Canadian politician
Gordon "Gord" Krantz (born April 20, 1937) is a Canadian politician who serves as the current mayor of Milton . He was first elected mayor in 1980, after serving as town councillor from 1965 to 1980.[ 2] re-election in 2014 , Krantz surpassed the retired Hazel McCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving mayor of a major municipality in Canada.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] 2022 municipal election .[ 6]
Krantz owned and operated his own business Krantz Fuels (1961–1980), and served the Town of Milton as part-time firefighter (1960–1980). He was also on the Prosperity One Credit Union Board of Directors since 1971, and has held membership with the Royal Canadian Legion since 1963.[ 7]
As a politician, he has served the Town of Milton since first being elected as a councillor in 1965.[ 8] Halton Region Conservation Authority and seven years as the vice-president of the Halton Community Credit Union.[ 9]
Mayor Krantz has been a contributor to the Region of Halton's growth plan by serving on the Regional Municipality of Halton Council since 1980, Conservation Halton Board of Directors since 1973, Niagara Escarpment Commission for three terms and various Ad-Hoc and Standing Committees. He is a founding member and strong supporter of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance .[ 10]
Major projects during his time as mayor include the restoration of the Town Hall facility, the Milton Leisure Centre, the 401 Industrial Park, the Mill Pond restoration, Rotary Park redevelopment, Hawthorne Village , Milton Centre for the Arts, the Milton Sports Centre, the Mattamy National Cycling Centre , the Milton Education Village, smart traffic system implementation and the Sherwood Community Centre and Library.[ 11]
While Krantz believes that Halton Region will adopt a mandatory COVID mask by-law, he voted against Milton taking such action at the town level.[ 12]
Krantz grew up in Milton Heights alongside four sisters and two brothers. He met his wife, Olive, during his teenage years and they married in 1958. They have two children, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.[ 13]
2022 Milton mayoral election [ 14]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 11,391
49.51
Zee Hamid 10,396
45.18
Rajiv Dhawan 625
2.72
Saba Ishaq 597
2.59
Total 23,009 100.00
2018 Milton mayoral election[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 18,571
81.63
Mian Amir Naeem 2,306
10.14
Wasim Ahmed 1,874
8.24
Total 23,139 100.00
2014 Milton mayoral election[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 13,830
75.15
Stan Lazarski 2,743
14.90
Al Volpe 1,831
9.95
Total 18,404 100.00
2010 Milton mayoral election[ 16]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 9,262
59.79
Gerry Marsh 3,721
24.02
Al Volpe 1,355
8.75
Qadeer Shah 1,153
7.44
Total 15,491 100.00
2006 Milton mayoral election[ 17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 6,347
53.91
Gerry Marsh 3,364
28.57
Al Volpe 2,063
17.52
Total 11,774 100.00
2003 Milton mayoral election[ 18]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 6,238
60.73
Rick Malboeuf 2,224
21.65
Al Volpe 701
6.82
Las Polcz 409
3.98
Vito Agozzino 369
3.59
David Lloyd 331
3.22
Total 10,272 100.00
2000 Milton mayoral election[ 19]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 7,414
81.83
Vito Agozzino 1,646
18.17
Total 9,060 100.00
1997 Milton mayoral election[ 20]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 5,111
55.82
Colin Best 4,046
44.18
Total 9,157 100.00
1994 Milton mayoral election[ 21]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 7,332
83.83
David Lloyd 735
8.40
Glenn Botting 679
7.76
Total 8,746 100.00
1991 Milton mayoral election[ 22]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz Acclaimed
N/A
Total Acclaimed N/A
1988 Milton mayoral election[ 23]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz Acclaimed
N/A
Total Acclaimed N/A
1985 Milton mayoral election[ 24]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz Acclaimed
N/A
Total Acclaimed N/A
1982 Milton mayoral election[ 25]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 5,869
74.36
Gus Goutouski 2,024
25.64
Total 7,893 100.00
1980 Milton mayoral election[ 26]
Candidate
Votes
%
Gordon Krantz 4,024
53.10
Donald Gordon 3,554
46.90
Total 7,578 100.00
1978 Milton Municipal Election (Ward 2 - four elected) [ 27]
Candidate
Votes
%
Rose Harrison 2,823
18.79
Gordon Krantz 2,758
18.35
Terry Gibbons 2,544
16.93
Blanche Hinton 1,818
12.10
Dave de Sylva
1,781
11.85
Gordon Cartwright
1,752
11.66
Don McColeman
1,550
7.65
Total 15,026 100.00
1976 Milton Municipal Election (Ward 2 - four elected) [ 28]
Candidate
Votes
%
Art Melanson 2,038
16.04
Gordon Krantz 1,977
15.56
McCready 1,862
14.66
Rose Harrison 1,293
10.18
Blanche Hinton
1,165
9.17
Gordon Cartwright
1,029
8.10
Wood
973
7.66
Lambert
931
7.33
Don McColeman
747
5.88
Russell
690
5.43
Total 12,705 100.00
1973 Milton Municipal Election (4 Councillors Elected) [ 29]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jim Kerr 2,316
18.90
Art Melanson 2,266
18.49
Gordon Krantz 1,781
14.54
Ron Harris 1,755
14.32
Hazel Porter
1,624
13.25
Gordon Cartwright
1,165
9.51
Day
656
5.35
Gordon
637
5.20
Green
53
0.43
Total 12,253 100.00
1971 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected) [ 30]
Candidate
Votes
%
Art Melanson 1,185
13.24
Marjorie Powys 1,165
13.02
Sid Childs 1,123
12.55
Colin Smillie 1,018
11.38
Dr. Ivan Hunter 1,008
11.27
Gordon Krantz 978
10.93
Murray Hood
852
9.52
Charles Johnson
816
9.12
Jim Bailey
802
8.96
Total 8,947 100.00
1969 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected) [ 31]
Candidate
Votes
%
Sid Childs 1,507
17.09
Charles Fay 1,427
16.19
Art Melanson 1,422
16.13
Gordon Krantz 1,361
15.44
Charles Johnson 1,123
12.74
William Woods 1,054
11.96
Frank Miller
922
10.46
Total 8,816 100.00
1967 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected) [ 32]
Candidate
Votes
%
R. McCuaig 1,149
12.92
C. Smillie 1,132
12.73
C. Fay 1,054
11.86
B. Ferguson 966
10.87
P. Barr 920
10.35
G. Krantz 873
9.82
M. Kernighan
871
9.80
C. Johnson
812
9.13
J. Hopkins
509
5.73
J. Wanless
307
3.45
R. Drennan
297
3.34
Total 8,890 100.00
1965 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected) [ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles Fay 1,165
18.57
Brian Best 1,052
16.76
Percy Barr 998
15.90
Charles Johnson 904
14.41
Gordon Krantz 837
13.34
Tony Cousens 665
10.60
Andy Meechan
654
10.42
Total 6,275 100.00
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