Marilyn Evans-Jones
| Marilyn B. Evans-Jones | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
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In office 1976 – 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Jane W. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Everett A. Kelly |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
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In office 1982 – 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Hattaway |
| Succeeded by | Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
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November 19, 1928 DeLand, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hugh Macauley Evans, Sr., Edward E. Jones, Jr. |
| Children | Hugh, Daniel, Cecile and Mary Louise |
| Residence | Melbourne, Florida |
| Alma mater | Duke University (Education, 1950) |
| Occupation | realtor |
Marilyn Bailey Evans-Jones (born November 19, 1928) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for 10 years. She represented the 46th district from 1976 to 1982, and after redistricting, the 33rd district from 1982 to 1986.
She was born in DeLand, Florida, on November 19, 1928, the daughter of Cecil C. Bailey, the Chairman of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and Augusta Mann Bailey. The family moved to Jacksonville in 1930. She was raised and attended local schools in Jacksonville. She was junior and senior year class president in high school, as well as student of the year. She graduated from Duke University, with a degree in education in 1950. She married Hugh Macauley Evans, Sr. immediately following graduation, and soon after became a mother of four children.
After settling in Brevard County in 1963, she became president of Republican Women in South Brevard, and volunteered as a lobbyist for United Methodist Women and the League of Women Voters. She worked on her husband, Hugh's campaign for a seat on the Brevard County Commission. She ran for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives, and won, taking office in 1976.
As a state representative, Evans-Jones worked to pass Florida's Child Safety Restraint Bill, and Clean Indoor Air Act. She helped to establish adult day care centers and bringing about reform in mental health institutions and prisons.
After ten years in the Florida Legislature, she retired and moved to Nassau County with her second husband Ed Jones, who had served as mayor of Fernandina Beach.
In 1986 she ran unsuccessfully for Florida Lieutenant Governor.
In 1997, she served as a member of the Constitution Revision Commission, where she supported redistricting by the judiciary. Although this issue did not prevail.
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