Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.

Rick Jones, Michigan Senator

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Rick Jones
Image of Rick Jones

Republican Party

Prior offices
Michigan State Senate District 24
Michigan House of Representatives

Education

Associate

Kellogg Community College, 1973

Bachelor's

Michigan State University, 1980

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist

Rick Jones (b. November 17, 1952) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 24 from 2011 to 2018.

Jones was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits. Jones served in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 71 from 2005 to 2011.

Biography

Jones earned his police certification from Lansing Community College Police Academy and his B.A. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. He also attended executive leadership training from Central Michigan University. He received further professional development training from the F.B.I. (Executive Leadership Training), the U.S. Department of Treasury (Crisis Management Training), and the U.S. Department of Justice (Correctional Leadership Training). Jones worked in law enforcement for 33 years, mostly with the Eaton County Sheriff's Department, where he attained the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant and captain before being elected sheriff in 2000.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Families, Seniors and Human Services
• Health Policy
• Insurance
• Judiciary, Chair
• Regulatory Reform, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Energy and Technology
• Health Policy
• Judiciary, Chair
• Regulatory Reform, Vice chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Rick Jones, Michigan Senator endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

Voting record

Key votes of 2009-2010

  • Click below to see how this representative voted.
  • Super Speedway, Lawmakers voting on whether TO EXTEND A SPECIAL TAX PERK for a super speedway.
  • Driver Responsibility Fees, Lawmakers voting on whether TO IMPOSE 'driver responsibility fees.'
  • Crony Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT of shareholders to sell their own stock.
  • Right to Work, Lawmakers voting on an amendment SUPPORTING RIGHT-TO-WORK zones.
  • Dept. of State Cost-Saving, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SLOW DOWN PROGRESS ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COST-SAVING CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
  • Golf Carts, Lawmakers voting on whether TO SUBSIDIZE the production of electric vehicle batteries.
  • Home Court Disadvantage, Lawmakers voting on whether TO GIVE MORE TAXING POWER to local government in Kalamazoo so it can finance a taxpayer-subsidized sports arena.
  • Fire Safe Cigarettes, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN the sale of cigarettes that are not "fire safe."
  • Balancing Act, Lawmakers voting on a budget to CUT REVENUE SHARING PAYMENTS to local governments as a way to balance the state budget without raising taxes.
  • Balancing Act 2, Lawmakers voting on a cut of less than 3 percent to K-12 school aid payments so as to balance the state budget without tax increases.
  • A Good Tax Gone Bad?, Lawmakers voting on the Michigan Business Tax.
  • It’s From the Children, Lawmakers voting on whether to RAID $90 MILLION from the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority.
  • Left Behind, Lawmakers voting on whether TO FINANCE "No Worker Left Behind" with a 59.9 percent increase in general fund spending in the 2009 DELEG budget.
  • First Class Schools, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep Detroit Public Schools' "first class" status even though the district no longer meets the population standard.
  • Politically Correct Capitalism, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE SUBSIDIES for plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
  • Politically Correct Capitalism 2, Lawmakers voting on whether to GIVE SUBSIDIES for Michigan film production.
  • Politically Correct Capitalism 3, Lawmakers voting on whether to INCREASE ELECTRIC CAR SUBSIDIES for a subsidiary of a Korean battery company.
  • Secret Ballot, Lawmakers voting on whether to keep a SECRET BALLOT for union elections.
  • Property Taxes Assaulted Again, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
  • Sneak Attack, Lawmakers voting on whether to allow public schools to EXPAND THE USE OF SINKING FUND property tax spending.
  • Grapes of Wrath, Lawmakers voting on whether TO BAN home shipment of beer and wine to Michigan consumers.
  • Subsidize Manufacture of Electric Cars, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a refundable Michigan Business Tax credit for makers of plug-in traction battery packs used in electric cars.
  • Authorize Special Tax Breaks for Ethanol Gas Stations, Lawmakers voting on whether to authorize a non-refundable Michigan Business Tax credit equal to 30 percent of the costs incurred by a gas station to convert existing pumps and tanks, or acquire new ones that deliver E85 ethanol or biodiesel fuel.

More voting record details

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

Rick Jones was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2014

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Dawn Levey was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Rick Jones was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jones defeated Levey in the general election.[2][3][4][5]

Michigan State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Jones Incumbent 56.4% 55,332
     Democratic Dawn Levey 43.6% 42,776
Total Votes 98,108

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Jones won election to the 24th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Dakeisha Harwick (D) and Bradley Cook (L) in the November 2 general election.[6]

Michigan State Senate, District 24 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rick Jones (R) 64,039
Michelle Disano (D) 30,052
Bradley Cook (L) 3,413

2008

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Jones ran for District 71 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Mark Eagle.[7]

Jones raised $53,725 for his campaign.[8]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 71
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rick Jones (R) 29,171
Mark Eagle (D) 21,068

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Rick Jones campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 24Won $250,064 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 24Won $124,784 N/A**
2008Michigan State House, District 71Won $53,725 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 71Won $43,213 N/A**
2004Michigan State House, District 71Won $63,638 N/A**
Grand total$535,424 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.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Michigan

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states.  To contribute to the list of Michigan scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.








2018

In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.

Legislators and candidates are scored on their economy policy views.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Jones' endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[9]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When he served in the state Senate, Rick and his wife, Charlene, had two children.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Rick + Jones + Michigan + Senate

Rick Jones News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Michigan Speaker of The House Jase Bolger and Additional Members of The Michigan Legislature," September 19, 2011 (Archived)
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
  5. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
  6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
  7. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
  8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Jones' 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 30, 2014
  9. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Michigan State Senate District 24
2011–2018 		Succeeded by
Tom Barrett
Preceded by
- 		Michigan House of Representatives District 71
2005-2011 		Succeeded by
Deb Shaughnessy


Current members of the Michigan State Senate
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
Sue Shink (D)
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Sam Singh (D)
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
Vacant
District 36
District 37
District 38
Democratic Party (19)
Republican Party (18)
Vacancies (1)


Flag of Michigan
v • e
State of Michigan
Lansing (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rick_Jones,_Michigan_Senator&oldid=9825745"