Chris Jones (Virginia politician)

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]

Chris Jones
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 76th district
In office
January 14, 1998 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byRobert Nelms
Succeeded byClint Jenkins
Personal details
Born
Steven Christopher Jones

(1958-06-23) June 23, 1958
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKaren Hope Harrison
ChildrenKaitlin
Residence(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Alma materRandolph-Macon College
Medical College of Virginia
ProfessionPharmacist
CommitteesGeneral Laws (chair); Appropriations; Privileges and Elections

Notes
  1. Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate S. Chris Jones
  2. "S. Chris Jones, 76th District delegate, No. 24, 2017 IB Power List". Pilot Online. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. Times-Dispatch, GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond (17 June 2019). "U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Va. House GOP's appeal in racial gerrymandering case". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. Albiges, Jonathan Edwards, Marie (5 November 2019). "Republican powerhouse Chris Jones falls to Clinton Jenkins in newly redrawn district". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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