Peter Lawson Jones is an
African AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician of the Democratic party. A resident of
Shaker HeightsShaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29,405, making was the tenth-largest city in Cuyahoga County. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is...
,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
, he currently serves as a county commissioner in
Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
.
Jones served on the Shaker Heights city council, and in 1994, he was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate
Rob BurchRobert L. Burch Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic party.In 1994, Burch, then an Ohio state senator, was the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor and he ran to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. George Voinovich...
. He served as a state representative from 1997 to 2002. In February 2002, after county commissioner
Jane CampbellMight mean* Jane Campbell , Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE, Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission* Jane L. Campbell , American politician...
was elected mayor of Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party appointed Jones to replace her on the commission.
He received his BA magna cum laude from
Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
in 1975, and his
juris doctorJuris Doctor is a first professional degree.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century as a degree similar to the old European doctor of law degree...
from Harvard in 1980.
Peter Lawson Jones is an
African AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician of the Democratic party. A resident of
Shaker HeightsShaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29,405, making was the tenth-largest city in Cuyahoga County. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is...
,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
, he currently serves as a county commissioner in
Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
.
Jones served on the Shaker Heights city council, and in 1994, he was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate
Rob BurchRobert L. Burch Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic party.In 1994, Burch, then an Ohio state senator, was the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor and he ran to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. George Voinovich...
. He served as a state representative from 1997 to 2002. In February 2002, after county commissioner
Jane CampbellMight mean* Jane Campbell , Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE, Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission* Jane L. Campbell , American politician...
was elected mayor of Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party appointed Jones to replace her on the commission.
He received his BA magna cum laude from
Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
in 1975, and his
juris doctorJuris Doctor is a first professional degree.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century as a degree similar to the old European doctor of law degree...
from Harvard in 1980. He has extensive professional and community affiliations, and works at the law firm Roetzel & Andress in addition to his legislative duties.
In 2007, Jones made news with two dissenting votes on major decisions. He opposed the sales tax increase for Cuyahoga County from 7.5% to 7.75%. The tax, earmarked to pay for a new convention center and medical mart, was passed by a 2-1 vote (Jimmy Dimora and
Tim HaganTimothy Hagan , a Democrat, is an American politician in Ohio.- Early life :Hagan was born and grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, as one of fourteen siblings and graduated from Ursuline High School. Hagan then attended Youngstown State University...
voted for it), and it took effect on October 1, 2007. Jones also opposed the demolition of the
Ameritrust TowerThe Ameritrust Tower is a brutalist skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The building is 29 stories and rises to a height of 383 ft . It was designed by Marcel Breuer and Hamilton Smith and completed in 1971...
, which the county bought as a potential location for a new administration building, but later decided to sell.
On January 26, 2009, WKYC's Tom Beres reported that Jones was considering running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen.
George VoinovichGeorge Victor Voinovich is the senior United States Senator from the state of Ohio, and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998, and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989...
.
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