Walter B. Jones, Jr.
| Walter Jones Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Lancaster |
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| Born |
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. February 10, 1943 Farmville, North Carolina |
| Political party |
Democratic (1982–1994) Republican (1994–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Anne Jones |
| Children | Ashley |
| Residence | Farmville, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Atlantic Christian College |
| Occupation | business distributor |
| Religion |
Roman Catholicism prev. Southern Baptist |
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| Service/branch | United States National Guard |
| Years of service | 1967–1971 |
| Unit | North Carolina |
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (born February 10, 1943) is the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses the Outer Banks and stretches from areas near the Pamlico Sound down to Wilmington. Jones' father was Walter B. Jones Sr., a Democratic Party congressman from the neighboring 1st district.
Jones is the son of former U.S. representative Walter B. Jones Sr. (1913–1992), and Dot Long Jones (1914–1984).
Jones is a lifelong resident of Farmville, a small town near Greenville, North Carolina. He attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in Wilson, North Carolina, before serving four years (1967–71) in the North Carolina National Guard. He worked as an executive with his family's business supply company.
Jones was first elected as a Democrat to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1982 and served for five terms, until 1992. He represented Pitt County. He was known in the North Carolina House for his advocacy of campaign finance reform and lobbying reform.
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