Currently serving his third term in the State Legislature, Dave McCrea is a lifelong resident of Fort Fairfield and retired as a science Public School teacher after 48 years. A public servant, Rep. McCrea served as a Fort Fairfield town councilor for 15 years.

Representative McCrea is currently serving on the legislature's committees on Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, as well as the Education & Cultural Affairs.

Beginning when he was 5 years old picking potatoes on his grandfather’s farm, he worked the potato harvest for 50 years. He is a member of the Fort Fairfield Frontier Fish and Game Club. He supports legislation to strengthen education, the agricultural industry, and bringing broadband internet to the more rural regions of our state.