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Curtis J. Jones Jr. was born on 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, is an American politician. Discover Curtis J. Jones Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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Curtis J. Jones Jr. Net Worth
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Curtis J. Jones Jr. is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council.
In 1979 at age 22, he and Chaka Fattah ran as a team for Philadelphia City Commissioner in the Democratic primary, receiving the endorsement of the Black United Front.
He lost that race, coming in seventh in a field of twenty two candidates.
He was appointed to a citizen's committee run by the Greater Philadelphia Partnership on researching and improving the office of Philadelphia City Commissioner.
Jones worked as an assistant manager in the Philadelphia Department of Commerce.
In January 1987, he announced he would again run for City Commissioner after Marian B. Tasco announced she would resign to run for City Council.
He ended this campaign in March at the urging of Mayor Wilson Goode and became the staff director and deputy finance director of the Minority Business Enterprise Council.
In 1991 he left MBEC to manage the unsuccessful mayoral campaign of Lucien Blackwell.
In 1992 he became president and CEO of the Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation where he served for 15 years before until resigning to run for City Council in 2007.
In 2007, he was elected to represent the 4th District, which covers parts of North, Northwest, and West Philadelphia.
In 2007 Jones ran for Philadelphia City Council's 4th Council District seat.
He and real estate lawyer Matt McClure ran against incumbent Carol Ann Campbell.
Jones was endorsed by the Philadelphia Daily News and won the Democratic nomination by 446 votes.
Jones received 35% of the vote, Carol Ann Campbell received 33% and McClure received 32%.
In the general election he defeated Republican Melvin C. Johnakin Jr., winning 86% of votes cast.
Jones was re-elected in 2011, 2015, and 2019.
During his tenure on City Council, Jones has pursued criminal justice reforms such as ban-the-box and abolishing cash bail.
He has served as Majority Leader (2012–2016) and Majority Whip since 2020.
Jones was born and raised in West Philadelphia.
He served as the council's Democratic majority leader from 2012 to 2016, and has been majority whip since 2020.
, Jones is a member of the following committees:
Jones is a member of the Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
Speaking on his frustration of the lack of attention toward Philadelphia's gun violence epidemic, he said "If 200 whales washed up on the shores of New Jersey, every scientist and biologist would come to find out why this was happening. But when it comes to 200 urban kids dying, nobody cares. It’s a new normal, and it’s not acceptable."
At age 15 he was in the 54th and Berks Street gang, but credits Falaka Fattah and the House of Umoja for his reformation saying, "I can literally say that Sister Falaka and the House of Umoja saved my life. They taught a lot of people that we don 't all have to go to college, but we can all be part of our community, and that's what is important.''
His first attempt at elected office was running for Democratic National Committee delegate at the age of 18.
As a young activist he co-founded the Youth Movement to Clean Up Politics with Chaka Fattah and also worked at House of Umoja.
He converted to Islam in high school.
Jones is a graduate of Overbrook High School and received a professional certification from the American Contract Compliance Association and took courses at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government.
In September 2021, Jones's son died awaiting an organ transplant.
He said his son's care was delayed because the intensive care unit was at capacity with COVID-19 patients.
, he lives in the Overbrook Farms neighborhood.
In 2017 he introduced a "just cause" eviction bill to prevent landlords from evicting a tenant when a lease expires.
The legislation was inspired by the sale of the Penn Wynn Manor apartments, where the purchasing company told tenants their leases would not be renewed.
In 2018 he introduced legislation to temporarily remove firearms from individuals who pose a threat to themselves or the public.
Jones is a co-chair of the Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform.
Describing City Council members' attitude toward justice system reform in 2018 he said, "I’ve got two kinds of colleagues on the council: tree-hugging, thug-loving liberals who want to save souls and fiscal conservatives who want to save budgets."
In 2018, Jones played a part in closing Philadelphia's House of Correction, a dilapidated facility that had been in continuous operation since 1927.
In 2020 he sponsored the legislation that will create a ballot referendum on creating a Citizens Police Oversight Commission.
During testimony on this legislation, City Council learned of the police killing of Walter Wallace, Jr.
Jones is vice-chair of the Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless committee.