Steven R. Jones
Steven R. Jones is an American Politician serving as the 18th mayor of Garden Grove, California.[1] Jones also serves as a board member of the Orange County Transportation Authority and is an active member in the Garden Grove chamber of Commerce.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
| Steven R. Jones | |
|---|---|
 Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones.jpg Official city portrait, 2016. | |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Mayor of Garden Grove |
| 🏡 Home town | Garden Grove, CA |
Political Career
Jones was elected city councilman of Garden Grove in 2006 and served for 10 years prior to becoming the 18th Mayor of Garden Grove in 2016.[7][8]
In 2016, while Jones was a candidate for Mayor, he received a $58,000 donation from Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark, a local water park in Garden Grove. Residents of Garden Grove questioned the ethics of the donation due to the amount, however the city does not have a limit on single contributions by a donor to political campaigns.[9][10]
Steve Jones won 84.4% of the vote in a landslide victory over Donald Taylor in the 2018 elections to retain the Mayoral seat.[11]
In 2019 Jones along with Councilwoman Kim Nguyen and Hu-Ha Nguyen, voted in favor of flying the Gay Pride flag during pride month at Garden Grove City Hall. However no flag was flown due to Councilwoman Stephanie Klopfenstein being absent during the 3–3 vote.[12]
In 2020, Jones and the Orange Country Transportation Authority announced a fleet of plug-in electric buses. The fleet includes 10 plug-in buses that are a predecessor to the 10 hydrogen buses which launched in January 2020. The program serves as a pilot program to encourage fuel efficient and environmentally friendly transportation options in Orange County.[13][14][15]
In April 2020, Jones publicly responded to the Covid-19 crisis' impact on small businesses in Garden Grove by announcing new small business relief loans.[16]
Social Issues
Jones supports same-sex marriage and in 2019 voted in favor of flying the Gay Pride flag at Garden Grove City Hall during LGBT Pride Month.[17]
Jones is a supporter of the Vietnamese community in Garden Grove and has participated in Tet festival events hosted by the city.[18] In 2017, Jones approved the renaming of Bushard and Bolsa boulevard in Westminster which borders Garden Grove to "Tran Hung Dao Boulevard" to harmonize with the Little Saigon community. The name change provided a clear distinction between the boundaries of Westminster and Garden Grove.[19]
On September 16, 2020 Jones alongside Mayor Harry Sidhu publicly pressed California Governor Gavin Newsom to reopen Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones cited the economic well-being of Garden Grove as a major reason for pressing for reopening. [20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Steven R. Jones | City of Garden Grove". ggcity.org. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "OCTA to add plug-in electric buses to fleet". Orange County Breeze. April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Garden Grove Mayor To Chair OCTA, Keeping Orange County Moving". www.msn.com. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones appears to win re-election by a generous margin". Orange County Register. November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "United Way CEO hikes 5 miles — and then some — in Orange County's 34 cities, to get to know the communities she serves". Orange County Register. August 13, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Khai trương khu nhà Chateau Estates ở Stanton". Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Garden Grove's Night at the Waterpark Amounted to 58k Donation to Mayoral Candidate". Voice of OC. October 5, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Time for City Council campaigning in Garden Grove". Orange County Register. August 8, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Garden Grove's Night at the Waterpark Amounted to 58k Donation to Mayoral Candidate". Voice of OC. October 5, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ Vo, Thy (January 9, 2018). "Big Donors Can Dominate City Election Spending – Whether or Not There are Contribution Limits". Voice of OC. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 General Election". www.ocvote.com.
- ↑ "Council deadlocks on gay pride flag". Localocn.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ↑ "OCTA to add plug-in electric buses to fleet". Orange County Breeze. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Garden Grove Mayor To Chair OCTA, Keeping Orange County Moving". Orange County, CA Patch. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Mercure, Matthew (May 5, 2020). "OCTA Progresses Towards Zero-Emission Transportation". NGT News. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "A Message from Mayor Steve Jones and Council Council (Video)". Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce. April 10, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Council deadlocks on gay pride flag". localocn.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ Chang, Richard (January 27, 2020). "Dueling Tet Parades in Little Saigon Still Lead to Happiness". Voice of OC. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Little Saigon: Garden Grove sẽ có tên đường 'Bolsa Trần Hưng Đạo'". Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Orange County Mayors Appeal to Governor to Reopen Disneyland, Knott's". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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