Due to reapportionment and population shifts, Senate District 35, which used to be located in the urban Denver area, was relocated to the rural eastern plains.

In April 2013, Crowder became the only Republican in the State Senate to vote to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

He ran Senate Bill 112 which would have created a grant program to help support non-profits that provide mental health care for veterans.

[9] Between November 2017 and April 2018, six Colorado state legislators were accused of sexual harassment covering a range of allegations and circumstances.

[10] Senator Crowder was accused by Susan Lontine, a Democratic State Representative from Denver, of pinching her buttocks and making sexually inappropriate comments while on the House floor.

[11][12] Colorado State Senate President Republican Kevin Grantham issued a statement when the story was published, saying, "We take every allegation of harassment or misconduct seriously.

We ask those who feel they have been victims of harassment or inappropriate behavior at the General Assembly to file an official complaint, in confidence that their anonymity and rights will be protected.

Going forward, Senate Republican leaders cannot and will not be responding to unsubstantiated or anonymous allegations against members appearing in the press, which the existing complaint process is designed to handle.