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'''Thomas Arthur Jones'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103994 |title= Thomas Jones' Biography |publisher= [[Project Vote Smart]] |accessdate= January 24, 2014}}</ref> (born November 17, 1940) is an American politician and a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] representing District 17 since January 8, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Historical_Listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3828|title = South Dakota Legislature}}</ref> Jones served consecutively in the [[South Dakota Legislature]] from January 11, 2011 until January 8, 2013 in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] District 17 seat.
'''Thomas Arthur Jones'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103994 |title= Thomas Jones' Biography |publisher= [[Project Vote Smart]] |accessdate= January 24, 2014}}</ref> (born November 17, 1940) was an American politician and a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] who represented District 17 from January 8, 2013 to January 13, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Historical_Listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3828|title = South Dakota Legislature}}</ref> Jones served consecutively in the [[South Dakota Legislature]] from January 11, 2011 until January 8, 2013 in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] District 17 seat.

Jones announced in 2014 he would not seek re-election. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Jones (South Dakota) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Jones_(South_Dakota) |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==

Revision as of 15:03, 18 November 2023

Tom Jones
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 17th[1] district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January, 13 2015
Preceded byEldon Nygaard
Succeeded byArthur Rusch
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2013
Serving with Jamie Boomgarden
Preceded byEldon Nygaard
Personal details
Born (1940-11-17) November 17, 1940 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceViborg, South Dakota

Thomas Arthur Jones[2] (born November 17, 1940) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate who represented District 17 from January 8, 2013 to January 13, 2015.[3] Jones served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11, 2011 until January 8, 2013 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 seat.

Jones announced in 2014 he would not seek re-election. [4]

Elections

  • 2012 When incumbent Senate District 17 Democratic Senator Eldon Nygaard left the Legislature and left the District 17 seat open, Jones was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,754 votes (52.4%) against Republican nominee John Chicoine.[6]
  • 2008 To challenge House District 17 incumbent Republican Representative Jamie Boomgarden, Jones ran in the four-way June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary but placed third behind incumbent Representative Eldon Nygaard and former state Senator John Reedy;[7] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Representative Nygaard took the second seat ahead of Democratic former Senator Reedy and Republican nominee Roger Tigert,[8] who had replaced John Lang on the ballot for the General election.
  • 2010 When House District 17 incumbent Democratic Representative Nygaard ran for South Dakota Senate, Jones ran in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary;[9] in the four-way November 2, 2010 General election incumbent Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Jones took the second seat with 3,575 votes (27.43%) ahead of Republican nominee Ron Nelson and fellow Democratic nominee Patricia Norin,[10] who had run for the seat in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Senator Tom Jones". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Thomas Jones' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Legislature".
  4. ^ "Tom Jones (South Dakota)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

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