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Tom Jones (Minnesota)

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Tom Jones was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 11B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Jones' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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Jobs, Economics Development, and Infrastructure

  • Without job creation and economic development, greater Minnesota will continue to suffer from an insufficient tax base. For decades we’ve seen minimal growth in our industrial parks, our workers leaving our communities for employment they can’t find near home, and our lack of digital infrastructure put a virtual stranglehold on competitive expansion. It's time to provide the economic opportunities that will hold talent here and create the jobs that our district needs. A diversified economy is always more resilient and self-sustaining with the added bonus of enhancing the local tax base. Making investments in rural communities and connecting important resources to rural citizens is essential to keeping rural areas thriving. Everyone agrees that the maintenance of our roads and bridges is a bi-partisan concern. The disagreement emerges when it comes to a plan to pay for it. Minnesota has the fifth largest road system in the Nation, and most of those are county and township roads. Of the many functions of State and Local Governments, infrastructure maintenance costs are predictable. The funding stream should also be predictable, and it should be dedicated. When Republicans continue to cut Local Government Aid (LGA) and County Program Aid (CPA), the cost of infrastructure maintenance shifts right to local property taxes. I will advocate for long-term dedicated funding to our roads and bridges, not an emergency last minute fix every year.

Education

  • Our schools - preschools, primary, secondary and post-secondary - form one of the most important foundations of our communities. Good schools and a quality education pave the way to good jobs and economic success, and supporting education ensures the strength of our future. Families, teachers, administrators, and local businesses are the backbone of that support. But when funding for education is the repeat casualty in partisan budget cuts, none of these stakeholders or the students depending them are well served. Our schools used to be referred to as the “Minnesota Miracle” – we were the standard that every other state aspired to. Now, Minnesota ranks 24th in the nation for per student funding and dead last in academic counselors and support staff. The average Minnesota college student graduates owing $30,894 (5th highest in the nation). I will work to ensure that our children and our schools have the reliable funding that they deserve. In addition, we have underutilized the economic opportunities of skilled apprenticeships and certifications that are available through technical and vocational institutions. “High School to Harvard” is not for everyone. Pine Tech and Community College and Anoka Ramsey Community College offer a broad range of coursework opening the door to many high paying career opportunities. Our community colleges should be given the attention commensurate to their value. This is another reason to have a full complement of counselors and academic support staff in our area schools.

Senior Citizens

  • The number of Minnesotans over age 65 will double in the next 20 years. It’s no secret that the current, near term and extended costs to support our growing senior population will be significant. Everyone is a stakeholder in this issue, whether we are a senior ourselves or a child with aging parents, and it’s time to sound the alarm. Take housing: seniors are one of the populations hardest hit by the current housing shortage. 149,000 Minnesota households qualify for affordable senior housing. But there are only 23,400 senior affordable housing units available in the state. And if that doesn’t bother you, Minnesotans 55 years and older were the group that saw the largest percentage increase in homelessness last year. And twice the number of homeless seniors over the age of 55 live outside of the metro areas. The legislature can’t afford to push the basic human needs of our senior citizens to the back burner every year. I will work to ensure that the legislature addresses the issues of housing, safety and healthcare for Minnesota’s seniors.

Reproductive Rights

  • I will always stand up for a woman’s right to choose. But the right to choose is only one part of the equation. To begin with, our legislature and our communities have to make a commitment to strengthening family planning education. Minnesotans, male and female, need universal access to contraception and accessible reproductive healthcare so they can make safe and informed decisions. We need to ensure that every effort is made to ingrain the expectation that pregnancy isn’t a choice entered into by mistake, and that children are conceived by parents who are financially, emotionally and psychologically prepared for the commitment of parenting. The #1 family value for Minnesota should be that every child is born into a circumstance that best guarantees success. Removing access to safe and affordable reproductive healthcare does not support our families. I will stand firmly for the reproductive rights of all Minnesotans.[1]
 ”
—Tom Jones[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Jason Rarick defeated Tom Jones in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B general election.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Rarick Incumbent 60.49% 10,904
     Democratic Tom Jones 39.51% 7,122
Total Votes 18,026
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Tom Jones ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tom Jones  (unopposed)


Incumbent Jason Rarick ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Rarick Incumbent (unopposed)

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Tom Jones, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016


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