Politics & Government

City Council Candidate Profile: Mark Anthony Jones

Hercules Patch has compiled background information on all candidates running for office in June. Mark Anthony Jones is running for the seat vacated when Ed Balico resigned.

Hercules Patch has asked each candidate to fill out a questionnaire to give residents information about his or her background. .

BASIC BACKGROUND

What is your full, legal name? Mark Anthony Jones

What name do you prefer be used in our coverage? Mark Jones

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Where do you work and what is your job title? 44 Sports Lounge, Hercules, CA, Business Manager

When and Where Were You Born? Richmond, California, 1966

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Spouse or domestic partner: Dana M. Jones

Children: Mark Jr., 13 and Mason, 3.

Education: San Diego State University, Psychology, 1989.

Military Service: None

Have you or a business you owned or had principal interest in ever filed bankruptcy? Yes

How long have you lived in Hercules? I have lived in the Rodeo/Hercules since 1977

As an adult, have you been convicted or charged with a crime other than a minor traffic violation? If so, please explain and include dates and locations.  No

Military service: None

How long have you lived in Hercules? I have lived in the Rodeo/Hercules since 1977.

How long have you lived in Hercules? Eight years.

As an adult, have you been convicted or charged with a crime other than a minor traffic violation? If so, please explain and include dates and locations.  No

Campaign information:

www.markanthonyjones.com, markanthonyjonesforhercules@gmail.com, 510-798-1515, campaign managers – Henry Royal, 510-499-5007,  royalroww@aol.com.

 

PREVIOUS ELECTED OFFICE

Elected: none 

Unsuccessful campaigns for public office: none 

 

THIS CAMPAIGN

What is the primary reason you are running for this office? 

To offer different and creative approaches to solving our city’s financial issues; to see the city maintain its’ socially inclusive reputation and restore the city’s good name, here in the Bay Area and nationally. Having a business, home and family in Hercules, I have a very serious vested interest in its success.  I am determined, through hard work, creative and proven business savvy, to get Hercules back on track, as one of the most desired places to live in the Bay Area.

What will be your top three priorities if you get elected and why? 

  • Public safety is my first priority. I am increasingly concerned about the dangers currently posed to our citizens, and businesses.  We must collaborate as city officials, first responders and citizens to create safer neighborhoods and common areas.   It is important, that Herculeans feel comfortable running errands, shopping and spending time with family and friends, both inside AND outside our homes.  Despite our city’s financial problems, we must endeavor to ensure the community's public safety needs are well-preserved into the future. It is important to implement measures to ensure public security so that the health and normal life of all Herculeans is maintained.
  • My Second priority is to be intimately involved in re-establishing the city’s credit rating.   As a growing city, it is imperative that the city has a positive credit rating. Improving our credit rating translates into the interest costs our city will carry over the life of the bonds we issue. We need investors to feel confident about doing business with Hercules, so that we can start development again in the most cost efficient manner. The amount the city can save on paying low interest on its loans will translate into funds available to support crucial city services.
  • My third priority is seeing the completion of the Sycamore project.  The Sycamore Project, which has now sat untouched for weeks is fast becoming a multi-million dollar eye sore.  This project could have been massaged into a real profit center, or at least an urban success story. As a member of the Hercules City Council, I will ask the necessary questions of fellow council members, city staff and the Planning Commission, regarding the feasibility and practicality of the successful completions of such projects.  We need to know what it will take to complete and how quickly we can get them completed.

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

I want the residents of Hercules to know Mark Anthony Jones.  I am my own person, who has obligations to no one for anything and will not make empty campaign promises to get elected.  My job, when elected is to serve in the best interest of ALL the citizens in the city of Hercules, not just a select few.  Moreover, I am an extremely accessible person and candidate, as many voters have already learned by visiting me at my sports lounge and introducing themselves to me.  I am a fact finder and do not subscribe to innuendo or the churning of the “rumor mill”. I address issues head on. The future, of the city of Hercules is too important to just put anyone in office.  We need a person that is fully committed to doing the right thing, even if their “supporters” don’t agree.  We have an opportunity to turn the city of Hercules around.  But like our family restaurant business, it’s going to take hard work & dedication.  Please vote for the person who is “Leading by Example” MARK ANTHONY JONES on June 7.

About how much money do you expect your campaign to spend on this election?

Between $3000-4000


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