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| + | |name=Walter B. Jones, Jr. | ||
| + | |image=WalterJones.jpg | ||
| + | |party=[[Democrat]] (before 1994)<br>[[Republican]] (1994 - 2019) | ||
| + | |spouse=Joe Anne Whitehurst | ||
| + | |religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref> (former [[Southern Baptist]])<ref name="Jones sails a contrarian course">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050830211940/http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/2408783p-8786693c.html Jones sails a contrarian course]</ref> | ||
| + | |offices= | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/representative | ||
| + | |state=North Carolina | ||
| + | |district=3rd | ||
| + | |terms=January 3, 1995 – February 10, 2019 | ||
| + | |preceded=Martin Lancaster | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Greg Murphy]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/state representative | ||
| + | |state=North Carolina | ||
| + | |district=9th | ||
| + | |terms=January 31, 1983 – January 1993 | ||
| + | |preceded=Sam D. Bundy | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=Charles McLawhorn | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''Walter Beaman Jones, Jr.''' (February 10, 1943 – February 10, 2019) was a [[libertarian]]-leaning [[Republican]] Congressman who had represented [[North Carolina]]'s 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. While considered a [[conservative]] and [[paleoconservative]] earlier in his career, Jones began shifting away from his party line ever since around the mid-Bush presidency, criticizing his [[Republican]] colleagues and sometimes voting along with [[Democrats]] on certain issues. | ||
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| + | Notwithstanding his voting record, Jones has been ranked by Washington staffers as the kindest House member during the 109th United States Congress.<ref name="Jones sails a contrarian course"/> | ||
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| + | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | ||
| + | ===Trump era=== | ||
| + | Jones threw his support in February 2017 for the investigation into the supposed [[Trump-Russia collusion]],<ref>[https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article133329904.html NC’s Jones 1st House Republican to back special Trump-Russia investigative commission]</ref> advocating for what would be the [[Deep State coup 1.0]]. | ||
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| + | Rep. Jones voted against a GOP-led [[Obamacare]] repeal bill in May 2017, arguing that it was “pushed too quickly”.<ref>[https://www.wunc.org/post/one-nc-republican-voted-against-obamacare-repeal One NC Republican Voted Against Obamacare Repeal]</ref> | ||
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| + | Jones voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24168/62172/21785/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act#62172 HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - National Key Vote]</ref> | ||
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| + | Jones joined all of his Republican colleagues in January 2018 in voting for the [[Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24356/62250/21785/born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act#62250 HR 4712 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - National Key Vote]</ref> | ||
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| + | Jones voted in favor of the First Step Act on May 22, 2018.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24637/63047/21785/first-step-act#63047 HR 5682 - FIRST STEP Act - National Key Vote]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Political positions== | ||
| + | Ranked as a moderate [[conservative]] by [[On the Issues]], Jones largely opposed [[abortion]], [[gun control]], and [[illegal immigration]], although he has sometimes voted in favor of the [[liberal agenda]], such as for [[spending bills]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/NC/Walter_Beaman_Jones.htm Walter Beaman Jones on the Issues]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Hospice and death== | ||
| + | After being hospitalized due to a broken hip, Jones entered [[hospice]] care in late January 2019.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-walter-jones-enters-hospice-care GOP Rep. Walter Jones enters hospice care]</ref> He later passed away on February 10, 2019 at the age of 76.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walter-jones-longtime-north-carolina-congressman-dead-at-76 Walter Jones, longtime North Carolina congressman, dead at 76]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://ballotpedia.org/Walter_Jones Walter Jones - Ballotpedia] | ||
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| − | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:North Carolina]] |
| + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republican Party]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pro-Life]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Moderate Republicans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Non-Interventionist Republicans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Republican Anti-establishment]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, July 12, 2021
| Walter B. Jones, Jr. | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 1995 – February 10, 2019 | |||
| Predecessor | Martin Lancaster | ||
| Successor | Greg Murphy | ||
| Former State Representative from North Carolina's 9th District From: January 31, 1983 – January 1993 | |||
| Predecessor | Sam D. Bundy | ||
| Successor | Charles McLawhorn | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat (before 1994) Republican (1994 - 2019) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Joe Anne Whitehurst | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] (former Southern Baptist)[2] | ||
Walter Beaman Jones, Jr. (February 10, 1943 – February 10, 2019) was a libertarian-leaning Republican Congressman who had represented North Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. While considered a conservative and paleoconservative earlier in his career, Jones began shifting away from his party line ever since around the mid-Bush presidency, criticizing his Republican colleagues and sometimes voting along with Democrats on certain issues.
Notwithstanding his voting record, Jones has been ranked by Washington staffers as the kindest House member during the 109th United States Congress.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Trump era
Jones threw his support in February 2017 for the investigation into the supposed Trump-Russia collusion,[3] advocating for what would be the Deep State coup 1.0.
Rep. Jones voted against a GOP-led Obamacare repeal bill in May 2017, arguing that it was “pushed too quickly”.[4]
Jones voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017.[5]
Jones joined all of his Republican colleagues in January 2018 in voting for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.[6]
Jones voted in favor of the First Step Act on May 22, 2018.[7]
Political positions
Ranked as a moderate conservative by On the Issues, Jones largely opposed abortion, gun control, and illegal immigration, although he has sometimes voted in favor of the liberal agenda, such as for spending bills.[8]
Hospice and death
After being hospitalized due to a broken hip, Jones entered hospice care in late January 2019.[9] He later passed away on February 10, 2019 at the age of 76.[10]
References
- ↑ Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones sails a contrarian course
- ↑ NC’s Jones 1st House Republican to back special Trump-Russia investigative commission
- ↑ One NC Republican Voted Against Obamacare Repeal
- ↑ HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 4712 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 5682 - FIRST STEP Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ Walter Beaman Jones on the Issues
- ↑ GOP Rep. Walter Jones enters hospice care
- ↑ Walter Jones, longtime North Carolina congressman, dead at 76