Jon Cannon
| Jon Cannon | ||
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 Jon Cannon |
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Former Member
Albemarle County Planning Commission |
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| Electoral District | Rio Magisterial District | |
| Term Start | 2006 | |
| Term End | Jan. 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Don Franco | |
Biographical Information
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| Alma mater | Williams, Penn Law | |
| Profession | Professor, UVA Law School | |
Jon Cannon is the University of Virginia's Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and director of the law school’s Environmental and Land Use Law Program[1]. He will retire at the end of May 2021. [2]
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Biography
Cannon holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College given in 1967 and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania from 1974[1].
Albemarle County Planning Commission
Cannon was the Rio District Commissioner on the Albemarle County Planning Commission from 2006 until he resigned in January 2009 to become a member of President Obama's transition team. Cannon took a leave of absence from The University for the spring 2009 semester for the same reason[3].
Environmental Protection Agency
In February 2009 the Obama administration announced that Cannon was selected to become Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency's #2 post[1]. Cannon withdrew his nomination in April after his membership on the board of directors for the America's Clean Water Foundation triggered scrutiny from the EPA's Inspector General[4]. Cannon had previously served as the general counsel of the EPA from 1995 to 1998 and held other posts at EPA prior[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'UVA Professor to join EPA under Obama' Daily Progress, February 26, 2009. Retrieved on February 27, 2009
- ↑ Web. Professor Jon Cannon, Former EPA Official, To Retire, Eric Wiliamson, News Article, April 27, 2021, retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 'Cannon resigns from Albemarle County Planning Commission; Slutzky to appoint replacement', Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 29, 2009
- ↑ 'Torpedoed: Pork politics and the undoing of an Obama nominee'. 13 Apr. 2009. Lindsay Barnes. The Hook. 4 May 2009.
