Provincial Politics
Prior to the 2003 provincial election, Craitor defeated former party candidate Selena Volpatti for the Liberal nomination in Niagara Falls. He was successful in the general election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Bart Maves by about 3,500 votes. Craitor is currently a backbench supporter of Dalton McGuinty's government. In March 2006, Kim Craitor was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
He has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Community Safety and Correctional Services and Energy and Infrastructure. Craitor is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism and Culture (Tourism).
As a member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly Mr. Craitor has advocated for a Transparent and Open Government Policy for public bodies, the right of GrandParents to have reasonable access to their grand children and right of the public to access to shoreline beaches along the Great Lake coastline.
Craitor was re-elected for a third time as Member for Niagara Falls during the 2011 Ontario Election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate George Lepp by 551 votes.
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