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Janice Arnold-Jones
| Janice Arnold-Jones | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. House, New Mexico, District 1 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Prior offices | ||
| New Mexico House of Representatives, 24th District | ||
| 2003-2010 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of New Mexico | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Industry manager | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Janice Arnold-Jones (b. March 20, 1952) was a 2012 candidate for New Mexico's 1st congressional district. Formerly, she was a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 24th District from 2003 to 2010. She was a candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 2010.
Committee assignments
While a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Arnold-Jones served on the following committees:
- Taxation and Revenue Committee, New Mexico House of Representatives
- Voters and Elections Committee, New Mexico House of Representatives
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
According to her website, some of Arnold-Jones's campaign priorities were[1]:
- Jobs & The Economy -- changing regulations
- Government Spending & Debt -- ending bailouts
- Energy -- drilling domestically
- Foundational Issues -- covering gun ownership and marriage
- Social Security -- maintaining funding for the program
- National Security -- funding military bases and missions
Transparency
In January 2009, Arnold-Jones set up a website to stream live video and audio over the Internet from the two committees she served on: Taxation and Revenue and Voters and Elections.[2]
She received the Lights of Liberty award from the Rio Grande Foundation, a New Mexico think tank, for spearheading the use of webcams in the New Mexico legislature. [1] She won the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government's 2010 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award for her efforts to force the Legislature to webcast its proceedings.[3]
Elections
2012
Arnold-Jones ran for the U.S. House in 2012.[4] She was unopposed in the June 5 Republican primary and was defeated by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham in the November general election.[5]
| U.S. House, New Mexico, District 1 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michelle Lujan Grisham |
59.1% | 162,924 | |
| Republican | Janice Arnold-Jones | 40.8% | 112,473 | |
| Write-In | Jeanne Pahls | 0.2% | 459 | |
| Total Votes | 275,856 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
Arnold-Jones did not seek re-election to the 24th District in 2010. She instead ran for governor, losing in the primary.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Arnold-Jones won re-election to the 24th District Seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives. Arnold-Jones had no challenger. [6]
Polls
| Michelle Lujan Grisham vs Janice Arnold-Jones | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | ABQ Journal (October 30,2012) | Average | ||||||||||||
| Grisham | 51% | 51% | ||||||||||||
| Arnold-Jones | 36% | 36% | ||||||||||||
| Number polled | - | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-- | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Campaign donors
2012
Arnold-Jones was defeated by Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2012. During that election cycle, Arnold-Jones' campaign committee raised a total of $573,425 and spent $573,425.[7]
| U.S. House of Representatives, New Mexico's 1st Congressional District, 2012 - Janice Arnold-Jones Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $573,425 |
| Total Spent | $573,425 |
| Total Raised by Election Winner | $1,754,730 |
| Total Spent by Election Winner | $1,745,037 |
| Top contributors to Janice Arnold-Jones's campaign committee | |
| Mack Energy | $6,000 |
| Scott & Kienzle Pa | $6,000 |
| Maggie's List | $5,000 |
| National Assn of Home Builders | $5,000 |
| Summit Electric Supply | $5,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Retired | $87,940 |
| Oil & Gas | $25,750 |
| Real Estate | $24,126 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $16,150 |
| Misc Business | $15,200 |
2008
In 2008, Arnold-Jones collected $15,685 in donations.[8]
Her largest contributor was the New Mexico Realtors Association, donating $1,250 to her campaign.
Gubernatorial campaign
Janice Arnold-Jones launched her campaign for governor on August 30, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
She won a straw poll taken at the monthly meeting of the Quay County Republican Party on March 9, 2010. [9]
Personal
Arnold-Jones is married with two children.[10]
See also
External links
- Janice Arnold-Jones Campaign Website, 2012
- Personal Website
- New Mexico Legislature - Representative Janice Arnold-Jones
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- New Mexico Votes profile
References
- ↑ Janice Arnold-Jones campaign website "Issues," Accessed February 27, 2012
- ↑ Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics: "Dragging the Legislature into the 21st Century" Jan. 22, 2009.
- ↑ NMPolitics "Arnold-Jones wins open government award," April 6, 2010
- ↑ Janice Arnold-Jones for Congress campaign site, Accessed January 27, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press "New Mexico - Summary Vote Results," June 6, 2012
- ↑ 2008 election results, New Mexico House of Representatives
- ↑ Open Secrets "Janice Arnold-Jones 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ 2008 contributions
- ↑ NMPolitics.com : "Arnold-Jones wins Quay County straw poll" by Heath Haussamen March 10, 2010.
- ↑ Campaign website "About"
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- Former member, New Mexico House of Representatives
- Gubernatorial candidate, Republican Party, 2010 (unsuccessful)
- Candidates for statewide constitutional offices, New Mexico, 2010 (unsuccessful)
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