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Walter B. Jones

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Walter B. Jones
Walter B. Jones.jpg
U.S. House, North Carolina, District 3
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 1995-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 18
PartyRepublican
PredecessorH. Martin Lancaster (D)
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 8, 1994
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$5,199,592
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
North Carolina House of Representatives
1983-1992
Education
Bachelor'sAtlantic Christian College (now Barton College)
Military service
Service/branchNorth Carolina National Guard
Years of service1967-1971
Personal
BirthdayFebruary 10, 1943
Place of birthFarmville, North Carolina
ProfessionBusinessman
Net worth$313,007
ReligionRoman Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Contents

Walter Beaman Jones, Jr. (b. February 10, 1943) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Jones was elected by voters from North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Jones defeated Frank Palombo in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012.[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Jones is a "far-right Republican leader".[2]

Jones won re-election on November 6th, 2012.[3]

Biography

Jones was born in Farmville, North Carolina. He earned a B.A. from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in 1966.[4]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Jones serves on the following committees:[5]

  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
    • Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
    • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

2011-2012

Jones served on the following committees:[6]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Jones voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[9]

Paul Ryan Budget Proposal

Voted "No" In March 2013 the Republican controlled House passed the budget proposal set out by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) for the third straight year.[10] However, not all Republican representatives voted in favor of the proposal.[10] Jones was one of the 10 Republican Representatives who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[10]

The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U.S. Senate with a 40-59 vote.[11]

The proposal would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[10] The 2013 bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in 2012. In 2011 only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition.[10] Democrats have unanimously voted against the bill every year.[10]

Committee removal controversy

In December 2012, Jones and David Schweikert (AZ) learned that they would not serve on the House Financial Services Committee in the 113th Congress. Their dismissal was part of the Republican Steering Commission's December purge of so-called "obstinate" team members.[12] Completing the quartet of alienated (or alienating, according to those who determined their dismissal), Republican Reps. Justin Amash (MI) and Tim Huelskamp (KS) lost their seats on the House Budget Committee. (Huelskamp was also relieved of his Agriculture Committee assignment).[13][14]

The decision to terminate the four Rep.'s committee assignments, spearheaded by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), resonated powerfully with the increasingly divergent party ranks and the political media. Both a virtual anomaly, historically, and as a not-altogether-unexpected reaction to the tea party's storming of the GOP institution in 2010, the purge threw into harsh relief a context of internal conflict between affirming and ebbing institutional identity. Huelskamp called it a “typical Backroom deal,” of the sort the tea party targeted upon invasion as a symbol of the detachment of the GOP congressional establishment from the needs and problems of their constituencies. Many party insiders dispute the claims presented by Huelskamp and his spurned cohort that ideological differences played any role in their dismissal from the committees. Instead, the decision was the result of bad behavior on the part of three of the four, according to Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (GA), whose candid response to the event provided a headline-worthy insult byte that was quickly refined by a spokeswoman into what the mainstream press could call "the obstinate factor."[15] Huelskamp, for example, was not punished for voting against his colleagues on the budget, but for undermining his fellow team members through various social media postings, he says. Matt Kibbe, president of a Tea party group called Freedomworks, represents the position of those skeptical of Boehner and the party establishment's motivations: “This is a clear attempt on the part of Republican leadership to punish those in Washington who vote the way they promised their constituents they would — on principle — instead of mindlessly rubber-stamping trillion dollar deficits and the bankrupting of America.” [16] Westmoreland's comments were primarily in defense of the leadership's cause of removing difficult personalities from the equation, but his loyalty faltered on their treatment of Jones, whose own ideological dissent came from the left. “I love Walter Jones; he’s one of the nicest, most sincere, honest people up here,” Westmoreland said.[15]

Conservative Fight Club

According to the conservative website RedState, Jones is one of 16 U.S. House members in the "Conservative Fight Club", a designation meant to describe the gold standard of conservatives, as outlined by RedState. They are the 16 Republicans who voted against the continuing appropriations resolution to avoid the impending government shutdown in March. This type of resolution is used to fund government agencies when a formal federal budget has not been approved.[17]

Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012

Jones ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing North Carolina's 3rd District. Jones won nomination on the Republican ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was February 29, 2012. Jones defeated Frank Palombo in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012.[1] He defeated Erik Anderson in the general election on November 6, 2012.

According to a March 30, 2012 article from The Washington Post, that notes the top 10 incumbents who could lose their primaries, Jones is the 10th most likely incumbent to lose his primary.[10] The article notes Jones' record of voting against his party on major issues and competition in the primary from challenger former New Bern Police Chief Frank Palombo.[10]

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013.[18] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[18][19]

U.S. House, North Carolina, District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democrat Erik Anderson 36.9% 114,314
     Republican Green check mark.jpgWalter B. Jones Incumbent 63.1% 195,571
Total Votes 309,885
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Jones is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Jones raised a total of $5,199,592 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 16, 2013.[29]

Walter B. Jones's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $716,405
2010 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $672,357
2008 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $670,132
2006 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $553,971
2004 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $639,986
2002 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $747,311
2000 U.S. House (North Carolina, District 3) Won $1,199,430
Grand Total Raised $5,199,592

2012

Breakdown of the source of Jones' campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Jones won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Jones' campaign committee raised a total of $716,405 and spent $745,971.[30]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Jones' campaign funds before the 2010 election.
Jones was re-elected to the U.S. House in 2010 for a ninth term. His campaign committee raised a total of $672,357 and spent $577,215.[31]

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Jones missed 402 of 12,417 roll call votes, from Jan 1995 to Apr 2013, which is 3.2% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. [32]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Jones paid his congressional staff a total of $1,079,272 in 2011. Overall, North Carolina ranked 7th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[33]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Jones is one of nearly 25% of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Jones's staff was given an apparent $40,916.66 in bonus money.[34]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Jones' net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $139,014 to $487,000. That averages to $313,007, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 39.42% from 2010.[35]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Jones' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $117,006 to $332,000. Averaging to a net worth of $224,503 which is lower than the average net worth of Republicans in 2010 of $7,561,133.[36]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Jones tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 180th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House. He is one of 12 republicans who scored higher on the liberal ranking than they did on the conservative one.[37]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Jones ranked 179th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[38]

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Walter B. Jones voted with the Republican Party 70.6% of the time, which ranked 242nd among the 242 House Republican members in December 2011.[39]

Personal

Jones and his wife Joe Anne maintain their home in Farmville, North Carolina.[40]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections "Primary Election Results" Accessed May 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ Gov Track "Jones" Accessed May 25, 2012
  3. ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, North Carolina"
  4. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "ELLMERS, Renee, (1964 - )"
  5. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
  6. ↑ Congressman Walter B. Jones, Serving North Carolina's 3rd District "Biography"
  7. ↑ Armed Services Committee, Buck McKeon, Chairman "Subcommittees"
  8. ↑ The Committee on Financial Services, Chairman Spencer Bachus "Oversight and Investigations"
  9. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Washington Post "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  11. ↑ CBS News "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  12. ↑ Politico, "'The a--hole factor'," December 13, 2012
  13. ↑ Slate "," December 3, 2012
  14. ↑ The Hill, "Ryan budget passes committee by one vote," March 21, 2012
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Roll Call, "'Obstinate' Factor Continues to Roil GOP," December 10, 2012
  16. ↑ The Washington Post, "Conservatives protest removal of 4 dissenting GOP lawmakers from plum committee assignments," December 4, 2012
  17. ↑ RedState, "Fight Club," March 6, 2013
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Washington Post "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012" Accessed April 25, 2012
  19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
  20. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  21. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  22. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
  23. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
  24. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
  25. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"
  26. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"
  27. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"
  28. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"
  29. ↑ Open Secrets "Walter B. Jones" Accessed May 16, 2013
  30. ↑ Open Secrets "Walter Jones 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 4, 2013
  31. ↑ Open Secrets "Walter B. Jones Jr. 2010 Election Data," Accessed December 29, 2011
  32. ↑ GovTrack, "Walter Jones" Accessed April 2013
  33. ↑ LegiStorm, "Walter B. Jones," Accessed October 1, 2012
  34. ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," March 8, 2013
  35. ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Walter B. Jones Jr (R-NC), 2011," accessed February 21, 2013
  36. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Walter B. Jones (R-NC), 2010," Accessed October 1, 2012
  37. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
  38. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  39. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
  40. ↑ Walter Jones For Congress "About Walter Jones"
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