Tom Jones (South Dakota politician)
{{Short description|American politician (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tom Jones
| image = Tom Jones.png
| state_senate = South Dakota
| district = 17th{{cite web |url= http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=483 |title= Senator Tom Jones |publisher= South Dakota Legislature |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}}
| term_start = January 8, 2013
| term_end = January, 13 2015
| predecessor = Eldon Nygaard
| successor = Arthur Rusch
| state_house3 = South Dakota
| district3 = 17th
| term_start3 = January 11, 2011
| term_end3 = January 8, 2013
| predecessor3 = Eldon Nygaard
| successor3 =
| alongside3 = Jamie Boomgarden
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|11|17}}
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| nationality = American
| party = Democratic
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| residence = Viborg, South Dakota
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Thomas Arthur Jones{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103994 |title= Thomas Jones' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} (born November 17, 1940) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate who represented District 17 from January 8, 2013 to January 13, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Historical_Listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3828|title = South Dakota Legislature}} Jones served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11, 2011 until January 8, 2013 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 seat.
Jones announced in 2014 he would not seek re-election. {{Cite web |title=Tom Jones (South Dakota) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Jones_(South_Dakota) |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Elections
In 2008, to challenge House District 17 incumbent Republican Representative Jamie Boomgarden, Jones ran in the four-way June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary but placed third behind incumbent Representative Eldon Nygaard and former state Senator John Reedy;{{cite web |url= http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |title= 2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Representative Nygaard took the second seat ahead of Democratic former Senator Reedy and Republican nominee Roger Tigert,{{cite web |url= http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |title= 2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} who had replaced John Lang on the ballot for the General election.
In 2010, when House District 17 incumbent Democratic Representative Nygaard ran for South Dakota Senate, Jones ran in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary;{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} in the four-way November 2, 2010 General election incumbent Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Jones took the second seat with 3,575 votes (27.43%) ahead of Republican nominee Ron Nelson and fellow Democratic nominee Patricia Norin,{{cite web |url= http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |title= 2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} who had run for the seat in 2006.
In 2012, when incumbent Senate District 17 Democratic Senator Eldon Nygaard left the Legislature and left the District 17 seat open, Jones was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,754 votes (52.4%) against Republican nominee John Chicoine.{{cite news|last=Mercer|first=Bob|title=Republicans stay in control of Legislature|date=November 8, 2012|newspaper=Capital Journal|quote=The Jones' victory was important because it returned a previously Democratic seat. Two years ago Eldon Nygaard of Vermillion won election as a Democrat but switched political parties so he could have more influence as a Republican. Nygaard didn't seek re-election this year.|via=NewsBank}}
References
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External links
- [http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=483 Official page] at the South Dakota Legislature{{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=103994 | fec= | congress= }}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:People from Viborg, South Dakota
Category:Democratic Party South Dakota state senators
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature
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