Ronnie Jones (politician)

Ronnie Jones
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 1st district
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2016
Preceded byPat McGeehan
Succeeded byPat McGeehan
Personal details
Born (1953-11-09) November 9, 1953 (age 71)
Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
Residence(s)Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.

Ronnie Dale Jones (born November 9, 1953) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 1 between 2010 and 2016.

Education

Jones graduated from Weir High School.

Elections

  • 2012 Jones and Representative Randy Swartzmiller were challenged in the three-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary where Jones placed second with 2,530 votes (28.8%),[1] and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 7,128 votes (28.5%), behind Representative Swartzmiller and ahead of Republican nominees Carl Thompson and Justin Bull.[2]
  • 2010 When District 1 Republican Representative Pat McGeehan ran for West Virginia Senate and left a seat open, Jones ran in the four-way May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary and placed second with 1,803 votes (24.7%),[3] and placed second in the three-way two-position November 2, 2010 General election by 38 votes with 4,485 votes (28.4%) behind incumbent Representative Swartzmiller and ahead of Independent candidate Amanda Mesler.[4]
  • 2014 Jones and Swartzmiller were both defeated by former Delegate Pat McGeehan and Mark Zatezalo, both of whom were Republicans.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. ^ (November 5, 2014) - "Hancock, Brooke Voters Choose 3 New Republican Leaders for W.Va. House". WTOV Steubenville. Retrieved December 17, 2014.


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