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State Representative, District 99

77

Years of Age

14

Years of Experience

ALResidence (state)

Samuel Leon Jones (born April 14, 1947) is an American politician who is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing district 99. Jones was the first African-American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, serving from September 2005 until August 2013. He ran on a platform of safety, efficient government, historic preservation and bringing new employers to the city.

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Education5 - 5 of 3

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville State University

Past Positions1 - 8 of 8

Representative

Alabama State House of Representatives

2018 - Current

Mayor

City of Mobile

2005 - 2013

Former Commissioner

Mobile County Commission

Director of Programs and Community Outreach

Ball Healthcare Services Incorporated

Former Employee

Mobiles Anti-Poverty Agency

Former Employee

Head Start Program

Former Executive Director

Mobile Community Action Committee

Served

United States Navy

Other Experience1 - 14 of 14

1998 Campaign Chair

United Way of Southwest Alabama

Chair

South Alabama Regional Planning Commission

Chair

Metropolitan Planning Organization

Former Judge

Alabama Court of the Judiciary

Founder

Prichard Federal Credit Union

Founder

Mobile County Community Development Partnership

Member

University of South Alabama Board of Trustees

Member

Volunteers of America Board

Member

Mobile Area Chambers of Commerce Board

Member

Alabama Sentencing Commission

Member

National Association of Counties Board

Member

Alabama Port Authority Board

Member

Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission

Former Member

Permanent Legislative Committee On Reapportionment, Alabama State House of Representatives

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