Damion Crawford

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]