Ronnie Jones (politician)

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Ronnie Jones

Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2010
Preceded by	Pat McGeehan
Succeeded by	Pat McGeehan
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-09) November 9, 1953 Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	Johnathan
Residence	Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Religion	Pentecostal

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

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

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

External links

Official page at the West Virginia Legislature

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Ronnie Jones at Ballotpedia
Ronnie D. Jones at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

82nd State Legislature (2015-2017) Speaker of the House: Tim Armstead (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Bill Anderson (R) Majority Leader: Daryl Cowles (R) Minority Leader: Tim Miley (D)

Pat McGeehan (R) Mark Zatezalo (R) Ryan Weld (R) Erikka Lynn Storch (R) Shawn Fluharty (D) Michael Ferro (D) David Evans (R) Dave Pethtel (D) William Romine (R) Lynwood Ireland (R) Bill Anderson (R) Anna Border Sheppard (R) Mike Azinger (R) Frank Deem (R) John R. Kelly (R) Rick Atkinson (R) Steve Westfall (R) Scott Cadle (R) Michael Ihle (R) Jim Butler (R) Geoff Foster (R) Jim Morgan (D) Carol Miller (R) Sean Hornbuckle (D) Doug Reynolds (D) Matthew Rohrbach (R) Kelli Sobonya (R) Don Perdue (D) Kenneth Hicks (D) Justin Marcum (D) Phyllis White (D) Jeff Eldridge (D) Michel Moffatt (R) Joshua Nelson (R) Rupert Phillips (D) Ralph Rodighiero (D) Frank Blackwell (D) Clif Moore (D) Marty Gearheart (R) Joe Ellington (R) John Shott (R) John O'Neal (R) Roy Cooper (R) Rick Moye (D) Mick Bates (D) Karen Arvon (R) David Perry (D) Tom Fast (R) Kayla Kessinger (R) Roger Hanshaw (R) Brent Boggs (D) Eric Nelson (R) John McCuskey (R) Andrew Byrd (D) Chris Stansbury (R) Nancy Peoples Guthrie (D) Larry L. Rowe (D) Brad White (R) Mike Pushkin (D) Patrick Lane (R) Ron Walters (R) Tim Armstead (R) Jordan Hill (R) Ray Canterbury (R) George Ambler (R) William Hartman (D) Denise Campbell (D) Dana Lynch (D) Bill Hamilton (R) Margaret Smith (D) Danny Wagner (R) Tim Miley (D) Danny Hamrick (R) Patsy Trecost (D) Terry Waxman (R) Amy Summers (R) Mike Caputo (D) Tim Manchin (D) Linda Longstreth (D) Barbara Fleischauer (D) Cindy Frich (R) Brian Kurcaba (R) Joe Statler (R) Bill Flanigan (R) Steven Shaffer (D) Randy Smith (R) Allen V. Evans (R) Isaac Sponaugle (D) Gary Howell (R) Ruth Rowan (R) Daryl Cowles (R) Saira Blair (R) Larry Faircloth (R) Walter Duke (R) John Overington (R) Michael Folk (R) Eric Householder (R) Jill Upson (R) Paul Espinosa (R) Stephen Skinner (D)

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