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Pernel holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Maryland.

Pernel currently works as a director for a funeral home in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pernel Jones Jr has served as a county council member for Cuyahoga County Council since 2011.

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Plans to prioritize job retention and the creation of new jobs in the county.

- Plans to prioritize job retention and the creation of new jobs in the county.

Economy

As of June 8, 2025, Pernel Jones Jr did not have a website or any information online.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Energy & the Environment

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, council President Pernel Jones Jr. say no to any Browns stadium in Brook Park

As a council member, opposed a proposal to build a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park. Suggested that public money be invested in the existing stadium instead.

- As a council member, opposed a proposal to build a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park. Suggested that public money be invested in the existing stadium instead.

Public Services

Pernel Jones Jr. for Cuyahoga County Council, District 8 in the Democratic primary

Supports the Closing the Achievement Gap initiative, which partners with students in need of extra academic guidance to reach their goals.

- Supports the Closing the Achievement Gap initiative, which partners with students in need of extra academic guidance to reach their goals.

Education

Pernel Jones Jr

- There are 11 people elected to the County Council. The County Council creates county laws and decides things like the rates of property and sales taxes, zoning rules, and economic development programs.
- County council members are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget, which determines how much funding goes to public services, such as law enforcement, health departments, road repair, and county building maintenance.
- Members are elected to 4-year terms in partisan elections. This position only exists in Cuyahoga and Summit counties. 
- In Cuyahoga County, members have a salary of around $60,000 and each member is elected from a district. 
- In Summit County, members have a salary of around $31,000. There are 8 districts represented by specific members each and 3 members are elected at-large.

Cuyahoga County Council Member, District 8

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