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Dan Crenshaw

Jeff Brown for TIME 

Dan Crenshaw is one version of what the Republican Party might look like after Donald Trump. A decorated Navy SEAL who lost his eye in Afghanistan, Crenshaw was one of just a handful of millennial Republicans elected to Congress in 2018, a year that saw record youth momentum on the Democratic side. In his first year in office, Crenshaw has built a sizable social-media following—including more than 1 million Twitter followers—as the right’s leading warrior against what he calls “outrage culture.” Crenshaw’s path is one preferred by many young conservatives: he defends the President’s policies on issues from taxes to immigration—he even live-streamed his ride-along with Border Patrol on Instagram—without supporting his erratic tweets or endorsing his most controversial actions. (Crenshaw strongly criticized Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, and co-sponsored the bipartisan House resolution opposing the pullout.) He’s also one of the biggest fundraisers in the House, despite still being in his first term: in 2019, he’s collected more than $2.7 million. For those who want a more traditional, hard-right warrior, Crenshaw may be a glimpse at the conservative movement’s future. —Charlotte Alter

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