Sam Jones (mayor)
| Sam Jones (mayor) | |
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| Sam Jones (right) in 2008 | |
| 107th Mayor of Mobile | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Dow |
| Mobile County Commissioner, District 1 | |
| In office 1987–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas M. Wicks Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Juan Chastang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mobile, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic[n 1] |
| Spouse(s) | Single |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville State University |
| Religion | Missionary Baptist |
Samuel Leon Jones is an American politician who has been Mayor of Mobile, Alabama, since 2005. He is Mobile's first African American mayor. He ran on a platform of safety, efficient government, historic preservation and bringing employers to the city.[1]
Jones is a graduate of Central High School and attended Florida Junior College and Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. He spent nine years in the United States Navy, where he served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. While he was in the military, his commanding officer was John McCain. He next served as the executive director of Mobile Community Action, Inc. from 1980 until 1987.[1] He was elected to four terms as a Mobile County Commissioner before being elected Mayor of Mobile in September 2005.[2][3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Mayor Samuel L. Jones". "City of Mobile". Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ^ "Dean Congratulates Sam Jones, First Black Mayor of Mobile, Alabama on Victory". "Democrats.org. September 16, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ^ "New Leadership for Mobile". The Business View (Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce). XXXVI (10): 4–5. November 2005.
Notes [edit]
- ^ Municipal offices in Alabama are elected on a non-partisan ballot and so while Mayor Jones is technically a member of the Democratic Party, he was not formally elected to the mayor's office as an official "on the ballot" Democratic candidate.
External links [edit]
Media related to Sam Jones (mayor) at Wikimedia Commons
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