Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 5 of the Arizona House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Jones' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Excerpt: "I am pro 1st Amendment and I believe that it extends to minority points of view, including opinions that are unpopular or repulsive if a society is truly free."
- Excerpt: "I am pro 2nd Amendment and a member of GOA and ACDL."
- Excerpt: "I am pro 4th Amendment and believe the Patriot Act is an abomination that must be repealed and the NSA should not be collecting data on Americans without probable cause. I also believe that searches related to land use and zoning must be based on a warrant."
- Excerpt: "I am pro 5th Amendment so I am against civil asset forfeiture without due process and a criminal conviction."
- Excerpt: "I am pro 10th Amendment and believe that Arizona needs advocates in the legislature to protect us from an overreaching and ever expanding federal government."
Elections
2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[2] Incumbent Sonny Borrelli (D) did not seek re-election.
Paul Mosley and incumbent Regina Cobb defeated Beth Weisser and Leo Biasiucci in the Arizona House of Representatives District 5 general election.[3][4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Mosley |
39.15% | 49,453 | |
| Republican | Regina Cobb Incumbent |
37.79% | 47,738 | |
| Democratic | Beth Weisser | 16.07% | 20,301 | |
| Green | Leo Biasiucci | 6.99% | 8,827 | |
| Total Votes | 126,319 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Beth Weisser ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 5 Democratic Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Beth Weisser (unopposed) | |
Paul Mosley and incumbent Regina Cobb defeated Sam Medrano and Jennifer Jones in the Arizona House of Representatives District 5 Republican Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Mosley |
29.57% | 12,202 | |
| Republican | Regina Cobb Incumbent |
27.80% | 11,472 | |
| Republican | Sam Medrano | 23.68% | 9,772 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Jones | 18.94% | 7,816 | |
| Total Votes | 41,262 | |||
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Joseph Longoria and Beth Weisser were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Sonny Borrelli and Regina Cobb defeated Jennifer Jones, Sam Medrano and George Schnittgrund in the Republican primary. Borrelli and Cobb defeated Longoria and Weisser in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sonny Borrelli Incumbent |
37.9% | 31,277 | |
| Republican | Regina Cobb |
36.6% | 30,160 | |
| Democratic | Joseph "Joe" Longoria | 12.9% | 10,613 | |
| Democratic | Beth Weisser | 12.7% | 10,461 | |
| Total Votes | 82,511 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sonny Borrelli Incumbent |
35.2% | 12,286 |
| Regina Cobb |
21.6% | 7,559 |
| Sam Medrano | 16.9% | 5,904 |
| Jennifer Jones | 15% | 5,236 |
| George Schnittgrund | 11.3% | 3,936 |
| Total Votes | 34,921 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jennifer + Jones + Arizona + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona state legislative districts
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook.com, "About: Jennifer Jones for AZ House, Legislative District 5," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
