1998, Jontz was elected president of Americans for Democratic Action (ADA). He was most recently the ADA president emeritus and served as a project coordinator for ADA's Working Families Win project. Death Jontz died on April 14, 2007 in Portland, following a lengthy battle with colon cancer. References Further reading Boomhower, Ray E. The People's Choice: Congressman Jim Jontz of Indiana (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 2012), 259 pp. External links Obituary from the Indianapolis Star Profile from the Northwest Labor Press 1951 births 2007 deaths Deaths from colorectal cancer Politicians from Indianapolis Lawyers from Portland, Oregon Indiana University alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 20th-century American politicians Valparaiso University School of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers American environmentalists Deaths from cancer in Oregon Activists from Indiana