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Christine Jones
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Christine Jones was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Arizona.[1] She was defeated by Andy Biggs in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[2]

Jones was a Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona in the 2014 elections.[3] Jones is a former Executive Vice President of GoDaddy.com.[4]

Elections

2016

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[5][2][6]

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs 64.1% 205,184
     Democratic Talia Fuentes 35.9% 114,940
Total Votes 320,124
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs 29.5% 25,240
Christine Jones 29.5% 25,224
Don Stapley 20.7% 17,745
Justin Olson 20.3% 17,386
Total Votes 85,595
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTalia Fuentes 64% 15,408
Kinsey Remaklus 36% 8,663
Total Votes 24,071
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014

Jones ran for election to the office of Governor of Arizona. Jones unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the primary on August 26, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Primary election - August 26, 2014

Governor of Arizona Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Ducey 37.2% 200,607
Scott Smith 22.1% 119,107
Christine Jones 16.7% 89,922
Ken Bennett 11.5% 62,010
Andrew Thomas 8.1% 43,822
Frank Riggs 4.5% 24,168
Mike Aloisi (Write-in) 0% 27
Alice Lukasik (Write-in) 0% 27
Total Votes 539,690
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State.



Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Jones' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Border Security: Politicians for too long have paid lip service to border security and they've failed. Christine believes an unsecured border is a threat to our national security and she opposes a path to citizenship. We need a conservative outsider in Washington who will get the job done.
  • ISIS: Christine believes that ISIS is a threat to the civilized world and must be destroyed. As a former technology executive, she will fight for the technology our military needs to defeat ISIS.
  • Life: Christine has a Christian worldview and is strongly pro-life.
  • Budget: Christine Jones is a business leader and entrepreneur, not a politician. She wants to unleash the American dream to create more opportunities for Arizonans by streamlining the tax code, balancing the budget, and eliminating job killing regulations.
  • Second Amendment: Christine is a fierce defender of the Constitution and long time advocate of the Second Amendment.

[7]

”
—Christine Jones' campaign website, http://www.christinejones.com/issues

2014

As listed on her official campaign website, Jones' 2014 platform included "fiercely defending the Constitution" as well as the following key issues:[8]

  • Fight Illegal Immigration:

"First and foremost we must secure our border and enable our border security agents to effectively do their job."

  • Grow Arizona's Economy:

"We can grow our economy and state revenues by more aggressively recruiting businesses to headquarter in Arizona."

  • Improve Education:

"We can continue to improve education for our children by providing choice and strengthening performance in the classroom."

Campaign media

"Fight Illegal Immigration" - Released October 2013
Jones explains her plans to foster business growth without government interference in "Economy" - Released October 2013
"Improving Education" - Released October 2013

Race background

Term limits for Gov. Brewer

Incumbent Jan Brewer (R) was term-limited from seeking re-election, which left the seat open for the 2014 election. The race was rated Likely R by The Cook Political Report, meaning Brewer was likely to be succeeded by another Republican according to their assessment.[9] Governing rated the general election race between Doug Ducey (R) and Fred DuVal (D) as a Toss-up.[10]

Brewer was originally appointed to the position in 2009, and she was then elected to it in 2010. Arizona's term limit laws preclude any individual who has occupied the governor's office during two consecutive terms from running for re-election. Brewer asserted that the law did not adequately account for the conditions of her incomplete first term, but she did not pursue a court challenge for an exemption.[11]

Republican primary

Candidates in the GOP primary included outgoing Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey, Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, and former GoDaddy.com Executive Vice President Christine Jones. Ducey won the primary with 37.2 percent of the vote, followed by Smith in second place with 22.1 percent.

Democratic primary

Former Arizona Board of Regents President Fred DuVal won the Democratic nomination by default as the only candidate to file in the primary.[12]


Campaign finance summary

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Christine Jones campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Arizona GovernorLost $5,554,672 N/A**
Grand total$5,554,672 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Christine Jones to run for Matt Salmon's seat in Congress," May 2, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
  3. ↑ Christine Jones for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 19, 2013
  4. ↑ The Huffington Post, "GOP Gubernatorial Hopeful Sings To Joe Arpaio, Botches Geography," October 19, 2013
  5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
  6. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Christine Jones Governor, "Issues," accessed Aug. 6, 2015
  9. ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Governors Race Ratings 2014," September 15, 2014
  10. ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races," September 10, 2014
  11. ↑ USA Today, "Facing term limit, Ariz. Gov. Brewer won't run again," March 12, 2014
  12. ↑ AZCentral, "Fred DuVal sees pros, cons of no primary challenger," May 8, 2014


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