Earl Jones (politician)
Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox officeholder Earl Jones (born July 20, 1949)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> representing the state's 60th House district. First elected in November 2002, he took office in January 2003. In 2010, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Marcus Brandon.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His term ended in January 2011.
He ran in the HD-60 Democratic primary in 2014, but was defeated by Cecil Brockman.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Jones is a lawyer, publisher & newspaper owner from Greensboro, North Carolina. He owns and publishes the Greensboro Times, which focuses on the African-American perspective, and cofounded Greensboro's International Civil Rights Center and Museum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Jones previously served on Greensboro's City Council for eighteen years, and served as legal counsel to Greensboro's NAACP.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Electoral history
2014
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Greensboro, North Carolina
- North Carolina Central University alumni
- Southern University alumni
- North Carolina lawyers
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- African-American state legislators in North Carolina
- Greensboro, North Carolina, city council members
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly