Crawford was elected a member of parliament representing
Saint Andrew East Rural in December 2011. He served concurrently as
Jamaica's 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
People's National Party 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,
Ransford Braham. In September 2018, Crawford,
Mikael Phillips, and
Phillip Paulwell 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
Portland Eastern. He resigned from the senate in March to focus on his campaign. Crawford lost the Portland Eastern seat to
Ann-Marie Vaz, and was reappointed to the senate. ==References==