Russell Jones
Russell Jones (b. May 11, 1948) is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 24th District from 2005 until 2013.
Biography
Jones' professional experience includes working as President of Calexico Warehouse & Transfer, Intercontinental Cargo Federation, Richard L. Jones Customhouse Brokers Incorporated, San Diego Warehouse & Transfer, San Luis International Freight Services and San Luis Warehouse & Transfer
He has also been involved with a number of organizations, including Alpha Phi Omega, Arizona Community Foundation Board, Border Brokers Association, Border Philanthropy Project, Boy Scouts of America, San Diego Customs Brokers Association and the San Luis "Frontera" Rotary Club.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:
- Agriculture and Water Committee, Arizona House of Representatives, Chair
- Appropriations Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Border Security Advisory Committee, Arizona State Legislature, Co-Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Environment Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Natural Resources and Rural Affairs Committee, Arizona House of Representatives (Vice Chair)
Issues
Legislation
Jones' sponsored bills include:
- HB 2127 - legislators; voting required; salary loss
- HB 2130 - campaign finance reports; penalty
- HB 2344 - vulnerable adults; financial exploitation
- HB 2400 - partial-birth abortions; definition
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Presidential preference
2012
Russell Jones endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
Elections
2012
Jones ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13. He was defeated by incumbent Steve Montenegro and Darin Mitchell in the August 28, 2012 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Steve Montenegro Incumbent |
39.1% | 10,189 |
| Darin Mitchell |
32.9% | 8,572 |
| Russ Jones Incumbent | 28% | 7,294 |
| Total Votes | 26,055 | |
2010
Jones won re-election to the 24th District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the August 24 primary election. He and Democrat Lynne Pancrazi defeated John Weil in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Russell Jones (R)
|
19,226 | |||
| Lynne Pancrazi (D)
|
15,298 | |||
| John Weil (D) | 13,146 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Jones and Lynne Pancrazi were elected to the 24th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Theresa Ulmer (D).[6]
Jones raised $71,889 for the campaign, Pancrazi raised $62,135, and Ulmer raised $40,421.[7]
| Arizona State House, District 24 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lynne Pancrazi (D)
|
22,680 | |||
| Russell Jones (R)
|
21,197 | |||
| Theresa Ulmer (D) | 18,767 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[8]
2012
Jones received a score of 55 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of C according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 less than his score on the 2011 report card. Jones’ 55 in 2012 was the 39th-highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[8]
Personal
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Jones and his wife, Janet, have two children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Russell + Jones + Arizona + House"
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Russell Jones' personal website
- http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=80&Legislature=50&Session_ID=102 Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Russell Jones]
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Goldwater Institute, "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
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