| Richard D. "Rich" Crandall | |
| Office: | Colorado Commissioner of Education |
| Term Start: | January 2016 |
| Term End: | May 19, 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Elliott Asp |
| Successor: | Katy Anthes |
| Office2: | Director of the Wyoming Department of Education |
| Term Start2: | August 1, 2013 |
| Term End2: | April 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Jim Rose |
| Successor2: | Cindy Hill |
| Office3: | Member of the Arizona Senate |
| Term Start3: | January 10, 2011 |
| Term End3: | August 2013 |
| Predecessor3: | Chuck Gray |
| Successor3: | Dave Farnsworth |
| Constituency3: | 16th (January–August 2013) 19th (2011–2013) |
| State House4: | Arizona |
| District4: | 19th |
| Term Start4: | January 8, 2007 |
| Term End4: | January 10, 2011 |
| Alongside4: | Kirk Adams |
| Predecessor4: | Gary Pierce |
| Successor4: | Justin Olson |
| Birth Place: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Leann Larson Crandall |
| Children: | 13 |
| Alma Mater: | Brigham Young University University of Notre Dame |
Richard D. Crandall, known as Rich Crandall (born 1967), is a businessman, former Arizona legislator, and former director of the Wyoming Department of Education.
Crandall was born in Santa Barbara, California. He holds a bachelor's 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.
Crandall is a moderate Republican a 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 a position in Wyoming.
Crandall was 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, in a three-to-two vote on 28 January 2014, ruled the legislation that created the position unconstitutional. The court ruled that 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.[1] The court ruled Crandall's director position as unconstitutional.
He was appointed the Education Commissioner of Colorado in December 2015.[2] Crandall resigned his position as Colorado's Commissioner of Education on May 19, 2016, a mere four months into the job.[3]
Crandall 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.
He is member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and is married to Leann Larson Crandall and together they have 13 children (seven from his first marriage to Patrice Webb and six from his second marriage).[4]