Peter Lawson Jones (born December 23, 1952) is an American actor, philanthropist and politician of the Democratic party. A resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio, he formerly served as a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County.
Jones was born December 23, 1952, to Charles Whitman Jones and Margaret "Diane" Jones, who paid twenty percent over asking - the black tax - to buy a house in Shaker Heights. When asked to not pay the higher fee, his mother was said to have responded, "My son is going to Shaker schools because I understand they’re very good."[1] He received his AB magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1975, and his juris doctor from Harvard in 1980. He was admitted to the Ohio State Bar in November 1980.[2]
Political careeredit
Jones served on the Shaker Heights city council, and in 1994, he was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Rob Burch. He served as a state representative from 1997 to 2002. In February 2002, after county commissioner Jane Campbell was elected mayor of Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party appointed Jones to replace her on the commission.
Jones has extensive professional and community affiliations, and works at the law firm Roetzel & Andress in addition to his legislative duties.
In 2007, Jones made news with two dissenting votes on major decisions. He opposed the sales tax increase for Cuyahoga County from 7.5% to 7.75%. The tax, earmarked to pay for a new convention center and medical mart, was passed by a 2–1 vote (Jimmy Dimora and Tim Hagan voted for it), and it took effect on October 1, 2007. Jones also opposed the demolition of the Ameritrust Tower, which the county bought as a potential location for a new administration building, but later decided to sell.
On January 26, 2009, WKYC's Tom Beres reported that Jones was considering running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. George Voinovich.[3] He decided not to run and then endorsed Lee Fisher in both the primary and the general election.
In November 2009, the voters of Cuyahoga County replaced the county commission form of government with a charter form of government with an elected county executive.
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After loosening his ties to the political realm, Jones started acting in many independent films in the Cleveland area.[4]
Philanthropyedit
Jones created the Charles & Margaret Jones Scholarship Fund at College Now Greater Cleveland in honor of his late parents' legacy and commitment to education.[5]
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PayneResidenceShaker Heights OhioAlma materHarvard University AB JD Contents 1 Early years 2 Political career 3 Acting career 4 Philanthropy 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 6 Playwright 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly years editJones was born December 23 1952 to Charles Whitman Jones and Margaret Diane Jones who paid twenty percent over asking the black tax to buy a house in Shaker Heights When asked to not pay the higher fee his mother was said to have responded My son is going to Shaker schools because I understand they re very good 1 He received his AB magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1975 and his juris doctor from Harvard in 1980 He was admitted to the Ohio State Bar in November 1980 2 Political career editJones served on the Shaker Heights city council and in 1994 he was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Rob Burch He served as a state representative from 1997 to 2002 In February 2002 after county commissioner Jane Campbell was elected mayor of Cleveland the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party appointed Jones to replace her on the commission Jones has extensive professional and community affiliations and works at the law firm Roetzel amp Andress in addition to his legislative duties In 2007 Jones made news with two dissenting votes on major decisions He opposed the sales tax increase for Cuyahoga County from 7 5 to 7 75 The tax earmarked to pay for a new convention center and medical mart was passed by a 2 1 vote Jimmy Dimora and Tim Hagan voted for it and it took effect on October 1 2007 Jones also opposed the demolition of the Ameritrust Tower which the county bought as a potential location for a new administration building but later decided to sell On January 26 2009 WKYC s Tom Beres reported that Jones was considering running for the U S Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Sen George Voinovich 3 He decided not to run and then endorsed Lee Fisher in both the primary and the general election In November 2009 the voters of Cuyahoga County replaced the county commission form of government with a charter form of government with an elected county executive Acting career editAfter loosening his ties to the political realm Jones started acting in many independent films in the Cleveland area 4 Philanthropy editJones created the Charles amp Margaret Jones Scholarship Fund at College Now Greater Cleveland in honor of his late parents legacy and commitment to education 5 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes2011 Battle Hill Supporting2012 Alex Cross Voice Over2014 Infinite Regression Ted Adkins2021 Chicago Fire Episode 904 Funny What Things Remind Us 6 Henry Sidwell2022 A Man Called Otto 7 ReubenTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes2011 Detroit 1 8 7 Supporting 1 episodePlaywright editYear Title Notes1975 The Family Line 8 2016 The Bloodless Jungle 9 2022 The Phoenix Society 10 See also editList of Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial electionsReferences edit Shaker Heights honors former commissioner Peter Lawson Jones The Sun Press Retrieved 2022 11 29 The Supreme Court Of Ohio Attorney Directory Retrieved 2022 11 29 Cuyahoga County Commish Peter Lawson Jones Exploring U S Senate Run OhioDaily Archived from the original on 2011 07 28 Retrieved 2009 02 17 Theatrical Resume Peterlawsonjones com Retrieved 2022 11 29 College Now Greater Cleveland A Man Called Otto Retrieved 2022 11 30 IMDB Chicago Fire Funny What Things Remind Us Retrieved 2022 11 29 IMDB A Man Called Otto Retrieved 2022 11 29 The Harvard Crimson Retrieved 2023 07 12 National New Play Network New Play Exchange Retrieved 2022 11 29 Playwrights Local Retrieved 2022 11 29 External links editCuyahoga County official biographyParty political officesPreceded byEugene Branstool Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio1994 Succeeded byMichael B Coleman nbsp This article about an Ohio politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Lawson 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