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Jonah Stone
Jonah Stone ran for election for an at-large seat of the Lansing City Council in Michigan. He lost in the primary on August 5, 2025.
Stone completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jonah Stone was born in Muskegon, Michigan. Stone's career experience includes working as a forensic scientist. He earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 2016 and a graduate degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2021.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
Incumbent Jeremy Garza, Aurelius Christian, Clara Martinez, and Julie Vandenboom are running in the general election for Lansing City Council At-Large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Jeremy Garza (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Aurelius Christian (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Clara Martinez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lansing City Council At-Large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lansing City Council At-Large on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeremy Garza (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 5,283 | |
| ✔ | Julie Vandenboom (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 4,625 | |
| ✔ | Clara Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 4,584 | |
| ✔ | Aurelius Christian (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 2,509 | |
| Olivia Vaden (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 2,116 | ||
| Gloria Denning (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 1,991 | ||
 | Tirstan Walters (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 1,794 | |
 | Nick Pigeon (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 1,238 | |
 | Jonah Stone (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 894 | |
 | Miles Biel (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 873 | |
| Total votes: 25,907 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robin Jones (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jonah Stone completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stone's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was fortunate to live in Lansing during my undergraduate program at Michigan State. I received two bachelor's degrees while there in Anthropology and Human Biology with a minor in Bioethics. I then received a master's degree from the University of Indianapolis in Human Biology.
If that all sounds like the makings of a scientist and not politician, you've got me pinned. My experience helps me address problems like a scientist: compiling information from experts, proposing hypotheses, and putting those to the test.
I would love to help out my community more through the city council, where I can address the problems I see in Lansing as well as bolster the city's strengths.- We need to address housing in Lansing. When landlords leave red tagged properties derelict for years, there needs to be penalties associated. The $150 dollar penalty is not enough, and the city needs to urge the state to amend regulations. For example, an 80 unit apartment building is assessed $150 for the whole building. That is unacceptable.
We also need to demolish homes that sit as a blight on a community. Too often there are boarded up homes that make a neighborhood look worse off than it is in reality.
I am also in favor of building new warming centers, homeless shelters, and needle exchanges to reduce the harm people face as they experience homelessness. - Our river trail is the crowning jewel of the city, and it is in need of maintenance and beautification. I want to increase parks and rec staff and make replacing infrastructure, covering graffiti, and landscaping better so that our river trail continues to be a great asset. I would also like to work with local artists and building owners to have new artwork commissioned on or near the trail. This will help businesses draw in new attention and provide artists with good paid work.
- Lansing needs to attract the right businesses for the right areas. We need to encourage the growth of small grocery stores like halal butchers, Mexican bakeries, Asian grocery stores etc. to areas that have historically food insecure populations. And the management of downtown needs a competent downtown developer to prioritize things like the growth of nightlife. I don't want to leave a concert at Grewal Hall or the upcoming Ovation and have nowhere to go after.
I am passionate about public transportation infrastructure to promote walkability around the city.
Integrity is holding true to your principles and morals while remaining honest.
Empathy is the ability to learn and understand the perspectives and struggles of other human beings.
Advocacy is using that understanding of other people to implement policies to help them.
Providing city funds to parks and recreation as well as working with entities like the Lansing Economic Development Corporation can help bring in businesses and enterprises to benefit Lansing. Sometimes, that will require a change of leadership and careful selection of new board members.
A new set of eyes on an ordinance or proposal could lead to a simple "is this needed?" Or "how does this help people?" question.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 20, 2025
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