J. Kane Ditto

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Rep Kane Ditto 1988.jpg

| office = Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi

| birth_name = John Kane Ditto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|5|18}}

| termstart = July 3, 1989

| termend = July 7, 1997

| preceded = Dale Danks

| succeeded = Harvey Johnson Jr.

| name = John Kane Ditto

| birth_place = Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.

| termstart1 = January 5, 1988

| state_house1 = Mississippi

| termend1 = July 3, 1989

| district1 = 66th

| preceded1 = Ron Aldridge

| succeeded1 = Mike Gunn

| party = Democratic

}}

John Kane Ditto (born May 18, 1944) is an American politician and formerly the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJ5mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22DITTO,+(JOHN)+KANE,+mayor,+b.+Bowling+Green**%22|title=Who's Who in the South and Southwest|isbn=9780837908298|last1=Who|first1=Marquis Who's|date=December 1998|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, LLC }}

Ditto, a Democrat, served as Mayor of the City of Jackson from July 3, 1989{{Cite web|title=3 Jul 1989, Page 1 - Clarion-Ledger at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/181713347/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}} until July 1997. Ditto was previously elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 66, where he served from 1987 to 1989.{{Cite book|last1=Bowers|first1=James R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQhkwJvA3jwC&q=kane+ditto&pg=PA17|title=Governing Middle-sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership|last2=Rich|first2=Wilbur C.|date=2000|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=978-1-55587-870-2|language=en}} 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 proposed a new African studies institute that would foster trade and academic exchange with the continent.Aden, Marky. (6 February 1989) "Ditto Proposes African-style Bazaar, River Resort". Clarion Ledger. (Jackson) Ditto pushed minority-owned and small business venture financing investigations and efforts to expand medical and data-processing facilities near downtown. He wanted a spacious convention center downtown and the re-opening of Lake Hico to citizens for recreation.Rejebian, Michael (4 October 1989) "Jackson Mayor outlines Development Plan" Clarion Ledger. (Jackson)

On May 25, 2012, he participated in a focus group as part of the needs assessment process of the Restorative Care Hospital and the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center by meeting with other community leaders who had direct knowledge of the health service needs of disadvantaged populations in the Jackson metropolitan area.Mississippi Baptist Health Systems. (2012) Community Needs Assessment: Hinds, Rankin, and Madison Counties Mississippi. p.32. Retrieved 14 March 2014. https://www.mbhs.org/media/264970/baptist-community-health-needs-assessment-report.pdf