13 Facts About Doug Reycraft

Douglas Richard Reycraft was born on March 9,1943 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

Doug Reycraft was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex.

Doug Reycraft attended London Teachers' College and the University of Western Ontario, and worked as a teacher.

Doug Reycraft was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Bob Eaton by 810 votes in the rural riding of Middlesex.

Doug Reycraft was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1987 election.

Doug Reycraft served as Chief Government Whip from September 29,1987 to August 2,1989.

The Liberals lost the 1990 provincial election to the New Democratic Party, and Doug Reycraft lost his riding to NDP candidate Irene Mathyssen by 520 votes.

Doug Reycraft attempted a comeback in the 1995 election, but lost to Bruce Smith of the Progressive Conservatives.

Doug Reycraft returned to municipal politics, and was elected mayor of Southwest Middlesex, Ontario in 2000.

Doug Reycraft was returned in 2003 by only 26 votes over challenger Tom Jeffrey, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

Doug Reycraft lost re-election in 2014 by 17 votes to Deputy Mayor Vance Blackmore.

Doug Reycraft served as chair of the London-Middlesex Board of Health, chair of the London Middlesex Housing Authority, president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, chair of the Board of Directors of the Municipal Employers Pension Centre of Ontario and co-chair of the National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Doug Reycraft's son Sean Reycraft is a television writer and producer.