He defeated PC incumbent John Thomas Wolfe in the 1991 general election, and represented the riding for one term. The Assiniboia-Gravelbourg riding was dissolved before the next general election, so Draper ran for the riding of Thunder Creek, but lost to Liberal Gerard Aldridge.
Draper triumphed over PC incumbent John Thomas Wolfe in the 1991 general election and held office for a single term, representing the now-defunct Assiniboia-Gravelbourg riding before switching to the Thunder Creek riding, where he ultimately fell short against Liberal candidate Gerard Aldridge.