Donna M. Jones
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| 20th Controller of Idaho | |
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In office January 1, 2007 – October 15, 2012 |
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| Governor | Butch Otter |
| Preceded by | Keith Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Brandon Woolf |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 9 Seat B |
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In office December 1, 1992 – 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Danielson |
| Succeeded by | Tom Limbaugh |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 10 Seat B |
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In office 1989 – December 1, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Hartung |
| Succeeded by | Dorothy Reynolds |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 13 Seat A |
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In office April 20, 1987 – 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Strasser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1939 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Don Jones (deceased) |
| Residence | Payette, Idaho |
Donna M. Jones, 20th Idaho state controller, was elected on November 7, 2006 and sworn into office by long-time friend and Idaho State Supreme Court Justice Jim Jones (no relation) on January 1, 2007. The duties of the State Controller are outlined in Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Idaho.
Jones previously served twelve years in the Idaho House of Representatives which culminated in her being the first woman selected to chair the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. Jones was the first woman elected to serve as Idaho State Controller.
Donna M. Jones was born at Brush, Colorado on January 14, 1939. She spent her early childhood at Rago, Colorado, which is located on the northeastern plains of the state about 20 miles outside of Akron, Colorado. Her father, Virgil Dale “Jim” Wolfe, was a farmer and operated a country store with her mother, Margaret Elizabeth “Libby” Wolfe (McDaniel). “Libby” was also the post mistress in Rago, Colorado.
Jones is the youngest of three children. Her sister, Arlene, the middle child, died at the age of 9 in 1945. Her older brother Darrel “Doc” Wolfe resided in Payette, Idaho until his death in the spring of 2014.
The Wolfe family moved to Middleton, Idaho in 1950 so “Doc” could attend college at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, and to be closer to “Libby’s” sister who resided in Roswell, Idaho. In 1956 Donna married her high school sweetheart, Donald Jones.
She entered the workforce in 1958 as a sales consultant for the Party Plan Jewelry Company, selling Sarah Coventry jewelry. By 1959 she had moved into a management position, and was responsible for the sales training of new recruits in the Boise valley market.
In 1967 Donna and her husband Don purchased the local NAPA franchise in Payette, Idaho, Payette Auto Parts. In 1976 they expanded the business by opening a second auto parts store in New Plymouth, Idaho. They sold both stores in 1979.
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