Thanks for the support

04/26/09
Several months ago, I made the decision to run for the Ward 1 City Council seat. As should always be the case when running for public office, my single goal was to do my part to improve the city I live in and which I love.

However, due to the difficult constraints placed on municipal primary elections in Jackson, I now feel that the best thing for the city of Jackson will be for me to withdraw my name from consideration.

Jackson is not a great city, but it can be. To accomplish that it needs a strong & rational leader as mayor. In the current system of municipal government, the mayor of Jackson has tremendous power, so please give thoughtful consideration to this important decision. By removing my name from the Republican City Council race, now all residents of Ward 1 will be able to vote in the Democratic Primary election for mayor if they so choose.

I thank Jeff Weill for his dedicated service to the city as the Ward 1 council representative and I fully support his re-election to the council. If I had any doubts about his ability, I would not be doing this.

I clearly also thank all of my supporters for the hard work and dedication to my campaign. Stopping this race is not an end, but a beginning. I encourage us all to remain involved or to get involved. There are many ways we can all work to make Jackson a great city.

Jonathan S. Jones