Stewart Jones | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district | |
Assumed office January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Michael Pitts |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenwood,South Carolina,U.S. | March 20,1983
Political party | Republican |
Website | Campaign website |
Stewart Olin Jones (born March 20,1983) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party. [1] [2]
Jones is a founding member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus, [3] [4] an Executive Committee Member of the SC House Family Caucus. [5] He is Chair of the Early Childhood Development Committee. [6] He is also 2nd Vice Chair of the House Interstate Cooperation Committee,and also serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee. [7]
Jones was one of three legislators that wrote to the Governor on April 15,2020,saying "we cannot support labeling businesses as 'non-essential' —much less ordering them to close." [8] On April 29,the three lawmakers including Jones urged Speaker Jay Lucas of the House,"to reconvene members of the House of Representatives,under the belief the House might be able to vote to end Gov. McMaster's newest "State of Emergency" in response to the coronavirus." [9]
Jones held a press conference on the steps of the state capital in Columbia,announcing plans to bring the signed petitions straight to the governor’s desk.
“They don't want to ask the government for any assistance,they want their freedom,they want to be able to run their business and run their lives,”said Jones. [10]
In December 2021,passed 3126, [11] [12] a bill to ban federal COVID vaccine mandates [13] [14] [15] and a proviso to prohibit forced masking,COVID vaccines,and COVID tests in South Carolina K-12 schools. [16] [17] He also passed provisos to ban forced masking,COVID testing and vaccines in state funded universities and schools. [18]
In 2021,Jones led 36 lawmakers on a petition demanding the state school board association's withdrawal from the National School Board Association. [19]
Jones supported the Fetal Heartbeat Bill [20] which was signed into law with exceptions. [21] In 2023,Jones was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023,which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty. [22] [23]
Jones helped to pass the First Steps Act of South Carolina in August 2023 "ensuring every child in South Carolina has an opportunity to have a great education and a future.” [24]
See also:2024 United States House of Representatives elections,2024 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina,South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
In March 2024,Jones filed to run for South Carolina Congressional District 3 House of Representatives. The incumbent Jeff Duncan,announced that he would not seek re-election. [25] [26] [27] Jones will compete in the Republican Primary with Kevin Bishop,a former staffer of US Senator Lindsey Graham. [28]
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