Ronnie Jones (politician) explained

Ronnie Jones
State Delegate:	West Virginia
District:	1st
Term Start:	December 1, 2010
Term End:	December 1, 2016
Predecessor:	Pat McGeehan
Successor:	Pat McGeehan
Birth Date:	9 November 1953
Birth Place:	Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Children:	Johnathon
Grandchildren:	Spencer Jones
Residence:	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]

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
  • Ronnie Jones at Ballotpedia
• Ronnie D. Jones at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results . . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
2. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
3. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
4. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . 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.