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Arthur J. Jones
Personal details
Born
Arthur Joseph Jones

(1948-01-01) January 1, 1948 (age 76)
Beloit, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		American Nazi
OccupationInsurance broker

Arthur Joseph Jones (born January 1, 1948) is an American politician and perennial candidate.[1][2] In January 2018 he became the only Republican candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district despite that party's 2016 and current disavowal of him.[3][4]

Background

Jones was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 and was stationed in South Vietnam. He went to University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in 1974 and majored in political science and journalism.[5]

Career

Jones is an independent insurance broker who worked in commission sales for large insurance companies for 25 years.[6] He is a former leader of the American Nazi Party.[7] Jones stated that he served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War.[6]

In 1976, Jones ran for mayor of Milwaukee.[8] In 1987, he unsuccessfully ran for alderman of the 13th ward of Chicago.[8] He has unsuccessfully run for political office in Illinois from the 1990s through 2016 a total of seven times.[8] In 2017, he became the only candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from Illinois's 3rd congressional district. His candidacy was repudiated by the Illinois Republican Party.[2][1]

Political views

Jones is a Holocaust denier.[9][8] His 2018 candidate website calls the Holocaust a "racket." He has claimed that the Holocaust was "the biggest, blackest lie in history"[3] and "nothing more than an international extortion racket by the Jews."[10][11] Jones does not support interracial marriage or integration in public schools.[3] In 1993, Jones was filmed in a fight with Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jr. on The Jerry Springer Show.[12]

An apparent neo-Nazi, Jones appears in a photo captioned: "Jones was a guest speaker at the event organized by the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based in North Carolina"; the image is in a slideshow on his own official candidate website.[13] The same slideshow has another image (captioned "Arthur Jones speaking in Harrisoburg Penn., on Nov. 5th, 2016") showing him among black-clothed men who hold a National Socialist Movement banner and carry shields marked with the neo-Nazi circle-cross emblem.[14] The same slideshow has an image showing Jones speaking amid Aryan Nations emblems (caption: "Art Jones speaking at the Aryan Nations 2014 World Congress in Converse, La.")[15] Jones has attended many rallies commemorating Adolf Hitler[11] or supporting white supremacy.[16] Jones considers himself a "white racialist" and has stated "I will work with the [Ku Klux] Klan, with socialists—I exclude communists of course—any patriotic organization that is in general agreement with my beliefs and principles"[17].

In 2016 he was a supporter of Donald Trump for president. Jones said in an interview then, "I agree with a lot of what Mr. Trump has to say [...] He's his own man. I like the fact that doesn't have to go hat in hand to Jewish billionaires to get money".[18] Jones nonetheless has said President Trump "surrounded himself with hordes of Jews” and regrets his 2016 preference.[19] According to the Chicago Sun Times, it takes thousands more signatures to get ballot-approved as an independent candidate than as a Republican; Jones therefore ran in 2016 as a Republican, but the party disavowed him and found technical reasons for removing him from past ballots.[2] Again according to the Sun Times, Jones took countermeasures in 2017-18 for which the party was unprepared, and so his name will likely appear on their ballot despite official Republican disapproval.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Republican Party in Illinois rejects Holocaust denier nominee for Congress, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (February 5, 2018).
  2. ^ a b c d How Holocaust denier Jones got on ballot: Illinois GOP let guard down, Chicago Sun-Times (February 7, 2018).
  3. ^ a b c Briscoe, Tony (February 5, 2018). "Holocaust denier likely to appear on ballot for GOP for Chicago-area congressional seat". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Mazza, Ed (February 5, 2018). "An Actual Nazi Is About To Be The Only GOP Candidate In A Congressional Race". HuffPost. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Votesmart.org.-Arthur Jones
  6. ^ a b Wolpoff, Katy (March 6, 2012). "Arthur J. Jones". NBC Chicago. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Holocaust denier, white supremacist likely to be GOP nominee for Congress in Illinois". PBS NewsHour. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress". Chicago Sun-Times. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  9. ^ GOP candidate: 'Yes, I deny the Holocaust' - CNN Video, retrieved 2018-02-09
  10. ^ "How our reporter tracked down the Nazi running for Congress". YouTube. Chicago Sun-Times. February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Backgrounder: Arthur Jones". Anti-Defamation League. March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Walker, Don (March 1, 2012). "Arthur Jones, Nazi who challenged Henry Maier, is back in politics". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 22: 017.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  14. ^ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 3: np4.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  15. ^ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 7: 002.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  16. ^ "Arthur Jones in PIKEVILLE, KY 5-1-17". YouTube. TheEndOfZion02. May 1, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  17. ^ Godfrey, Elaine. "How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  18. ^ Swanson, Lorraine (January 26, 2016). "Holocaust Denier Kicked Off Illinois GOP Primary Ballot Likes Trump - Except for One Little Thing". Oak Lawn, IL Patch. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  19. ^ https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/holocaust-denier-arthur-jones-republican-3rd-congressional-district-lipinski-newman/

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