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Tyler Jones
| Tyler Jones | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | South Carolina House Democratic caucus |
| Role: | Founder |
| Location: | Columbia, S.C. |
| Education: | Charleston Southern University (B.A., Political Science) |
Tyler Jones is associate director, political director and a spokesman for the South Carolina House Democratic caucus.[1][2] He has held these roles since 2009. Jones was also co-founder, in 2012, of SC Forward Progress, a 501(c)(4) organization with stated goals to expose what it perceives to be "the gaining influence of right-wing extremism in South Carolina politics, how such extremism relates to and affects the Republican presidential nominating process, and how it is affecting legislative discourse in Columbia."[3][4]
Career
From 2007 to 2008, Jones was lowcountry field director for former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' (D) campaign for President.[5] From February to August 2008, Jones was political director for Linda Ketner's (D) campaign for the South Carolina's 1st Congressional District seat in the United States House of Representatives.
In 2008, Jones began work at McIntosh Consulting, LLC, a political consulting firm founded by Lachlan McIntosh in Charleston, S.C. From 2008 to 2009, Jones served as executive director of the South Carolina House Democratic caucus. He has continued to serve as associate director, political director and spokesman for the caucus since 2009.
In March 2011, Jones co-founded S.C. Forward Progress, a 501(c)(4) organization designed, according to CNN's Peter Hamby, "...to draw attention to what they call the 'crazy' elements of the Republican base that hold significant sway over who the next GOP presidential nominee will be."[6]
Paul Bowers of the Charleston City Newspaper called Jones "...of South Carolina's most prominent Democratic operatives."[7] Jones was named to Campaign and Elections magazine's "Top 500 Influencers" list in 2012.[8]
See also
- Democratic Party of South Carolina
- Lachlan McIntosh
External links
- S.C. Forward Progress official website
- S.C. Forward Progress on Facebook
- S.C. Forward Progress on Twitter
- Tyler Jones on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston Post & Courier, "Democrats proposing bills to increase LGBT protections in South Carolina," April 2, 2015
- ↑ New York Times, "Killings add painful page to storied history of Charleston church," June 18, 2015
- ↑ S.C. Forward Progress, "About," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Linkedin.com, "Profile: Tyler Jones," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ George Washington University, "John Edwards-Organization, South Carolina," February 4, 2008
- ↑ CNN, "South Carolina Democrats launch independent group targeting 2012 Republicans," May 3, 2011
- ↑ Charleston City Newspaper, "How three Democratic operatives brought down Lt. Gov. Ken Ard," March 12, 2012
- ↑ Campaign and Elections (Via Acquire Media NewsEdge), "The Influencers 500 (Campaigns and Elections)," January 22, 2013
