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Derrick Jones is among the candidates seeking to fill one of the vacated Methuen City Council seats. Derrick is the Executive Director of the Centre for Social Justice and Development Inc. (CSJAD). Guyanese born, Derrick is known within the Guyanese Diaspora communities for his political and social activism.
The former president of the Guyana Cultural Association of Montreal (GCAM) is no stranger to politics. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Notre Dame de Grace Local Community Health Center (CLSC) in public elections, which were mandated by the government of Quebec. He was also elected a Board member of the Notre Dame de Grace Riding Association of the Quebec Liberal Party. Tony was also elected Chairman of the Anglophone Committee of the Ethnic Group Commission of the Quebec Liberal Party.
In 1995, despite running in an area predominated by whites, and because of a strategic alliance with several established Irish and Scottish groups, Tony managed to secure enough votes to defeat seven of the eight candidates in the race- Director of NDG, CLSC. He was also elected delegate to attend the last Policy Convention of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
Tony is a member of the Methuen Democratic CityCommitte. The City of Methuen has a population of about fifty thousand (50,000) resident..The city is administered by a Mayor and City Council. They are all elected by registered voters to serve a two-year term with the option of a second mandate after which he/she is prescribed due to the term limit.
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Methuen city government consists of a mayor, three Councilors-at-Large, two East District councilors, two Central District councilors, two West District councilors, and six School Committee members.“I am working very hard to secure a seat on the Council not only to offer new ideas but demonstrate that with diversity and inclusiveness socio-cultural and economic progress can be enhanced. While the challenge is arduous, victory is definitely not insurmountable. However, to secure election success, it will require financial and in-kind donations from all quarters,” noted Mr. Jones.