Ron Jones (politician)
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Rev. Capt. Ronald Clyde "Ron" Jones (Ret.) is a former Methodist minister, Windsor
District Fire Chief, Trustee for the Greater Essex County
District School Board, and is currently a city councillor in Ward 2 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada's west end.
Jones is considered to be a trailblazer for African-Canadian fire fighters. He was hired as a fire fighter in Windsor in 1966. He became the district chief in 1995 and was the highest ranking black officer at that time. He also worked with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
in counter-terrorism
http://www.windsor-communities.com/african-business-fire.php.
He was first elected in a by-election in 2002 and then re-elected in 2003. The 5,068 votes he received was a record for that ward. Ontario municipal politicians are officially non-partisan, but Jones identifies himself as a supporter of the New Democratic Party
of Canada
and Ontario
.
Jones ran again in the 2006 Municipal Election
on a platform on continuing to advocate for a border traffic solution that avoids Windsor neighbourhoods and improves safety. He was re-elected.
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
District Fire Chief, Trustee for the Greater Essex County
Essex County, Ontario
Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex...
District School Board, and is currently a city councillor in Ward 2 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada's west end.
Jones is considered to be a trailblazer for African-Canadian fire fighters. He was hired as a fire fighter in Windsor in 1966. He became the district chief in 1995 and was the highest ranking black officer at that time. He also worked with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is Canada's national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Canada and abroad.Its...
in counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
http://www.windsor-communities.com/african-business-fire.php.
He was first elected in a by-election in 2002 and then re-elected in 2003. The 5,068 votes he received was a record for that ward. Ontario municipal politicians are officially non-partisan, but Jones identifies himself as a supporter of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Ontario
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
.
Jones ran again in the 2006 Municipal Election
Windsor municipal election, 2006
The latest municipal election in Windsor, Ontario took place on Monday, November 13, 2006. The following positions were elected:*Mayor of Windsor *City Council *Greater Essex County District School Board Trustees...
on a platform on continuing to advocate for a border traffic solution that avoids Windsor neighbourhoods and improves safety. He was re-elected.
Electoral record
Bold=Elected, x=incumbent| |
Elect one | Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones | 1,980 | 41.96% |
| Caroline Postma | 1,202 | 25.17% |
| Joe McParland | 804 | 17.04% |
| Brian Kersey | 295 | 6.25% |
| Russell Health | 224 | 4.75% |
| Robert Potomski | 144 | 3.05% |
| William Wiseman | 43 | 0.91% |
| Elsie Swanson | 27 | 0.57% |
| |
Elect two | |
| Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones (x) | 5,068 | 31.88% |
| Caroline Postma | 3,455 | 21.73% |
| Peter Carlesimo Peter Carlesimo Peter Carlesimo is a municipal politician in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He served on the Windsor City Council from 1988 to 2003.-Early life and career:... (x) |
3,137 | 19.73% |
| Dennis Cronopoulus | 1,627 | 10.23% |
| Robert Petroni | 1,237 | 7.78% |
| Lawrence Holland | 1,014 | 6.38% |
| Leo Petrilli | 359 | 2.26% |
| Windsor municipal election, 2006 The latest municipal election in Windsor, Ontario took place on Monday, November 13, 2006. The following positions were elected:*Mayor of Windsor *City Council *Greater Essex County District School Board Trustees... Ward 2 General Election |
Elect two | |
| Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones (x) | 4,407 | 37.41% |
| Caroline Postma (x) | 2,728 | 22.69% |
| Gail Growe | 1,854 | 15.42% |
| Dan Petoran | 1,697 | 14.12% |
| Chris Schnurr | 434 | 3.61% |
| Chris Richie | 424 | 3.53% |
| Tom Livingston | 388 | 3.23% |