Jonathan Jordan
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Jonathan Jordan
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| image = Jonathan Jordan NCGA 2012.jpg
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| state_house = North Carolina
| district = 93rd
| term_start = January 1, 2011
| term_end = January 1, 2019
| preceded = Cullie Tarleton
| succeeded = Carl Ray Russell
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|26}}
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| nationality =
| party = Republican
| relations =
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| residence = Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater = Wake Forest University. Also attended Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| occupation = Attorney
| website = http://www.jordan4nchouse.com/
| footnotes =
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Jonathan C. Jordan (born May 26, 1968) is a North Carolina politician and attorney who served as the legislator for the 93rd district of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3910/2011-2012-report-for-rep-jonathan-c-jordan |title=2011-2012 Report for Rep. Jonathan C. Jordan | NCCPPR |access-date=2013-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315162158/http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3910/2011-2012-report-for-rep-jonathan-c-jordan |archive-date=2017-03-15 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url=http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=621| title=Representative Jonathan C. Jordan (Rep)| publisher=North Carolina General Assembly| accessdate=26 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223301/https://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=621| archive-date=12 November 2018| url-status=dead}} During his first term, Jordan served as the Deputy Majority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was elected to office in the 2010 election defeating Cullie Tarleton by fewer than 800 votes.{{cite web| url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/41687/en/vts.html?cid=4093000| title=General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results| publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections| accessdate=26 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230935/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/41687/en/vts.html?cid=4093000| archive-date=3 March 2016| url-status=dead}} He defeated Tarleton again in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016, before losing in the 2018 midterm election to Watauga County Democrat Ray Russell, a professor who won with the help of students on the campus of Appalachian State University. Jordan resides in Ashe County, North Carolina and has two children in the public schools. He is an attorney by profession.
Before his election in 2010 Jordan served as the communications director for the North Carolina Republican Party and as the County Attorney for Stokes County, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996 with a JD/MPA (Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration), from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management with an MBA, and Wake Forest University with a BA in Economics and Politics. He has served on the boards of directors of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce, the Ashe County Home Builders Association, the Ashe County Pregnancy Care Center, as well as the Legal Aid of North Carolina Board.{{cite web| url=http://jordan4nchouse.com/about.php| title=About Jonathan Jordan| accessdate=26 February 2012| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026211516/http://www.jordan4nchouse.com/about.php| archivedate=26 October 2010}}
Endorsements
In 2018, Jordan was listed as a Champion of the Family in the [https://www.ncvalues.org/scorecard NC Values Coalition Scorecard].{{cite web|title=NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard |url=https://www.ncvalues.org/scorecard |accessdate=April 23, 2018}} In 2016, Jordan was endorsed by the State Employee's Employees Political Action Committee (EMPAC) on their legislative endorsement page [https://www.seanc.org/news/state-employees-announce-legislative-endorsements].{{cite web|title=Employees Political Action Committee (EMPAC) |url=https://www.seanc.org/news/state-employees-announce-legislative-endorsements |accessdate=September 9, 2019}}
Background
Prior to running for office, Jordan worked for the John Locke Foundation, a state-based conservative think tank.{{cite web |last1=Geary |first1=Bob |title=Pope-funded groups and the dismantling of public education |date=March 9, 2011 |url=https://indyweek.com/news/pope-funded-groups-dismantling-public-education/ |website=Indy Week |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Monte |title= N.C. House race features rematch |url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/n-c-house-race-features-rematch/article_f08b2207-704f-532c-b616-14c2e8d9b3c7.html |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=October 22, 2012 |accessdate=23 October 2018}}
North Carolina House of Representatives
=Education funding=
The 2018 budget Jordan voted for raised teacher pay for the fifth time in 5 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookUp/2017/s99|title=Senate Bill 99 / SL 2018-5 (2017-2018 Session) |website=North Carolina General Assembly |access-date=2018-10-25}} Jordan voted for the 2017 budget that added $45 million to the Opportunity Scholarship Program, a program that provides educational improvements to low-income students and their families who are not served well by the public schools.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/s257|title=Senate Bill 257 / SL 2017-57 (2017-2018 Session)|website=North Carolina General Assembly|access-date=2018-10-25|archive-date=2018-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108091247/https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/s257|url-status=dead}} He voted for the 2015 budget that provided teachers and all state employees with a one-time bonus of $750.{{cite web |last1=Binker |first1=Mark |title=Budget negotiators say state workers will get $750 bonus |date= August 27, 2015 |url=https://www.wral.com/budget-negotiators-say-state-employees-will-get-750-bonus/14856174/ |website=WRAL |accessdate=23 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=North Carolina House of Representatives |url=https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=h97&submitButton=Go |website=North Carolina General Assembly |accessdate=23 October 2018}} In 2015, NC teacher pay was ranked in the bottom 10 in the nation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wral.com/nc-still-lags-in-teacher-pay-student-spending/14522762/#4aEkb20op7IFsZ7w.99|title=NC still lags in teacher pay, student spending |first=Matthew |last=Burns|date=March 18, 2015|work=WRAL |access-date=2018-10-25 }} He also voted for the 2013 budget, which did not raise teacher pay, cut education spending, and increased class sizes. This bill also included the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which provided money to those students and families whose needs did not fit into the one-size-fits-all government school system.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2013/s402|title=Senate Bill 402 2013-2014 Session |website=North Carolina General Assembly |access-date=2018-10-25}}
=Medicaid expansion=
Jordan voted against expanding Medicaid in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookUp/2013/s4|title=Senate Bill 4 (2013-2014 Session) |website=North Carolina General Assembly|access-date=2018-10-25}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wral.com/house-gives-final-ok-to-medicaid-red-route-bills/12108462/#JE2HJpjrjTPkMPod.99|title=House gives final OK to Medicaid, 'red route' bills |date=February 14, 2013 |first1=Matthew |last1=Burns |first2=Laura |last2=Leslie|work=WRAL |access-date=2018-10-25 }} A study found that opting out of the Medicaid expansion would cost 455 to 1,145 lives per year.{{Cite journal|title=Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion: The Health And Financial Impacts |first1=Sam |last1=Dickman |first2=David |last2=Himmelstein |first3=Danny |last3=McCormick |first4=Steffie |last4=Woolhandler |date=January 30, 2014 |journal=Health Affairs |doi=10.1377/forefront.20140130.036694 |url=https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20140130.036694/full/ |url-access=subscription }}
=Environment=
Jordan voted against a bill that passed the cost of Duke Energy's coal ash spill to its ratepayers.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2015/h630|title=House Bill 630 / SL 2016-95 (2015-2016 Session) |website=North Carolina General Assembly|access-date=2018-10-25}} He voted for another bill that allowed Duke Energy to avoid coal ash cleanup.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2013/h74|title=House Bill 74 2013-2014 Session |website=North Carolina General Assembly |access-date=2018-10-25}} Jordan voted against an amendment that would have protected ratepayers from paying to cleanup the coal ash.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2013/s729|title=Senate Bill 729 (2013-2014 Session) |website=North Carolina General Assembly|access-date=2018-10-25}} Frank Holleman, a senior attorney at the left-wing Southern Environmental Law Center said "this coal ash bill is damning proof that the families and communities of North Carolina can't rely on state politicians to protect their drinking water supplies from Duke Energy's coal ash pollution..."{{Cite news|url=http://www.wunc.org/post/lawmakers-compromise-coal-ash-regulation#stream/0|title=Lawmakers Compromise On Coal Ash Regulation|last=Tiberii|first=Jeff|website=North Carolina Public Radio |date=June 29, 2016|access-date=2018-10-25 }}
=Electoral history=
==2018==
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1286] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 4,562
| percentage = 78.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Block
| votes = 1,245
| percentage = 21,44%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 5,807
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1096] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Carl Ray Russell
| votes = 18,787
| percentage = 52.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 17,196
| percentage = 47.79%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 35,983
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==2016==
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1502] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 7,439
| percentage = 73.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lew Hendricks
| votes = 2,640
| percentage = 26.19%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10,079
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1168] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 21,910
| percentage = 53.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sue Counts
| votes = 19,433
| percentage = 47.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 41,343
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==2014==
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1013] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 13,886
| percentage = 53.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sue Counts
| votes = 12,274
| percentage = 46.92%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,160
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==2012==
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1281] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)
| votes = 20,003
| percentage = 51.52%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Cullie Tarleton
| votes = 18,820
| percentage = 48.48%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,823
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==2010==
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1277] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jonathan Jordan
| votes = 13,528
| percentage = 51.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Cullie Tarleton (incumbent)
| votes = 12,759
| percentage = 48.54%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,287
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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- [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=621 NC General Assembly Profile]
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/120899/jonathan-jordan Project Vote Smart Biography]
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