James Prather Jontz was an American politician from Indianapolis, Indiana who represented the state's sprawling 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993. Jontz was born in Indianapolis. His political career began in 1974, sparked by his opposition to a dam-building project in Central Indiana. Running for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives against the dam's sponsor, John Guy, the House Majority Leader, … Wikipedia
...JONTZ, James Prather, (1951 - 2007) JONTZ, James Prather, a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., December 18, 1951; attended public ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000265/
By Don McIntosh, Associate Editor When Jim Jontz first set foot in Oregon, he was a U.S. Congressman from Indiana. www.nwlaborpress.org/2003/3-21-03Jontz.html
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Jim's indefatigable, tireless approach to politics put him in the Indiana House of Representatives at age 22. He won that race, against the sitting House majority leader, by two votes, which he claimed to have picked up in a laundromat late in the night www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070516-12
The former Democratic Representative for Greater Lafayette, Jim Jontz has died of cancer in Oregon. He was 55. He was a staunch environmentalist and labor unionist. He lost his seat to Rep. Steve Buyer in 1992. He ran unsuccessfully against Sen. Richa www.tippdems.org/?q=node/713
Soon after I was asked to contribute an article on leadership to Ecclectica 's political issue I learned that one of my political heroes, former U.S. Congressman Jim Jontz , was in the final stages of fighting colon cancer, ultimately passing away on Apri www.ecclectica.ca/issues/2007/1/mayes_b.ecc.asp
Jim Jontz , an indefatigable advocate for economic and social justice and the environment, passed away on Saturday, April 14 after a struggle against cancer. Jim was a mentor and inspiration to many. His passing is an enormous personal loss to all of th www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=9334&pst=761242&ar...
