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Damion O. Crawford (born c. 1980) is a Jamaican politician.

Crawford was born in Haddo, Westmoreland Parish. [1] Crawford attended Kingston College and the University of the West Indies, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in tourism management. [2] While completing his master's degree, Crawford served as president of the university's Guild of Students. [3]

Crawford was elected a member of parliament representing Saint Andrew East Rural in December 2011. [4] [5] He concurrently served as Jamaican minister of state for tourism and entertainment. [6] [7] Crawford announced in 2015 that he would not run for reelection to the House of Representatives, but later said that his retirement was a "trick." [8] In October 2015, Crawford lost an indicative election held by the People's National Party to Peter Blake. [9] [10] Blake secured 218 delegate votes, while Crawford finished with 166. [11] Following his loss, Crawford was appointed to the Senate of Jamaica on 23 October 2017, [12] where he served alongside an uncle, Ransford Braham. [13] In September 2018, Crawford, Mikael Phillips, and Phillip Paulwell were named vice presidents of the People's National Party. [14] In February 2019, the People's National Party nominated Crawford to contest a by-election in Portland Eastern. [15] [16] He resigned from the senate in March to focus on his campaign. [17] Crawford lost the Portland Eastern seat to Ann-Marie Vaz, [18] [19] and was reappointed to the senate. [20] [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Which seat will Damion Crawford go after?". Jamaica Observer. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Damion Crawford". University of the West Indies. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Reid, Tyrone (10 October 2004). "Guild President Damion Crawford: Misunderstood or misrepresented?". The Gleaner. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Damion O. Crawford … times two!". The Gleaner. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "UPDATE: Damion Crawford rejects claim he has withdrawn PNP membership". February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gov't defends Damion Crawford's visit to London". The Gleaner. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Damion tells supporters to cool it". The Gleaner. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Francis, Kimone. "Damion's regret". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Damion Crawford loses to Peter Blake". Jamaica Observer. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Crawford out - replaced by Peter Blake". RJR 94 FM. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Delegates 'discipline' Damion - Crawford defeated in constituency run-off". The Gleaner. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Two New Senators Sworn In". Jamaica Information Service. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Senator scolds nephew Damion Crawford in Senate for lack of balance". The Gleaner. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "PNP loves the youth and always will, says Jackson". Jamaica Observer. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "PNP Selects Damion Crawford to Replace Bloomfield in East Portland". Wired Jamaica. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Damion Crawford to represent PNP in East Portland by-election". The Gleaner. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  17. ↑ "Damion Crawford resigns from Senate ahead of by-election". RJR 94 FM. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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  19. ↑ "PNP's Damion Crawford reflects on Portland Eastern by-election loss". RJR 94 FM. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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