Chris Jones (Virginia politician) explained

Chris Jones
State Delegate:Virginia
District:76th
Term Start:January 14, 1998
Term End:January 8, 2020
Preceded:Robert Nelms
Succeeded:Clint Jenkins
Birth Name:Steven Christopher Jones
Birth Date:23 June 1958
Birth Place:Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Karen Hope Harrison
Children:Kaitlin
Residence:Suffolk, Virginia
Alma Mater:Randolph-Macon College
Medical College of Virginia
Profession:Pharmacist
Committees:General Laws (chair); Appropriations; Privileges and Elections

Steven Christopher Jones (born June 23, 1958, in Suffolk, Virginia) is a former Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. He represented the 76th district, made up of parts of the cities of Suffolk and Chesapeake.[1] From 2014 until 2019, he chaired the House Appropriations Committee.[2] One of the chief architects of the 2011 redistricting plan that the US Supreme Court ruled in 2019 was unconstitutionally gerrymandered,[3] he lost re-election in November 2019 after his district was redrawn.[4]

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  1. Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate S. Chris Jones
  2. Web site: S. Chris Jones, 76th District delegate, No. 24, 2017 IB Power List . Pilot Online . 2018-10-07.
  3. Web site: U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Va. House GOP's appeal in racial gerrymandering case. Times-Dispatch. GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond. Richmond Times-Dispatch. 17 June 2019 . en. 2019-11-13.
  4. Web site: Republican powerhouse Chris Jones falls to Clinton Jenkins in newly redrawn district. Albiges. Jonathan Edwards, Marie. pilotonline.com. 5 November 2019 . 2019-11-13.