Stewart Jones | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district | |
In office January 2019 –November 2024 | |
Preceded by | Michael Pitts |
Succeeded by | Luke Samuel Rankin |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenwood,South Carolina,U.S. | March 20,1983
Political party | Republican |
Website | Campaign website |
Stewart Olin Jones [1] (born March 20,1983) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Republican party. [2] [3]
Jones was a founding member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus, [4] [5] and an Executive Committee Member of the SC House Family Caucus. [6] He chaired the Early Childhood Development Committee. [7] Jones served as 2nd Vice Chair of the House Interstate Cooperation Committee,and also served on the House Education and Public Works Committee. [8]
Jones was one of three legislators who wrote to the Governor on April 15,2020,saying "we cannot support labeling businesses as 'non-essential' —much less ordering them to close." [9] On April 29,the three lawmakers including Jones urged House Speaker Jay Lucas,"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." [10]
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. [11]
In December 2021,passed 3126, [12] [13] a bill to ban federal COVID vaccine mandates [14] [15] [16] and a proviso to prohibit forced masking,COVID vaccines,and COVID tests in South Carolina K-12 schools. [17] [18] He also passed provisos to ban forced masking,COVID testing and vaccines in state funded universities and schools. [19]
In 2021,Jones led 36 lawmakers on a petition demanding the state school board association's withdrawal from the National School Boards Association. [20]
Jones supported the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, [21] which was signed into law with exceptions. [22] 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. [23] [24]
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." [25]
In March 2024,Jones filed to run for South Carolina Congressional District 3 House of Representatives when incumbent Jeff Duncan announced that he would not seek re-election. [26] [27] [28] Among the field of seven candidates vying for the Republican nomination,Jones placed 4th in the June primary. [29] Jones was succeeded in the State House by Luke Samuel Rankin.
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