1 Tour Championship|2006}}  
|{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}} {{small|(4)}}
|4 strokes behind
| -8 (71-73-70-66)
|2 strokes
|{{wp|Chris Euphoricson}}, {{wp|Shane Simmons}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Stan Walrich}}


|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
Cranfield voted to confirm Bennett on April 5, and he was sworn-in soon thereafter. Cranfield cast the {{wp|tipping-point}} vote.
| align=center|{{wp|2009 U.S. T-1 Open|2009}}  
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(6)}}
|2 strokes ahead
| -1 (70-71-66-72)
|Playoff
|{{wp|Norman Xi}}


|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
On April 12, Cranfield was reported to have been on the shortlist for vice president for Representative {{wp|Jamaal Jones}}. That same day, Cranfield unofficially confirmed that he would not be seeking the presidency following his season four attempt. It was also reported that Cranfield was playing a major role in {{wp|Jeane Shabeen}}'s candidacy for president, and was floated as her number one choice as a running-mate. It was widely rumored that Cranfield heavily considered a bid for the presidency up until mid-April when he saw Shabeen excessively lacking in polls between her, Bennett, and Jones.
| align=center|{{wp|2009 T-1 Augusta Invitational|2009}}  
|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}} {{small|(5)}}
|4 strokes ahead
| -13 (67-67-71-70)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Justin Leonard}}


|- style="background:#abcdef;"
Cranfield, despite denying ambitions to be the running-mate of senator {{wp|Jeane Shabeen}} in the {{wp|season five presidential election}}, was placed on the ballot for {{wp|vice president}} as the Republican nominee. The ticket received 126 {{wp|electoral votes}} and carried 15 states, losing in a {{wp|landslide}} to the independent ticket of incumbent vice president {{wp|Harry Bennett}} and Senate President pro tempore {{wp|Charlie Williams}}. It is the first time Cranfield received electoral votes for either president or vice president.
| align=center|{{wp|2010 T-1 British Open|2010}}  
|{{wp|T-1 British Open}}  
|14 strokes ahead
| -17 (65-64-69-73)
|10 strokes
|{{wp|Geld Sjkens}}, {{wp|Julien Adälson}}


|- style="background:#abcdef;"
Since April 27, Cranfield's position as chair of the {{wp|Republican National Committee}} has been disputed with {{wp|Jeanne Shabeen}} after Shabeen took the reins of the party following Cranfield's inactivity. Cranfield has not confirmed that party leadership has been transferred to Shabeen, and on May 2, filed for re-election to his senate seat as an independent. On the same day, DES owner {{wp|Everett Terry}} recognized Cranfield's chairmanship as defunct and a new party was formed, headed by {{wp|Rachel Harper}}.
| align=center|{{wp|2012 T-1 British Open|2012}}  
|{{wp|T-1 British Open}} {{small|(2)}}  
|1 stroke behind
| -11 (68-68-71-70)
|1 stroke
|{{wp|Tommy Fleetwood}}


|- style="background:#fbceb1;"
On May 14, Cranfield was re-elected to a third term after defeating {{wp|Jamaal Jones}} in a race that many believed to be solid Democrat. Cranfield carried a little over 53 per cent of the vote to Jones' 45 per cent. Third party Ethan Davis won under two per cent of the vote. After the loss of {{wp|George Nixon}}, Cranfield became the most senior senator and {{wp|Dean of the Senate}} on May 17, 2021. Cranfield resigned from his seat on June 1, 2021 and was succeeded by {{wp|Joshua Cooley}}. He later said his decision to resign back to private life was due to family responsibilities and stated he needed more time to contribute to Young & Associates, LLC, a law-firm for which he served as vice president before his career in politics. He joined {{wp|Fox News}} as a weekday contributor before returning to public service upon his appointment to serve in {{wp|Vice President Nate Romney}}'s former Senate seat in New Columbia.
| align=center|{{wp|2014 U.S. T-1 Open|2014}}  
|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}} {{small|(7)}}
|Tied for the lead
| +3 (73-72-71-67)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jamie Otto}}


|- style="background:#abcdef;"
==U.S. Senate (Aug-Sep 2021)==
| align=center|{{wp|2014 T-1 British Open|2014}}  
===Tenure===
|{{wp|T-1 British Open}} {{small|(3)}}
Cranfield made a sudden return to public service in early August 2021, after a nearly two-month hiatus. Upon his return, he was floated as a potential selection to be {{wp|United States secretary of defense}} in the newly-elected {{wp|Terry Administration}}. It was announced on August 9 that Cranfield was nominated to be the next {{wp|attorney general}} and his confirmation hearing was slated for the following week. Upon the ascension of {{wp|Senator Nate Romney}} to the vice presidency, it was rumored that former president {{wp|Brett Cawthorn}} would be appointed to fill his seat in the U.S. Senate. After Cawthorn was selected to serve on the Administration team, it was reported Cawthorn asked Cranfield directly if he would consider appointment to the seat he was formerly expected to fill. {{wp|Governor George Richardson}} of {{wp|New Columbia}} asked Cranfield the following day if he would be interested in filling the seat, and Cranfield accepted. He took office on August 15, 2021, his third time serving as a senator from New Columbia.
|2 strokes behind
| -8 (66-70-72-64)
|1 stroke
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jamie Otto}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Cole Carllsson}}, {{flagicon|USA}} {{wp|Jeff Bryant}}


On August 18, 2021, Cranfield was awarded the {{wp|Medal of Superior}} from {{wp|Governor George Nixon}}, Cranfield's longtime political ally and close friend.


|}
Cranfield announced he wasn't running for re-election in season 8, and left office on September 15. 


===Results timeline===
==NASA Administrator (Nov 2021-present)==


{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;"
Cranfield was nominated by president {{wp|Everett Terry}} on November 29, 2021 to be the {{wp|Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration}} to oversee Terry's {{wp|Mars Exploration Program}}, which planned to put the first person on {{wp|Mars}} in early December 2021.
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
!align="left"|Tournament !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989
|-
|align=left|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}
|T67 <span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span>
|CUT
|CUT
|T13
|56
|-
|align=left|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|24
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T4
|-
|align=left|{{wp|T-1 British Open}}
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T48
|CUT
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T8
|T34
|-
|align=left|{{wp|T-1 Tour Championship}}
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|T16
|}


{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;"
==Electoral History==
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
{{Election box begin |title={{wp|New Columbia U.S. Senator (Class II) Special Election, January 2021}}}}
!align="left"|Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
{{Election box candidate
|-
  |party      = '''{{wp|Republican}}'''
|align=left|{{wp|U.S. T-1 Open}}
  |candidate  = '''✓ Trey Cranfield'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2
  |votes      = '''1,145,991'''
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
  |percentage = '''59.59%'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T2
  |change    = +7.17
|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''1'''
}}
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|4
{{Election box candidate
|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''1'''
  |party      = {{wp|Democratic}}  
|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''1'''
  |candidate  = {{wp|Rick Fitzpatrick}}
|T16
  |votes      = 774,993
|20
  |percentage = 40.30%
|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''1'''
  |change    = −13.16
|-
}}
|align=left|{{wp|T-1 Augusta Invitational}}
{{Election box candidate
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T9
  |party      = {{wp|Write-in}}
|T21
  |candidate  =
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T7
  |votes      = 1,848
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|T15
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|T24
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|T51
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|T36
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|T28
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|21
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|T62
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T9
|T30
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T5
|60
|CUT
|T47
|T69
|
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|style="background:#00FF00;"|'''1'''
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|74
|T62
|CUT
|
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|T14
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|T7
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|6
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|T63
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Trey Cranfield
Secretary Cranfield official portrait.jpg
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nominee
Assumed office
TBD
PresidentEverett Terry
Preceded byOffice Established
United States Senator
from New Columbia
In office
August 15, 2021 – September 15, 2021
Serving with Aaron Scott
Preceded byJamaal Jones
Succeeded byBrett Cawthorn
In office
March 22, 2021 – June 1, 2021
Preceded byRachel Harper
Succeeded byJoshua Cooley
In office
January 14, 2021 – February 14, 2021
Preceded byMalcom Morrison
Succeeded byBrett Cawthorn
Senate Minority Leader
In office
March 22, 2021 – June 1, 2021
Preceded byEdwin House
Succeeded byRobert Sanders
In office
February 1, 2021 – February 14, 2021
Preceded bySelina Meyer
Succeeded byVacant
6th Vice President of the United States
In office
February 14, 2021 – March 19, 2021
PresidentBenjamin Bryant
Preceded byJakob Ainsley
Succeeded byLucas Underwood
Senate Majority Whip
In office
January 26, 2021 – February 1, 2021
LeaderSelina Meyer
Preceded byRachel Harper
Succeeded byCharlie Williams
Acting United States Secretary of Defense
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 14, 2021
PresidentBenjamin Bryant
Preceded byBenjamin Venus
Succeeded byNick Jackson (acting)
Personal details
Born
Trey Michael Cranfield

(2003-04-03) April 3, 2003 (age 21)
Paoli, Indiana
CitizenshipUnited States United States
Political partyRepublican (2021-present)
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Residence(s)Paoli, Indiana
Washington, D.C.
Alma materStanford University (B.S)
George Washington University (Ph.D.)
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (ribbon).PNG Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (Mar 2021)
Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (ribbon).PNG Presidential Medal of Freedom (May 2021)
Medal of Superior (Aug 2021)
Signature
Other positions held
Acting President of the United States
In office
February 15, 2021 – February 18, 2021
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byBenjamin Bryant
Succeeded byBenjamin Bryant
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
February 1, 2021 – May 2, 2021
DeputyBrett Cawthorn
Edwin House
Jeanne Shabeen
Preceded byJakob Ainsley
Succeeded byRachel Harper
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
March 22, 2021 – June 1, 2021
DeputyJeanne Shabeen
Preceded byJeanne Shabeen
Succeeded byJakob Ainsley
In office
February 1, 2021 – February 14, 2021
DeputyHarry Bennett
Preceded byEdwin House
Succeeded byVacant
Chair of the Republican Senatorial Committee
In office
February 2, 2021 – February 14, 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition vacant
Special Defense Envoy to South Korea
In office
March 20, 2021 – April 1, 2021
PresidentHillary Cunningham
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished

Trey Michael Cranfield (born April 3, 2003) is an American politician who is the current nominee for Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since November 2021. He served as the the sixth vice president of the United States from February to March 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented New Columbia in the United States Senate in three previous nonconsecutive terms from January to February, May to June, and again from August to September 2021, holding the positions of Senate Minority Leader, chair of the Senate Republican Conference, and Senate Majority Whip. He previously served as the acting United States secretary of defense under Benjamin Bryant. He was temporarily a candidate for president in the season four presidential election before suspending his campaign after a week and a half. He was also President Everett Terry's nominee for attorney general in early August 2021, before withdrawing his nomination to serve in the Senate.

Early Life

Trey Michael Cranfield was born on April 3, 2003 in Jasper, Indiana. Although, he has and currently lives in Paoli, IN.

Cranfield attended elementary school at Throop Elementary, graduating with academic honors, winning the honor roll every year. He also received the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement.

After graduating elementary school in good fashion, he attended Paoli Jr. Sr. High School. He was the Secretary of the Paoli Jr. Sr. High School NJHS program, and the Vice President of the 9th grade class (freshman class).

Cranfield is also in the Pride of Paoli band program, one of the top notch programs in the state of Indiana. The band has won 15 ISSMA Championship titles, 6 runner-ups, and has been in the finals 34 times. The program is led by new band director, Benjamin Werne.

Acting Secretary of Defense

On January 1, 2021 President Benjamin Bryant announced he would be nominating Cranfield to serve as the secretary of defense, and until his pending Senate confirmation commenced, would be serving in the position in an acting capacity. Shortly after he took office, Cranfield announced he would be challenging his fellow cabinet official Rick Fitzpatrick in the district three Senate Race, where Cranfield was considered a narrow favorite. Cranfield won the election with 59% of the vote to Fiztpatricks' 40%, considered as an over-performance on Cranfield's behalf, and took office on January 14, 2021, immediately resigning from his position as acting secretary. Cranfield was succeeded by Nick Jackson on January 26, 2021.

U.S. Senate (Jan-Feb 2021)

Elections

January 2021

Main article: January 2021 United States Senate special election in district three

In January 2021 Cranfield challenged secretary Rick Fitzpatrick in the district three Senate special election, contested after the resignation of Senator Malcom Morrison. Cranfield ran uncontested in the Republican primary, and faced Fitzpatrick in the general election, in which he defeated the latter by nearly twenty percent in what many pundits believed to be a Republican over-performance in the midst of a dwindling majority. Cranfield took office a day later on January 14, 2021.

Tenure

Upon being sworn in, Cranfield remained mostly silent, until he began to gain traction within the Republican Caucus' establishment, eventually culminating in the ousting of majority whip Rachel Harper, who two weeks prior left the caucus due to a dispute with majority leader Selina Meyer and vice president Jakob Ainsley. On January 26, 2021, Cranfield became the Republican whip with unanimous consent from the caucus, and immediately assumed the office of Senate majority whip, the third highest-ranking position in the Senate.

On January 27, 2021, Cranfield authored a bipartisan bill with Senator Kenneth Allen of Michigan to authorize emergency powers to President Benjamin Bryant after China directed the striking of a United States Naval vessel with a torpedo, killing 43 servicemembers and injuring hundreds more. The bill passed both chambers of congress and was signed by President Bryant on January 28.

On February 1, 2021, Cranfield introduced a motion to hold a snap election for President pro tempore of the Senate, in an attempt to remove Harry Bennett, the incumbent officeholder. The motion to hold the election failed, in which the motion to reconsider was laid on the table and remained open for 24 hours by vice president Jakob Ainsley. After the vote, the Independent Senators consisting of Kenneth Allen, Rachel S. Harper, Edwin House, and others formed the Reform Party. Soon thereafter, the vice president, speaker of the House, and Senate minority leader all left the community. Cranfield assumed the positions of chair of the Republican Party and the Senate minority leader.

On February 3, 2021, a day after Senator Harry Bennett shockingly aligned with Cranfield in the Senate Republican Caucus, Cranfield and Bennett both voted in favor of S.R. 235 in a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the rules of impeachment trial proceedings against vice president Jakob Ainsley, who was impeached almost unanimously by the United States House of Representatives on February 1, 2021.

On February 4, 2021, Ainsley was convicted by the United States Senate, conducted by a private ballot at the request of Cranfield. Upon his conviction, the office was vacant, and Cranfield was floated as a possible option as a replacement for vice president of the United States under President Bryant. Early in the morning on February 5, it was announced that Cranfield had been selected as Ainsley's successor.

On February 8, as provisional chair of the Republican National Committee, Cranfield appointed former president Joey to former majority leader Selina Meyer's old seat in district four. The appointment received backlash from speaker of the House Hillary Cunningham, who voted in favor of Cranfield's nomination to the vice presidency the day prior. Cranfield resigned his position on February 14, 2021 upon assuming the vice presidency.

Vice president (Feb-Mar 2021)

Cranfield was nominated by President Benjamin Bryant on February 5, 2021, and his nomination was sent to the United States House of Representatives for consideration. His hearing was conducted on February 6, lasting nearly two hours, and he received a sufficient number of votes for confirmation in the early morning of February 8; his unanimous confirmation in the House is a first for a major Executive Branch nominee. His confirmation passed the Senate unanimously. Cranfield is the first federal official and vice president to assume office after the impeachment and conviction of a sitting officeholder.

On February 13, 2021, President pro tempore Harry Bennett suspended the rules and allowed the bypass of a hearing for Cranfield, immediately opening the vote on his confirmation. Early in the morning on February 14, Cranfield received a sufficient number of votes to be confirmed as the sixth vice president of the United States, and took office shortly thereafter.

On February 14, 2021, President Bryant issed a statement that as of February 15, he would be invoking the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, citing family concerns. Due to this occurrence, Cranfield assumed the responsibilities of the presidency at 5:00pm EST, and remained acting president of the United States until the evening of February 18, 2021.

Early on February 17, 2021, Cranfield announced he approved the emergency declaration request from the governor of Puerto Rico and was deploying 2,500 members of the District of Columbia National Guard in response to Hurricane Perry. Later that day, Cranfield appointed Gerald Davidson to serve as the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, attempting to build a response team for the hurricane's impact on Puerto Rico.

On February 18, Cranfield approved a disaster declaration request from Acting Administrator Davidson. In addition, he instructed the Federal Aviation Administration to monitor all air traffic to-and-from the island and grounded all flights therefrom. He signed the Puerto Rico Perry Investment and Reconstruction Act early that morning, appropriating nearly five trillion dollars of federal support. At 8:52pm EST, President Bryant informed Cranfield that he was able to once-again discharge the duties of the office of the president, and Cranfield reassumed the duties of the vice president shortly thereafter.

Following the February 2021 midterm elections, where the Republicans lost the majority in the House by four seats, it was speculated that Cranfield may be planning a run for president in the March 2021 presidential election. Cranfield's apparent effort to succeed President Bryant initiated claims that Bryant was attempting to institute a presidential dynasty that included vice president Cranfield and former president Edwin House.

On February 22, Cranfield announced he would be traveling to Sacramento, California for a major announcement. It was widely speculated he would be declaring candidacy for the presidency. Between the evening and morning of February 22 and 23, numerous Republican officials and affiliates of the party endorsed former president and season three presidential candidate Hillary Cunningham, leaving many to wonder about the strength of support for Cranfield in his apparent run.

On February 24, Cranfield officially announced he would be running for president, and it was widely speculated he would be choosing Senator Edwin House as his running mate. Following the announcement, and with the help of House and President Bryant, Cranfield managed to swing numerous Republican officeholders, who subsequently rescinded their prior endorsements of Cunningham. Following his subsequent announcement, Cranfield became the first incumbent vice president to challenge for the presidency.

On February 25, Cranfield announced that he had chosen Senator Edwin House to be his running mate for vice president. His shortlist included Senator Harry Bennett of Washington and Senator Charlie Williams of Massachusetts. Following this announcement, Cranfield's polling numbers improved slightly, but never crested above 40 per cent in the fortnight preceding the election, trailing Cunningham by a consistently considerable margin of around 20 per cent.

Cranfield presided over a session of the Senate on March 3, where numerous Republican officeholders filibustered the Floyd-Taylor Act of 2021, notable for passing the House almost unanimously. After having taken four votes on the legislation, it finally passed with a Democratic majority of members present for the vote. The filibuster was led by Cranfield's running mate, Senator Edwin House, who received stark criticism for his role in delaying the vote for well over two hours. House's filibuster time exceeded 40 minutes, in which he orated about American prosperity and prudence. The Republicans' efforts were a result of the contents of the bill containing the federal legalization of recreational marijuana. On March 5, Cranfield maintained that he supported the passage of the bill, despite siding with House's opposition in the bill's debate period.

Cranfield officially became the first lame-duck vice president on March 6, 2021 when he suspended his campaign for president. He later filed to run for his former seat in the Senate, running unopposed.

On his final day in office, President Benjamin Bryant awarded Cranfield the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, one of only three members of the community to recieve the honor. The outgoing president also awarded the Medal to Chief Justice Everett Terry. It was revealed concluding the inauguration of Lucas Underwood as vice president that Cranfield left a letter for him. Underwood remarked that it was "probably the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me in government".

Season four presidential election

Cranfield had been considered as a potential successor for President Benjamin Bryant by many, and it was widely reported he would be running for president in season four. In late February, season two and three presidential candidate Hillary Cunningham announced her candidacy, as well as Senator Rachel Harper. Harper's initial announcement was taken in jest by many in the community, and she failed to gain much traction. Cranfield officially announced his candidacy for president of the United States on February 24, 2021. He immediately struggled to gain support, even from members of his own party. At the end of February, Cranfield never polled above 40 per cent to Cunningham's range of 60 to even 70 per cent. Senator Harper managed to garner around ten per cent in polling and wasn't seen as having enough support to even gain debate privileges. On February 25, Cranfield announced he had chosen Senator Edwin House as his vice presidential nominee. This announcement was met with stark criticism and little commendation.

In the first week of March, Cranfield's support continued to dwindle, and while he managed to regain the support from high-profile members of his party in late February, they once again began to turn on him as it was claimed there was a lack of enthusiasm from the ticket. The dynamic of the race shifted dramatically when Harper announced she had chosen former president Kenneth Allen as her running mate. This established Harper's credibility in the ever-changing field of candidates, and this announcement eventually led to the demise of the Cranfield campaign. On a poll conducted on March 6, he managed to only garner around five per cent of eligible voters having polled, and he officially suspended his campaign later that evening.

Cranfield is the first incumbent vice president to have suspended a major presidential campaign before party primaries, and is the lowest-polling executive official to have ran for president in DES history. On March 8, Cranfield, then a lame-duck, filed to run for the Senate seat that Rachel Harper vacated in her run for president.

U.S. Senate (Mar-Jun 2021)

Elections

March 2021

On March 19, Cranfield won back his seat in the United States Senate and relinquished his duties as vice president to Lucas Underwood. On March 20, Cranfield accepted a position from President Hillary Cunningham to be the special defense envoy to South Korea amidst rising tensions with North Korea. He was unopposed in his race, winning with 87.3 per cent of the vote, and was sworn-in by Underwood on March 22.

Tenure

On March 27, controversy arose when senator Jeanne Shabeen of New Hampshire, along with senator Charlie Williams of Massachusetts worked with Cranfield to expedite the confirmation of Benjamin Bryant to be an associate justice to the Supreme Court. In the session, which was being conducted with a business quorum, four senators were present, including senator Sethyy of Washington. The leadership of the Democratic caucus was completely absent and the present senators were able to confirm Bryant with a simple majority. There was minimal issue with the business quorum model as all present senators voted unanimously to confirm Bryant. He assumed his position on the court on March 29, 2021.

2021 United States Senate confirmation of Benjamin Bryant to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
March 27, 2021
 Party All votes
Democratic Republican Independent
Yes
2
2
 0 4
No 0 0 0 0
Business quorum simple majority (3 of 4 votes) required – Nomination confirmed

This controversy gave way to Allen v. United States, a now landmark supreme court case upholding the constitutionality of Bryant's confirmation to the Court. The 1-1 decision led to a deadlock on the court, the first in DES history, ultimately resulting in the failure of the plaintiff's case, allowing the swearing-in of Bryant to happen uncontested. Chief Justice Everett Terry authored the majority opinion, while associate justice Brett Cawthorn authored the minority opinion.

On March 30, the confirmation of Matthew Volfson to be the United States secretary of state occurred in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. During this, senator Jeanne Shabeen motioned to open the hearing up for a full-senate event, which was met with backlash from senator Kenneth Allen of Michigan. The motion was agreed to with four senators voting in the affirmative, and Volfson's hearing continued under a full-Senate jurisdiction. Prior, Cranfield motioned to the Senate to strip Allen of his committee chairmanship, which was agreed to by Shabeen, as well as Democratic senators Alexander Williams and Charlie Williams. This prompted Allen to resign his position as chair of the Democratic National Committee and later his seat in the Senate. Following his resignation, senator Charlie Williams assumed the position of Senate Majority Leader, Alexander Williams as Senate Majority Whip, and Sofia Meyers was chosen as Allen's replacement by vice president Lucas Underwood, the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Cranfield's hardliner questioning of Volfson continued for nearly an hour, pressuring him on his stance regarding the Uyghur genocide and his refusal to label it as such. Cranfield also pushed Volfson on China's utilization of sinicization as well as ethnic assimilation, religious persecution, and ethnic cleansing. Cranfield challenged Volfson on his moral beliefs and the contradictions he held between that and his political ideology. He also questioned briefly on the middle east power balance between the United States, China, and Russia. The Senate rejected the nomination by a unanimous vote and Cranfield was widely credited for having changed the dynamic of Volfson's performance before the committee and the Senate.

On April 1, Hillary Cunningham resigned the presidency for the second time, and Lucas Underwood became the seventh president of the United States. Cranfield was considered as a possible replacement for vice president of the United States, along with Jeanne Shabeen, Charlie Williams, and Harry Bennett. Later that evening, Underwood nominated Bennett as the eighth vice president. It was widely reported that evening that Underwood offered Cranfield the positions of secretary of the treasury and secretary of defense, both of which Cranfield declined.

Cranfield voted to confirm Bennett on April 5, and he was sworn-in soon thereafter. Cranfield cast the tipping-point vote.

On April 12, Cranfield was reported to have been on the shortlist for vice president for Representative Jamaal Jones. That same day, Cranfield unofficially confirmed that he would not be seeking the presidency following his season four attempt. It was also reported that Cranfield was playing a major role in Jeane Shabeen's candidacy for president, and was floated as her number one choice as a running-mate. It was widely rumored that Cranfield heavily considered a bid for the presidency up until mid-April when he saw Shabeen excessively lacking in polls between her, Bennett, and Jones.

Cranfield, despite denying ambitions to be the running-mate of senator Jeane Shabeen in the season five presidential election, was placed on the ballot for vice president as the Republican nominee. The ticket received 126 electoral votes and carried 15 states, losing in a landslide to the independent ticket of incumbent vice president Harry Bennett and Senate President pro tempore Charlie Williams. It is the first time Cranfield received electoral votes for either president or vice president.

Since April 27, Cranfield's position as chair of the Republican National Committee has been disputed with Jeanne Shabeen after Shabeen took the reins of the party following Cranfield's inactivity. Cranfield has not confirmed that party leadership has been transferred to Shabeen, and on May 2, filed for re-election to his senate seat as an independent. On the same day, DES owner Everett Terry recognized Cranfield's chairmanship as defunct and a new party was formed, headed by Rachel Harper.

On May 14, Cranfield was re-elected to a third term after defeating Jamaal Jones in a race that many believed to be solid Democrat. Cranfield carried a little over 53 per cent of the vote to Jones' 45 per cent. Third party Ethan Davis won under two per cent of the vote. After the loss of George Nixon, Cranfield became the most senior senator and Dean of the Senate on May 17, 2021. Cranfield resigned from his seat on June 1, 2021 and was succeeded by Joshua Cooley. He later said his decision to resign back to private life was due to family responsibilities and stated he needed more time to contribute to Young & Associates, LLC, a law-firm for which he served as vice president before his career in politics. He joined Fox News as a weekday contributor before returning to public service upon his appointment to serve in Vice President Nate Romney's former Senate seat in New Columbia.

U.S. Senate (Aug-Sep 2021)

Tenure

Cranfield made a sudden return to public service in early August 2021, after a nearly two-month hiatus. Upon his return, he was floated as a potential selection to be United States secretary of defense in the newly-elected Terry Administration. It was announced on August 9 that Cranfield was nominated to be the next attorney general and his confirmation hearing was slated for the following week. Upon the ascension of Senator Nate Romney to the vice presidency, it was rumored that former president Brett Cawthorn would be appointed to fill his seat in the U.S. Senate. After Cawthorn was selected to serve on the Administration team, it was reported Cawthorn asked Cranfield directly if he would consider appointment to the seat he was formerly expected to fill. Governor George Richardson of New Columbia asked Cranfield the following day if he would be interested in filling the seat, and Cranfield accepted. He took office on August 15, 2021, his third time serving as a senator from New Columbia.

On August 18, 2021, Cranfield was awarded the Medal of Superior from Governor George Nixon, Cranfield's longtime political ally and close friend.

Cranfield announced he wasn't running for re-election in season 8, and left office on September 15.

NASA Administrator (Nov 2021-present)

Cranfield was nominated by president Everett Terry on November 29, 2021 to be the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to oversee Terry's Mars Exploration Program, which planned to put the first person on Mars in early December 2021.

Electoral History

New Columbia U.S. Senator (Class II) Special Election, January 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican ✓ Trey Cranfield 1,145,991 59.59% +7.17
Democratic Rick Fitzpatrick 774,993 40.30% −13.16
Write-in 1,848 0.09%
Turnout 1,922,832 100% −1.04
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 6.47%
New Columbia U.S. Senator (Class I) Election, March 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican ✓ Trey Cranfield 2,119,338 87.34% +29.92
Independent Mark Robinson 307,299 12.66%
Turnout 2,426,637 100% +35.44
Republican hold Swing 19.47%
New Columbia U.S. Senator (Class I) Election, May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican ✓ Trey Cranfield 1,606,219 53.07% -34.27
Democrat Jamaal Jones 1,361,991 45.005% +45.00
Independent Ethan Davis 58,091 1.92% -10.74
Turnout 3,026,301 100% +56.44
Republican hold Swing 36.15%
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