Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 2012

Born Sue Steinhauser, Jan. 10, 1967, in Maryville, Mo.

Education: Graduate of Worth Co. RIII (High School), Grant City, Mo., 1985; Northeast Missouri State University (B.S. in political science), 1989; Indiana University (Ph.D. in political science), 1995.

Family: Married David Crawford, Jan. 20, 1990; two children: Nathan and Philip.

Occupation: Political science professor, Creighton University.

Former: Research analyst.

Member: Bellevue East PTA; Mission Middle School PTA; Bellevue Chamber of Commerce; Green Bellevue; New Life Baptist Church; daily reflection writer, Creighton University online ministry; editorial board, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, American Political Science Association; key votes advisor, Project Vote Smart, Nebraska.

Former member: U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel’s Health Care Reform Committee, 2006; Bellevue Central Elementary PTA.