Gary Lee Jones | |
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Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 5: (Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll parishes) | |
Assumed office January 2016 |
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Preceded by | Jay Guillot |
Personal details | |
Born | October 1946 (age 70) City missing, Washington State, USA |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Wheeler Jones |
Children | Two sons |
Residence |
Formerly: Monroe Rapides Parish |
Alma mater |
University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Occupation | Retired school superintendent |
Military service | |
Service/branch |
United States Army |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Formerly: Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
University of Louisiana at Monroe
United States Army
United States Navy
Gary Lee Jones (born October 1946) is a Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from Alexandria, Louisiana. He was elected to the District 5 seat for primarily northeastern and central Louisiana in the primary held on October 24, 2015.
Born in a military family in Washington State, Jones himself served for thirty-seven years in the military, both the United States Army and the United States Navy. He reached the rank of brigadier general in the Louisiana Army National Guard, of which he was a member from 1976 to 2006.
Jones obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education and Ed.D. from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He engaged in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, all dates unavailable.