D. Billy Jones | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 115th district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 –August 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Duprey |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cashman |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Chateaugay,New York,U.S. |
| Signature | |
| Website | Assembly website |
D. Billy Jones is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Jones represented the 115th District in the New York State Assembly from 2016 to 2025. The district is located in the North Country;it includes Clinton County,Franklin County,and a portion of Essex County. Jones has also served as Mayor of Chateaugay,New York and as a member of the Franklin County Legislature.
Jones is a lifelong resident of the North Country. He grew up on a dairy farm. [1] Following high school,Jones began work as a corrections officer with the New York Department of Corrections,where he worked for nearly twenty years. [2] Jones has one daughter. [3] [ dead link ]
First elected to public office in 2009,Jones served as Mayor of Chateaugay,New York for four years and was elected to the Franklin County Legislature in 2010. [4] He served as chairman of the legislature. [5]
In 2016,Republican Assemblymember Janet Duprey announced that she would not seek re-election,opening up a potentially competitive seat. [6] Jones opted to run for that seat. Facing Republican Kevin Mulverhill in the general election,Jones won by 2,179 votes. The 115th Assembly district had not been represented by a Democrat in more than 30 years. [7] Jones was sworn in for his first term on January 1,2017. [8] In 2018 and 2020,Jones ran unopposed. Republican Stephen Chilton III challenged Jones in 2022,but Jones won the election handily. [9] Jones ran for his fifth term unopposed in 2024. [10]
As a member of the Assembly,Jones chaired the Committee on Local Governments as well as the Task Force on New York Canada Relations. [11] In the fall of 2024,he was listed as number 56 on City &State's Upstate Power 100 List,which referred to him as the "Assembly's Ambassador to Canada". [12]
In July 2025,Jones announced that he would resign from the Assembly,and that his resignation would take effect at the end of August. [13] He left office in August 2025. [14] Jones accepted a position as vice president of Clinton Community College. [15]