John Jacob Rhodes III
| John Jacob Rhodes III | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | John McCain |
| Succeeded by | Samuel G. Coppersmith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1943 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 2011 (aged 67) Washington, D. C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Landon School Yale University University of Arizona |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1970 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
John Jacob "Jay" Rhodes III (September 8, 1943 – January 20, 2011) was a Republican Representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district.
Rhodes was born in Mesa, Arizona. His father and namesake, John Jacob Rhodes, represented the 1st district from 1953 to 1983. As a result, the younger Rhodes spent much of his youth in Washington, D. C. He graduated from the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland (1961); graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (1965) with an A.B., and from the University of Arizona College of Law in Tucson, Arizona with a J.D. (1968).
Rhodes joined the United States Army in 1968, served in Vietnam, and left as a captain in 1970. He was admitted to the Arizona State bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Mesa. Rhodes was a Republican district chairman (1972–1982), served on the Mesa Board of Education (1973–1976), and served with Central Arizona Water Conservation District (1983–1986).
After his father's successor, John McCain, was elected to the United States Senate, Rhodes jumped in the Republican primary for his father's seat, anchored in the East Valley. Despite his name recognition in the district, he faced a tough contest in the four-way Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. While he won the nomination, it was only by 5,000 votes, and he fell far short of a majority. Nonetheless, he romped to victory in November with 71 percent of the vote. He was reelected almost as easily in 1988, and in 1990 no Democrat even filed to run against him.
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