Jamie Strange


Jamie Ross Strange is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Biography

Before entering parliament, Strange taught music at Berkley Normal Middle School in Hillcrest, Hamilton. He is also a former church minister.
Strange had a music career himself and has written over 40 songs and released his own album Thanks for Faking It Sometimes in 2007. The songs videos featured a mannequin who was present to mimic the "plastic-looking" girlfriends rock stars often have. Strange named the mannequin 'Kate Brightstar' after purchasing it from a store called Brightstar and later sold it on TradeMe to a truck driver.

Political career

Strange stood unsuccessfully for a seat on the Hamilton City Council in 2013. The next year he contested the North Island electorate of at the, but was defeated by the incumbent, National's Louise Upston.

Member of parliament

Strange stood for Labour in the electorate in the and was placed 36 on Labour's party list. Strange did not win the electorate, but entered parliament via the party list.
In July 2018 Strange said he expects a Hamilton to Auckland rail commuter service to be operating by the end of 2019.

Voting record

On 26 June 2019 he voted against the End of Life Choice Bill.