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. He has been re-elected for a total of 21 terms (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor). With his 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. He was re-elected by a 1,000 vote margin in the 2022 municipal election.
Early life 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.
Political career As a politician, he has served the Town of Milton since first being elected as a councillor in 1965. Up until being elected mayor on November 10, 1980, he was the municipal councillor for Ward Two and had served five years as vice-chairman of the Halton Region Conservation Authority and seven years as the vice-president of the Halton Community Credit Union. On December 1, 2020 Krantz celebrated 40 years as Mayor of the Town of Milton.
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.
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.
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.
Personal life 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 June 1958. The pair were married for 66 years before her death on December 31, 2024, at the age of 88.
The couple had two children, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
Election results 2022 Milton mayoral election CandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 11,391 49.51Zee Hamid10,396 45.18Rajiv Dhawan 625 2.72Saba Ishaq 597 2.59Total 23,009100.00 2018 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 18,571 81.63Mian Amir Naeem2,306 10.14Wasim Ahmed 1,874 8.24Total 23,139100.00 2014 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz13,830 75.15Stan Lazarski2,743 14.90Al Volpe1,831 9.95Total18,404100.00
2010 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 9,262 59.79Gerry Marsh 3,721 24.02Al Volpe 1,355 8.75Qadeer Shah 1,153 7.44Total 15,491 100.00
2006 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 6,347 53.91Gerry Marsh 3,364 28.57Al Volpe 2,063 17.52Total 11,774 100.00
2003 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 6,238 60.73Rick Malboeuf 2,224 21.65Al Volpe 701 6.82Las Polcz 409 3.98Vito Agozzino 369 3.59David Lloyd 331 3.22Total 10,272 100.00
2000 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 7,414 81.83Vito Agozzino 1,646 18.17Total 9,060 100.00
1997 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 5,111 55.82Colin Best 4,046 44.18Total 9,157 100.00
1994 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 7,332 83.83David Lloyd 735 8.40Glenn Botting 679 7.76Total 8,746 100.00
1991 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz Acclaimed N/ATotal Acclaimed N/A
1988 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz Acclaimed N/ATotal Acclaimed N/A
1985 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz Acclaimed N/ATotal Acclaimed N/A
1982 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 5,869 74.36Gus Goutouski 2,024 25.64Total 7,893 100.00
1980 Milton mayoral electionCandidateVotes%Gordon Krantz 4,024 53.10Donald Gordon 3,554 46.90Total 7,578 100.00
1978 Milton Municipal Election (Ward 2 - four elected)CandidateVotes%Rose Harrison 2,823 18.79Gordon Krantz 2,758 18.35Terry Gibbons 2,544 16.93Blanche Hinton 1,818 12.10Dave de Sylva 1,781 11.85Gordon Cartwright 1,752 11.66Don McColeman 1,550 7.65Total 15,026 100.00
1976 Milton Municipal Election (Ward 2 - four elected)CandidateVotes%Art Melanson 2,038 16.04Gordon Krantz 1,977 15.56McCready 1,862 14.66Rose Harrison 1,293 10.18Blanche Hinton 1,165 9.17Gordon Cartwright 1,029 8.10Wood 973 7.66Lambert 931 7.33Don McColeman 747 5.88Russell 690 5.43Total 12,705 100.00
1973 Milton Municipal Election (4 Councillors Elected)CandidateVotes%Jim Kerr 2,316 18.90Art Melanson 2,266 18.49Gordon Krantz 1,781 14.54Ron Harris 1,755 14.32Hazel Porter 1,624 13.25Gordon Cartwright 1,165 9.51Day 656 5.35Gordon 637 5.20Green 53 0.43Total 12,253 100.00
1971 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected)CandidateVotes%Art Melanson 1,185 13.24Marjorie Powys 1,165 13.02Sid Childs 1,123 12.55Colin Smillie 1,018 11.38Dr. Ivan Hunter 1,008 11.27Gordon Krantz 978 10.93Murray Hood 852 9.52Charles Johnson 816 9.12Jim Bailey 802 8.96Total 8,947 100.00
1969 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected)CandidateVotes%Sid Childs 1,507 17.09Charles Fay 1,427 16.19Art Melanson 1,422 16.13Gordon Krantz 1,361 15.44Charles Johnson 1,123 12.74William Woods 1,054 11.96Frank Miller 922 10.46Total 8,816 100.00
1967 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected)CandidateVotes%R. McCuaig 1,149 12.92C. Smillie 1,132 12.73C. Fay 1,054 11.86B. Ferguson 966 10.87P. Barr 920 10.35G. Krantz 873 9.82M. Kernighan 871 9.80C. Johnson 812 9.13J. Hopkins 509 5.73J. Wanless 307 3.45R. Drennan 297 3.34Total 8,890 100.00
1965 Milton Municipal Election (6 Councillors Elected)CandidateVotes%Charles Fay 1,165 18.57Brian Best 1,052 16.76Percy Barr 998 15.90Charles Johnson 904 14.41Gordon Krantz 837 13.34Tony Cousens 665 10.60Andy Meechan 654 10.42Total 6,275 100.00
References
External links Town of Milton official website Town of Milton Official Council and Mayor's Page