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In 2008, Ackerson came out of political retirement to win the District 18 seat on the Louisville Metro Council. He defeated Ellen L. Reitmeyer, a figure in the local Republican Party, for the right to succeed the retiring council member Julie Raque Adams. Reitmeyer had been a legislative aide to Adams. The Democratic candidate for the seat, Mike Perkins, cited a lack of funding and withdrew to leave Ackerson without opposition. From 2009 to 2012, he served alongside his son, attorney Brent Thomas Ackerson, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], who represented District 26 on the Metro Council. Brent and his brother, Marc Alan Ackerson, are sons by Jon Ackerson's former wife from whom he was divorced, the former Patricia Ormerod (1944-2012). She is interred beside her family at Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?pid=155412317|title=Patricia Ackerson obituary|publisher=''The Louisville Courier-Journal]]''|date=January 10, 2012|accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref>

In 2008, Ackerson came out of political retirement to win the District 18 seat on the Louisville Metro Council. He defeated Ellen L. Reitmeyer, a figure in the local Republican Party, for the right to succeed the retiring council member Julie Raque Adams. Reitmeyer had been a legislative aide to Adams. The Democratic candidate for the seat, Mike Perkins, cited a lack of funding and withdrew to leave Ackerson without opposition. From 2009 to 2012, he served alongside his son, attorney Brent Thomas Ackerson, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], who represented District 26 on the Metro Council. Brent and his brother, Marc Alan Ackerson, are sons by Jon Ackerson's former wife from whom he was divorced, the former Patricia Ormerod (1944-2012). She is interred beside her family at Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?pid=155412317|title=Patricia Ackerson obituary|publisher=''The Louisville Courier-Journal]]''|date=January 10, 2012|accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref>

Ackerson's second wife is Kay B. Ackerson, formerly Kay Meurer, the former wife of businessman Gerald Meurer. She is a [[real estate broker who earlier served for three terms on the Jeffersontown City Council.<ref name=jconway>{{cite web|url=http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/accountability/moderate-jon-ackerman-ready-for-challenge-from-tea-party-activist-marilyn-parker-in-gop-primary/|title=Moderate Jon Ackerson ready for challenge from Tea Party activist Marilyn Parker in GOP primary|author=Jacob Conway|publisher=insiderlouisville.com|date=December 7, 2011|accessdate=February 10, 2016}}</ref> Early in his term on the Metro Council, Ackerson became the subject of media interest when his office aide, Sherlon R. Worthington, abruptly left the position after having accused Mrs. Ackerson of interfering with her own duties.  Worthington wrote that Mrs. Ackerson "came in my office and asked me what my problem was. I told her she was my problem."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thevillevoice.com/2009/04/21/aide-resigns-angry-from-ackersons-office/|title=Aide Resigns Angry from Ackerson's Office|date=April 21, 2009|publisher=''The Ville Voice: A Critical Take on Louisville News''|accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref>

Ackerson's second wife is Kay B. Ackerson, formerly Kay Meurer, the former wife of businessman Gerald Meurer. She is a [[real estate broker who earlier served for three terms on the Jeffersontown City Council.<ref name=jconway>{{cite web|url=http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/accountability/moderate-jon-ackerman-ready-for-challenge-from-tea-party-activist-marilyn-parker-in-gop-primary/|title=Moderate Jon Ackerson ready for challenge from Tea Party activist Marilyn Parker in GOP primary|author=Jacob Conway|publisher=insiderlouisville.com|date=December 7, 2011|accessdate=February 10, 2016}}</ref> Early in his term on the Metro Council, Ackerson became the subject of media interest when his office aide, Sherlon R. Worthington, abruptly left the position after having accused Mrs. Ackerson of interfering with her own duties.  Worthington wrote that Mrs. Ackerson "came in my office and asked me what my problem was. I told her she was my problem."<ref>"Aide Resigns Angry from Ackerson's Office," ''The Ville Voice: A Critical Take on Louisville News,'' April 21, 2009.</ref>

From 2004 to 2007, Ackerson was a director of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Ernie Fletcher]].<ref>"Governor Ernie Fletcher Appoints Former Legislator to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority Board of Directors," migration.kentucky.gov, November 17, 2004.</ref> Ackerson is considered a [[Moderate Republican]], but he supported conservative-libertarian [[Rand Paul]] for the [[United States Senate]] in 2010. In 2011, Ackerson endorsed the reelection of Democratic Governor [[Steve Beshear]] for a second term. Beshear unseated Fletcher in the 2007 campaign. Beshear subsequently appointed Ackerson to represent employers on the Unemployment Insurance Commission for a term extending from January 1, 2013, to October 26, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/governor/20121221appts.htm|title=Governor Beshear makes appointment to Boards and Commissions|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=migration.kentucky.gov|accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref>

From 2004 to 2007, Ackerson was a director of the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Ernie Fletcher]].<ref>"Governor Ernie Fletcher Appoints Former Legislator to the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority Board of Directors," migration.kentucky.gov, November 17, 2004.</ref> Ackerson is considered a [[Moderate Republican]], but he supported conservative-libertarian [[Rand Paul]] for the [[United States Senate]] in 2010. In 2011, Ackerson endorsed the reelection of Democratic Governor [[Steve Beshear]] for a second term. Beshear unseated Fletcher in the 2007 campaign. Beshear subsequently appointed Ackerson to represent employers on the Unemployment Insurance Commission for a term extending from January 1, 2013, to October 26, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/governor/20121221appts.htm|title=Governor Beshear makes appointment to Boards and Commissions|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=migration.kentucky.gov|accessdate=February 7, 2016}}</ref>