He served on the Brant County council for four years before 1980, and in the 1980 municipal election he won election to the Brantford City Council in a temporary ward covering land annexed from the county.
Before 1980, he served on the Brant County council for four years. In the 1980 municipal election, he was elected to the Brantford City Council in a temporary ward that included land annexed from the county.