Ray Jones II
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ray Jones II
| office = Judge/Executive of Pike County
| term_start = January 7, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Bill Deskins
| successor =
| office1 = Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
| term_start1 = January 6, 2015
| term_end1 = January 7, 2019
| predecessor1 = R. J. Palmer
| successor1 = Morgan McGarvey
| state_senate2 = Kentucky
| district2 = 31st
| term_start2 = January 1, 2001
| term_end2 = January 7, 2019
| predecessor2 = Gary C. Johnson
| successor2 = Phillip Wheeler
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|6}}
| birth_place = Whitesburg, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Paula Ashby
| education = Eastern Kentucky University (BA)
University of Louisville (JD)
| image = Ray S. Jones.jpg
| caption = Jones in 2018
}}
Ray Stanley Jones II (born October 6, 1969) an American attorney and politician serving as the judge–executive of Pike County, Kentucky. He was previously a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 31st District from 2001 to 2019.
Early life and education
Jones was born in Whitesburg, Kentucky in 1969. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1991 and a JD from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1994.{{cite web |title=Senator Ray Jones II |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35183 |publisher=Project Vote Smart }}
Career
Jones was first elected to the Kentucky Senate in 2000 for a term starting in 2001. Jones served on the Appropriations and Revenue, Transportation, Natural Resources and Energy, and Judiciary committees.{{cite news | last = Abshire | first = Chad | title = Jones Gets Key Committee Assignments | url = http://www.williamsondailynews.com/view/full_story/21359746/article-Jones-gets-key-committee-assignments | newspaper = Williamson Daily News | date = July 17, 2013 | access-date = September 24, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130924090743/http://www.williamsondailynews.com/view/full_story/21359746/article-Jones-gets-key-committee-assignments | archive-date = September 24, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}
In 2018, Jones ran for and won the position of Pike County judge–executive, replacing the outgoing incumbent Bill Deskins. He was sworn in on January 6, 2019, and assumed office the following day.{{cite news |author=Josh Little|title=Current fiscal court meets for last time|url=http://www.news-expressky.com/news/article_810a3756-0ae7-11e9-adf5-cbd495fce075.html|access-date=March 8, 2019|publisher=Appalachian News-Express|date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite news |author=Shannon Deskins|title=Pike County Judge Executive-Elect addresses issues|url=http://ekbtv.com/pike-county-judge-executive-elect-addresses-issues/|access-date=March 8, 2019|publisher=EKBTV|date=December 4, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S031.htm Senate District 31: Senator Ray S. Jones II (D)] at Kentucky Legislature
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35183 Ray Jones II] at Project Vote Smart
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Ray_Jones Ray Jones] at Ballotpedia
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{{s-ttl|title=Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate|years=2015–2019}}
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Category:Baptists from Kentucky
Category:Eastern Kentucky University alumni
Category:Democratic Party Kentucky state senators
Category:County judges in Kentucky
Category:People from Whitesburg, Kentucky
Category:University of Louisville School of Law alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly