On 11 January 2017 he was appointed as a temporary Independent member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago by former President Anthony Carmona.
[2] On the 11th of August 2020, Trinidad and Tobago held their General Elections where Edwards contested a seat,[3] San Fernando West.
His rivals were Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi (PNM, seat holder)[4] and Sean Sobers (UNC).
He spent the first 12 years of his life living along Independence Avenue, San Fernando, and then moved to Diamond Village.
[citation needed] Edwards was elected to the Commonwealth Youth Council in November 2015 and serves as Vice Chair for Policy, Advocacy and Projects.