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Wendell Jones
Wendell Jones (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 25. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Jones (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Wendell Jones was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and lives in Piedmont, South Carolina. Jones graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1989. He earned a B.A. in finance from Wofford College in 1993. Jones' career experience includes owning a business and working as a pastor with Changing Your Mind Ministries. He has served as the president of the Wendell Jones Leadership Institute.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jones was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Public Works Committee
- Interstate Cooperation Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
- House Legislative Oversight Committee
- Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Wendell Jones defeated Tim Kennedy in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendell Jones (D) | 62.7 | 9,608 |
| Tim Kennedy (R) | 37.2 | 5,694 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 15,321 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Wendell Jones defeated Bruce Wilson in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 74.6 | 1,544 |
 | Bruce Wilson | 25.4 | 527 | |
| Total votes: 2,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tim Kennedy advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones defeated Yvonne Julian and Tony Boyce in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones (D) | 61.7 | 5,558 |
 | Yvonne Julian (R) | 33.8 | 3,040 | |
 | Tony Boyce (Independence Party) | 4.3 | 391 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 9,004 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones defeated Derrick Quarles in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 54.9 | 664 |
| Derrick Quarles | 45.1 | 546 | ||
| Total votes: 1,210 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones and Derrick Quarles advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adriene Atkinson, Bruce Wilson, and Justin Bennett in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 31.3 | 606 |
| ✔ | Derrick Quarles | 29.8 | 578 | |
 | Adriene Atkinson | 26.1 | 505 | |
| Bruce Wilson | 11.2 | 217 | |
 | Justin Bennett | 1.6 | 31 | |
| Total votes: 1,937 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Yvonne Julian advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25.
Independence Party convention
Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Tony Boyce advanced from the Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on May 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Boyce (Independence Party) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Jack Logan (L) | |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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- business acumen
- business friendly
- environmentally friendly
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Leola Robinson-Simpson (D) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
