Damion O. Crawford (born c. 1980) is a Jamaican politician. Crawford was born in Haddo,

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. Crawford attended Kingston College and the

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, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in tourism management. While completing his master's degree, Crawford served as president of the university's Guild of Students. Crawford was elected a member of parliament representing Saint Andrew East Rural in December 2011. He concurrently served as Jamaican minister of state for tourism and entertainment. 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." In October 2015, Crawford lost an indicative election held by the

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to Peter Blake. Blake secured 218 delegate votes, while Crawford finished with 166. Following his loss, Crawford was appointed to the Senate of Jamaica on 23 October 2017, where he served alongside an uncle,

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. In September 2018, Crawford,

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, and

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were named vice presidents of the People's National Party. In February 2019, the People's National Party nominated Crawford to contest a by-election in

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. He resigned from the senate in March to focus on his campaign. Crawford lost the Portland Eastern seat to

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, and was reappointed to the senate.

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