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Randy Jones
Randy Jones was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for District 7 of the Milwaukee City Council in Wisconsin. He was defeated in the primary election on February 16, 2016.
Biography
Jones is from Milwaukee, Wis., and attended South Division High School. His professional experience includes working as a cross country and track & field coach at Nicolet High School, South Milwaukee High School, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College. He was the head track & field meet referee for the Wisconsin Badger State Games for four years. He also worked for Wisconsin's Interscholastic Athletic Association and was a USA Track & Field National Level referee for eight years. He was voted vice president of the USA Track & Field Wisconsin Association for three two-year terms and also served as the president for a term. Jones was hired as a physical education director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee in 2000.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 7
DiAndre Jackson defeated Jessica Currie in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 7 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | DiAndre Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 61.3 | 2,776 | |
| Jessica Currie (Nonpartisan) | 37.6 | 1,702 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 4,526 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 7
DiAndre Jackson and Jessica Currie defeated Randy Jones and Kenneth Hughes in the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 7 on February 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | DiAndre Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 742 | |
| ✔ | Jessica Currie (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 611 | |
 | Randy Jones (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 514 | |
| Kenneth Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 499 | ||
| Total votes: 2,366 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.
2016
The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 5, 2016. A primary election took place on February 16, 2016. All 15 city council seats were up for election. Khalif Rainey and Michael Bonds defeated David Crowley, Randy Jones and Vivian Redd-Fehr in the Milwaukee City Council District 7 primary election.[2]
| Milwaukee City Council District 7, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Khalif Rainey |
31.51% | 1,351 |
| Michael Bonds |
26.03% | 1,116 |
| David Crowley | 22.44% | 962 |
| Randy Jones | 14.30% | 613 |
| Vivian Redd-Fehr | 5.32% | 228 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 17 |
| Total Votes | 4,287 | |
| Source: City of Milwaukee, "2016 Spring Primary Final Results," February 19, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Randy Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Jones' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Foreclosure crisis
- Excerpt: "Milwaukee is now facing the second wave of foreclosures. This new crisis will be caused by unregulated servicing companies such as Nationstar and Ocwen . . . The same way the banks were held accountable we need to hold Nationstar and Ocwen accountable to get IN FRONT of this next wave instead of REACTING."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "I strongly believe if we support a grassroots community organizations throughout the city, by supporting them and not taking over the organizations but, by giving them the funding allow them to do what they do best and that is to reach out to those in the community because they are on the front line."
Mental health
- Excerpt: "Mental Health, is an issue that Randy believes the community needs a better understanding of to eliminate stigma within our communities. Educating our community is one of the key elements to this serious issue."
Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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