Delwin Jones
| Delwin L. Jones | |
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| Texas State Representative from Lubbock (assorted districts) | |
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In office 1964–1972 |
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| Preceded by | J. Collier Adams |
| Succeeded by | Pete Laney |
| Texas State Representative from District 83 (Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, and Yoakum counties) | |
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In office 1989–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Givens |
| Succeeded by | Charles Lee Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 2, 1924 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Reta A. Jones (died 2014) |
| Residence |
Lubbock, Lubbock County Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Delwin L. Jones (born April 2, 1924) is an American state political figure from West Texas who prior to 2011 was the oldest member of the Texas House of Representatives, having represented what became and what remains District 83, based in the area about Lubbock, Texas. Jones was originally elected as a Democrat in 1964, when that party held 149 of the 150 seats in the Texas House. Jones was defeated for re-nomination in 1972 by cotton farmer Pete Laney of Hale Center, later the House Speaker. After a 12-year absence, Jones returned to the House in 1989 as a Republican.
A Lubbock resident, Jones earned his living from farming and investments. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University. He married Reta A. Jones (July 16, 1923 - March 20, 2014), shortly after the end of his service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The two met in Lubbock's only bowling alley at the time. Mrs. Jones was heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity in Lubbock.
Jones's District 83 also included the outlying communities of Levelland, Denver City, Plains, Shallowater, Slaton, and Seminole, Texas. Jones drove through the district over the years in a 1995 Buick Le Sabre, passing out some 800,000 "Delwin Jones" emery boards to remind voters of pending elections. Jones often began his day of politicking meeting voters in some cafe.
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