issues such as hospital closures in his riding. Craitor was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election and was elected to a third term as member for Niagara Falls in the 2011 Ontario provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate George Lepp by 551 votes. On September 24, 2013, Craitor announced his resignation as MPP citing mental exhaustion and saying he wanted to focus on his health and family. During the subsequent by-election campaign, Craitor declined to endorse any of the candidates to succeed him, saying that Liberal Joyce Morocco, Progressive Conservative Bart Maves, New Democrat Wayne Gates and Green candidate Clarke Bitter are all his friends. "Wayne is a good friend of mine. He supported me in his own way [when Craitor first ran for MPP in 2003]. I never forgot that... Joyce is a real friend of mine. I get along with Bart and Clarke helped me [during past campaigns]... I'm going to keep my friends." In 2016 it was revealed that Craitor resigned from the provincial legislature after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him. Premier Kathleen Wynne asked him to resign after reviewing an independent, third-party report about the incident. After the circumstances of his resignation were reported on, Craitor said the allegations were "unfounded and unsubstantiated" and that was forced to resign by the Liberal party. Return to municipal politics Craitor was elected to Niagara Falls City Council in the 2014 municipal election. Craitor was approached by the New Democratic Party to run in the federal riding of Niagara Falls in the 2015 federal election, but opted to remain at city council. Electoral record References External links 1946 births Living people Niagara Falls, Ontario city councillors Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario 21st-century Canadian politicians