J. Kane Ditto

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J. Kane Ditto is a former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.

Ditto served as Mayor of the City of Jackson from July 1989 until July 1997. Ditto was previously elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 66, where he served from 1987 to 1989. Before entering the political arena, Ditto practiced law for 18 years with Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis in Jackson. For five years he was managing partner of the firm. As a practicing attorney, his practice developed a heavy emphasis in municipal finance.

Ditto is a graduate of Duke University and has a law degree from Vanderbilt University. He and his son John are now involved in the real estate development business in Jackson. He has been a strong supporter of downtown Jackson and critical of businesses leaving the area for the suburbs.

Ditto was succeeded as mayor in 1997 by Harvey Johnson, Jr.

Preceded by Dale Danks

Mayor of Jackson, MS 1989–1997

Succeeded by Harvey Johnson, Jr.