Robert Jones | |
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Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 1, 2007 – October 17, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Lipsey |
Succeeded by | Sean McCann |
Mayor of Kalamazoo | |
In office 1997 – 2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeffersonville, Georgia | April 22, 1944
Died | October 17, 2010 Kalamazoo, Michigan | (aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Callie Baskerville-Jones |
Profession | Politician |
Robert B. Jones (April 22, 1944 – October 17, 2010) was an American politician from 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,[1] until his death just 16 days before.