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.
He served on the Brant County council for four years prior to 1980, and in the 1980 municipal election he won a seat on the Brantford City Council in a temporary ward encompassing land annexed from the county.