 In July 2017, Strange filed his papers to seek the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in the 2018 general election, contesting Niagara Falls.Strange was re-elected to Niagara Falls City Council in 2018, and ran as an independent in the riding of Niagara Falls in the 2019 Canadian federal election.Strange previously owned the "Highland Tap" pub in Niagara Falls, Ontario for 21 years.