Rachel Jones (Arizona politician)
Rachel Jones | |
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Cory McGarr | |
Preceded by | Jeff Weninger |
Personal details | |
Born | Denver, Colorado |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Tucson, Arizona |
Alma mater | Metropolitan State University of Denver (2002) |
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Website | Campaign website |
Rachel Jones is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 17 in 2022.[1]
Jones has a degree in business management from Metropolitan State University of Denver and worked for UPS before getting involved in politics.[2]
In February 2024, Jones introduced a resolution which if passed would request that the Arizona governor "change the manner of the
In 2024, Jones supported state legislation that would ban no-excuse early voting by mail in Arizona (which was ushered into existence in 1991 by Arizona Republicans).[5]
Elections
In 2022, Jones and Cory McGarr won a five-way contest in the Republican Primary. They went on to defeat Democrats Dana Allmond and Brian Radford in the general election.[6][7]
References
- ^ McGlade, Caitlin (November 15, 2022). "Major races in Arizona that don't yet have a winner". Yahoo! News. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Rep. Jones". Jones for Arizona. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- Arizona Republic. Archived from the originalon February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Rachel. "H.C.R. 2055" (PDF). Arizona Legislature. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Sievers, Caitlin (February 15, 2024). "Republicans want to roll back the clock 30 years and end no-excuse early voting". Arizona Mirror.
- ^ Duarte, Carmen (October 14, 2022). "Legislative District 17: Jones, McGarr take early lead in GOP House primary". Tucson.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Duarte, Carmen (November 9, 2022). "Several Tucson-area House races remain close". Tucson.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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