Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones Explained

Jean Lloyd-Jones
State Senate:Iowa
District:23rd
Term Start:January 12, 1987
Term End:January 8, 1995
Predecessor:Arthur A. Small
Successor:Mary Neuhauser
State House1:Iowa
District1:46th
Term Start1:January 10, 1983
Term End1:January 11, 1987
Predecessor1:Rod N. Halvorson
Successor1:Mary Neuhauser
State House2:Iowa
District2:73rd
Term Start2:January 8, 1979
Term End2:January 10, 1983
Predecessor2:Arthur A. Small
Successor2:Ralph Rosenberg
Birth Date:14 October 1929
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Richard Lloyd-Jones

Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones (born October 14, 1929) is an American activist and politician.

Born in Washington, D.C., Lloyd-Jones went to the University of New Mexico. She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and her master's degree from University of Iowa. She was involved with the Iowa Peace Institute and the Iowa League of Women Voters. Lloyd-Jones served as a Democrat, from Iowa City, Iowa, in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987 and then in the Iowa Senate from 1987 to 1995.[1] [2]

Lloyd-Jones ran for U.S. Senate in 1992 during the "Year of the Woman," but lost to incumbent Chuck Grassley.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=1062 Iowa General Assembly-Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones
  2. Web site: Iowa Women's Archive-University of Iowa-Jean Lloyd Jones . 2014-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001214729/http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/Lloyd-JonesJean.htm . 2013-10-01 . dead .