Jeffrey L. Crane
VA · Orange Town Council member and vice mayor
Jeffrey L. Crane is vice mayor of the Town of Orange, appointed to the Town Council in January 2026. He opposes data centers in town and backs recruiting new businesses, restoring passenger rail, and bringing a second grocery store.
Where Jeffrey L. Crane stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for ordinances that ban data centers as a by-right use downtown and in the Round Hill neighborhood and require a special permit elsewhere. They passed 5-0.
February 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for the town's fiscal year 2027 budget. It passed unanimously.
June 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
As Orange Planning Commission vice-chairman, moved to recommend high-density residential zoning (Traditional Residential-High) for a 6.2-acre parcel joining the town. It passed 3-0.
August 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to give $10,000 more each to the Love Outreach Food Pantry and Good Samaritan. He had also seconded $6,000 gifts to each in March 2026.
August 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to approve contracts with Bowman Consulting and Patterson Construction to replace the sand filters at the town water treatment plant. It passed 5-0.
August 17, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Seconded and voted for a rewrite of the town water ordinance that makes property owners pay the water bill when several units share one meter. It passed 4-1.
July 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: townoforangeva.gov
As Orange Planning Commission vice-chairman, moved to recommend approval of the Kean Road Subdivision plans on the condition that sidewalk be extended to Spicers Mill Road. It passed 3-0.
August 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against putting off council's talk on new data center rules to a later meeting. The delay passed 3-2.
September 21, 2026
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Moved to appoint Ellen Burgujian to the Orange Planning Commission. The motion failed 2-3.
July 20, 2026
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Moved to adopt a resolution declaring Orange a "Constitutional Town" that supports residents' Second Amendment gun rights. It passed 5-0.
March 18, 2026
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Was elected vice mayor of Orange by the Town Council on a 4-1 vote.
January 20, 2026
Source: townoforangeva.gov
Was appointed by a circuit judge to the Orange Town Council seat left open by Jeremiah Pent's resignation. He is a retired state trooper who ended a 45-year law enforcement career in 2024.
January 8, 2026
Source: cvillerightnow.com
Past race Jeffrey L. Crane ran in:
- Town of Orange Town Council · November 3, 2026 · Orange town, Virginia · incumbent