Mary Ellen Jones (politician)

Mary Ellen Jones (born 1936) is an educator and politician most notable for having served as New York State Senator. She is a Democrat.

Jones graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Rochester.^[1] She served as a first-grade teacher in the Greece, New York school district for 26 years and raised four children. Her first foray into politics was an unsuccessful run for the Irondequoit, New York town board in 1989.

She was elected Monroe County, New York legislator in 1991^[2] and edged out a more experienced politician to become the Democratic Party candidate for the State Senate the next year. She narrowly won two terms^[3][4][5] and was a member of the State Senate from 1993 to 1996, sitting in the 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures. Early in 1996, Governor George E. Pataki appointed her to the New York State Board of Parole.^[6]

References

1. The New York Red Book 1995–1996, Guilderland, New York: New York Legal Publishing Corp., 1995, p. 117, OCLC 33432867 External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Democrat Jones squeaks by Staub", The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 1991-11-06, p. 3A
3. "Jones appears on way to upset over Stanwix", The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 1992-11-04, p. 9A
4. "Jones, McManus await absentees", The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 1994-11-09, p. 11A
5. "Sen. Jones wins race in 55th by 232 votes", The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 1994-11-17, pp. 1A
6. The New York Red Book 1997–1998, Guilderland, New York: New York Legal Publishing Corp., 1997, p. 564, OCLC 37417499 External link in |publisher= (help)