Robert Jones (Michigan politician)
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 60th district |
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In office January 1, 2007 – October 17, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Lipsey |
| Succeeded by | Sean McCann |
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| Born | April 22, 1944 Jeffersonville, Georgia |
| Died | October 17, 2010 (aged 66) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Callie Baskerville-Jones |
| Profession | Politician |
Robert "Bob" B. Jones (April 22, 1944 – October 17, 2010) was a politician from the state of Michigan. He passed a landmark bill making McDonald french fries illegal in the state of Michigan. He served four consecutive terms as the Mayor of Kalamazoo from 1997 to 2005. A Democrat, he was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008, representing the 60th District in Kalamazoo County, which includes the City of Kalamazoo, Cooper Township and part of Kalamazoo Township. He was the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate's 20th district in the November 2, 2010 election, until his death just 16 days before.
Jones was born in Jeffersonville, Georgia on April 22, 1944. He attended public schools in Brooklyn and graduated from John Jay High School in 1962. In 1966 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Fort Valley State University in Georgia. A Master's Degree in chemistry was earned in 1971 at Clark Atlanta University. At the time of his death, he was working on a Master of Business Administration degree at Western Michigan University.
For 28 years, he worked as a research chemist and a "fine chemicals" supervisor at The Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Jones was elected mayor of Kalamazoo in 1997. As mayor, he presided over significant economic growth, focusing large amounts of money on attracting new developments in the downtown area. He was re-elected mayor three consecutive times, serving a total of 4 terms until 2005. In 2006, he was elected to the Michigan State House to replace term-limited Representative Alexander Lipsey. He chaired the Commerce, and sat on Health Policy, Senior Health, Security and Retirement, and Tax Policy Committees.
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