Walter B. Jones was the Republican representative from North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Jones died on February 10, 2019.
Jones was first elected to Congress in 1994. Prior to his election, he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and in the North Carolina National Guard. He also worked as the manager of the Walter B. Jones Office Supply company. Jones graduated from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in 1966. Jones' father, Walter B. Jones Sr., was a Democratic U.S. Representative from 1966 to 1992. Jones died on February 10, 2019.
Former Member, Air Power Caucus
Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Buy American Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Coastal Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Gateway Communities Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Horse Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Philanthropy Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Turkey Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Veterans' Jobs Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Watchdog Caucus
Member, Disaster Relief Caucus
Former Member, Fourth Amendment Caucus
Member, General Aviation Caucus
Member, Governor's Advocacy Council on Youth and Children
Member, House Coastal Coalition
Co-Chair, House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus
Member, Kids' Safety Caucus
Member, Military Family Caucus
Former Member, Military Personnel Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Founding Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Member, Motorcycle Safety Caucus
Member, Republican Liberty Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
Member, Shellfish Caucus
Co-Chair, Special Operations Forces Caucus
Member, Sportsmen's Caucus
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Textile Caucus
Member, Values Action Team
Former Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus
Former Member, Air Power Caucus
Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Buy American Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Coastal Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Gateway Communities Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Horse Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Philanthropy Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Turkey Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Veterans' Jobs Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Watchdog Caucus
Member, Disaster Relief Caucus
Former Member, Fourth Amendment Caucus
Member, General Aviation Caucus
Member, Governor's Advocacy Council on Youth and Children
Member, House Coastal Coalition
Co-Chair, House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus
Member, Kids' Safety Caucus
Member, Military Family Caucus
Former Member, Military Personnel Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Founding Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Member, Motorcycle Safety Caucus
Member, Republican Liberty Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
Member, Shellfish Caucus
Co-Chair, Special Operations Forces Caucus
Member, Sportsmen's Caucus
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Textile Caucus
Member, Values Action Team
Former Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus
Astrological Sign:
Aquarius
— Awards:
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
1. Abortions should always be legally available.
- No Answer
2. Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer
3. Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape or when the life of the woman is endangered.
- X
4. Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government.
- No Answer
6. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer
7. Other
- No Answer
1. The federal government should consider preferences to minority-owned businesses in granting government contracts.
- No Answer
2. The federal government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public sector.
- No Answer
3. The federal government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the private sector.
- No Answer
4. The federal government should provide affirmative actions programs as long as such programs do not include quotas.
- No Answer
5. The federal government should not provide any affirmative action programs.
- X
6. Other
- No Answer
Do you support amending the US Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget?
- Yes
1. AIDS Programs
- Maintain Status
2. Arts funding
- Greatly Decrease
3. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status
4. Environmental programs
- Maintain Status
5. Housing projects
- Maintain Status
6. Job training programs
- Maintain Status
7. Law enforcement
- Yes
8. Medicaid
- Yes
9. Medicare
- Yes
10. NASA
- Maintain Status
11. Student loan programs
- Maintain Status
12. Welfare (AFDC)
- Slightly Decrease
13. Other
- No Answer
14. Agriculture
- No
15. Education
- Yes
16. Farm subsidies
- No
17. Food stamps
- Yes
18. School lunches
- Yes
19. Welfare
- Yes
1. Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
- No Answer
2. Establish spending limits on congressional campaigns and provide public funding for complying candidates.
- No Answer
3. Support legislation that would increase the federal limits on individual contributions.
- X
4. Pass legislation that would encourage full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information.
- X
5. Remove all legislative limits on campaign financing.
- X
6. Other
- No Answer
1. Broaden use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- X
2. Increase spending to build more federal prisons.
- X
3. Impose "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
- X
4. Support the use of "boot camps" as alternative sentencing for adult first-time felons.
- X
5. Limit the number of appeals allowed to inmates on death row.
- X
6. Fund programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- No Answer
7. Expand funding for community policing programs.
- X
8. Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal firearms.
- No Answer
9. Prosecute youths accused of murder as adults.
- X
10. Increase funding for local Boys & Girls Clubs and other independent organizations in communities with at-risk youth.
- No Answer
11. Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
- No Answer
12. Deport all permanent resident aliens convicted of a felony.
- No Answer
13. Other
- No Answer
1. CIA appropriations
- Maintain Status
2. Defense plant conversion
- Maintain Status
3. Military hardware
- Slightly Increase
4. Military space shuttle missions
- Maintain Status
5. Pay for active duty personnel
- Greatly Increase
6. Development of new weapons
- Slightly Increase
7. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
- Greatly Increase
8. Armed Forces personnel training
- Greatly Increase
9. Other
- No Answer
1. Do you support amending the United States Constitution to allow voluntary prayer and/or moment of silence in public schools?
- Yes
2. Do you support funding the National Service Program (Ameri-Corps) in which young people receive money from the federal government for college in return for performing community service?
- No
1. Maintain the national standards and goals set forth in "Goals 2000".
- No Answer
2. Provide parents with vouchers to send their children to any publicly funded school.
- X
3. Provide parents with vouchers to send their children to any participating school: public, private or religious.
- X
4. Implement charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools.
- X
5. Eliminate the Department of Education, thereby giving state and local government greater control over educational issues.
- X
6. Other
- No Answer
1. Transfer public lands, such as federal forests and range lands, to the jurisdiction of state and local governments.
- X
2. Require the federal government to reimburse citizens when environmental regulations limit use of privately owned lands.
- X
3. Strengthen the Clean Water Act.
- No Answer
4. Change the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit the number of habitats eligible to be designated as endangered.
- X
5. Utilize cost-benefit analysis to determine economic impacts of proposed environmental protection and cleanup legislation.
- X
6. Increase fees charged to ranchers who graze cattle on federal lands.
- No Answer
7. Revise the 1872 mining law to increase the amounts charged to mining companies using federal lands.
- No Answer
8. Encourage development of alternative fuels and electric cars to reduce pollution.
- No Answer
9. Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline or diesel powered engines, including cars and trucks.
- No Answer
10. Increase federal taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels to promote conservation and alternative fuel development.
- No Answer
11. Require that a percentage of purchases made by federal agencies include recycled components.
- No Answer
12. Promote the selling of pollution credits to encourage industries to decrease amount of pollution.
- No Answer
13. Other
- No Answer
1. Border security
- Federal
2. Civil rights enforcement
- Federal
3. Education
- State
4. Environmental cleanup
- State
5. Job training
- State
6. Law enforcement
- State
7. Low-income housing
- State
8. Medicaid
- State
9. Medicare
- State
10. Welfare (AFDC)
- State
11. Other
- No Answer
1. Should the US have diplomatic relations with the government of Cuba?
- No
2. Should the US have diplomatic relations with the government of Vietnam?
- No
3. Should the US recognize and extend full diplomatic relations to Taiwan?
- No
4. Should the US continue funding for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty?
- No
5. Should the US continue funding for Radio Marti and TV Marti?
- No
6. Should the US continue funding for Radio Free Asia?
- No
7. Do you support the deployment of US troops to the former Yugoslavia?
- No
1. Economic aid to Russia and the former republics should be increased to facilitate democracy and market reforms.
- No Answer
2. Economic aid to Russia and the former republics should be continued unless Russia exports nuclear weapons or related technology.
- X
3. Economic aid to Russia and the former republics should be decreased and/or eliminated.
- No Answer
4. Other
- No Answer
5. Foreign aid should only be given when extraordinary circumstances and disaster threaten the lives of civilian populations.
- No Answer
6. Foreign aid should be given to countries only when it is in the security interests of the United States.
- No Answer
7. Foreign aid should be eliminated from any nation with documented human rights abuses.
- X
8. Foreign aid should be maintained at current levels.
- No Answer
9. The US should contribute more funding and troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions.
- No Answer
10. The US should participate in UN peacekeeping missions only when vital US interests are directly threatened.
- No Answer
11. The US should use military force only when the US border or territories are attacked or American citizens are in danger.
- No Answer
12. The US should pay the money it owes to the United Nations.
- No Answer
13. The US should withdraw from the UN completely.
- X
1. Expand the nationwide ban on the sale or transfer of assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
- No Answer
2. Increase restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
- No Answer
3. Maintain all federal registration procedures and restrictions on possessing firearms.
- No Answer
4. Ease procedures on the purchase and registration of firearms.
- No Answer
5. Repeal all bans and measures that restrict law-abiding citizens from owning legally-obtained firearms.
- X
6. Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms that are legally owned and registered.
- X
7. Other
- No Answer
1. Implement a universal health care program to guarantee coverage to all Americans regardless of income.
- No Answer
2. Provide vouchers to the working poor so they can buy into a private health care plan.
- No Answer
3. Implement a government-financed, single-payer national health care system similar to that of Canada.
- No Answer
4. Support a "managed competition" health care plan to contain costs and improve access that does not include mandated health alliances, government cost control powers, or employer/employee mandates.
- No Answer
5. Provide tax incentives for small businesses to help provide health care to their employees.
- X
6. Allow middle and low income families to deduct yearly health care costs from their taxable income.
- No Answer
7. Establish limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- X
8. Encourage tax-free medical savings accounts, which would be taxed if used for any purpose other than medical costs.
- X
9. The federal government has no responsibility in providing health care.
- X
10. Other
- No Answer
1. Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs.
- X
2. Impose mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
- X
3. Impose capital punishment for convicted international drug traffickers.
- X
4. Require drug testing for federal employees in sensitive positions (Air Traffic Control, National Park Police, Secret Service, etc.).
- No Answer
5. Strengthen current laws dealing with non-controlled substances, including inhalants and commercially available pills.
- No Answer
6. Increase funding of federally-sponsored drug education and drug treatment programs.
- No Answer
7. Decriminalize the possession and private use of marijuana.
- No Answer
8. Other
- No Answer
1. Further limit the number of immigrants allowed into the country.
- No Answer
2. Prohibit states from passing laws that deny human services (medical care, education) to illegal immigrants or their children.
- No Answer
3. Ease citizenship requirements in order to make it easier for immigrants to become United States citizens.
- No Answer
4. Establish English as the official and recognized language of the United States.
- X
5. Provide extra federal aid to states with higher numbers of immigrants for necessary medical and social services.
- No Answer
6. Restrict the eligibility of legal immigrants for certain social programs (i.e. AFDC, HUD housing, food stamps, etc.).
- No Answer
7. Children of illegal immigrants, born in the United States, should not automatically receive US citizenship.
- X
8. Other
- No Answer
Should the President be allowed to veto certain items of legislation while signing spending or tax bills into law?
- Yes
The American people have consistently mentioned the decline of morals and ethics in America as a major problem facing the country. Explain what you will do as a member of Congress to address this concern.
- No Answer
1. Provide tax incentives for companies to hire and train homeless people who want to work.
- X
2. Increase funding of homeless shelters and low income housing projects.
- No Answer
3. Increase funding of programs that help alcoholics and drug addicts recover and find steady work.
- No Answer
4. Increase the minimum wage.
- No Answer
5. Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
- No Answer
6. Provide government jobs for those who wish to work and cannot find a job in the private sector.
- No Answer
7. Increase the income tax deduction on individual contributions made to charities that help the poor and homeless.
- X
8. Implement enterprise zones in communities with high unemployment.
- X
9. Other
- No Answer
1. Retiree income over $40,000
- Greatly Decrease
2. Family income less than $25,000
- Greatly Decrease
3. Family income $25-75,000
- Greatly Decrease
4. Family income $75-150,000
- Slightly Decrease
5. Family income over $150,000
- Slightly Decrease
6. Alcohol Taxes
- Greatly Decrease
7. Capital Gains Taxes
- Greatly Decrease
8. Charitable deductions
- Greatly Increase
9. Cigarette Taxes
- Greatly Decrease
10. Corporate income taxes
- Greatly Decrease
11. Earned Income Tax Credit
- Greatly Increase
12. Estate taxes
- Greatly Decrease
13. Medical expense deductions
- Slightly Increase
14. Mortgage deductions
- Greatly Increase
15. Other
- No Answer
16. Do you support replacing the US income tax structure with a flat income tax?
- Undecided
17. Do you support replacing the US income tax structure with a broad-based consumption tax?
- Undecided
Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve?
- Yes
1. Relax current guidelines that forbid the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from investigating terrorist groups when there is a "reasonable indication" of terrorist activities.
- No Answer
2. Relax wiretapping restrictions to give the FBI broader authority to investigate terrorist suspects.
- No Answer
3. Require that chemical tracing agents be added to commercially-sold products that can be used to produce explosives.
- No Answer
4. Implement tighter restrictions on firearm sales in an effort to hinder terrorist groups from stockpiling weapon arsenals.
- No Answer
5. Grant broader authority to the US Immigration and Naturalization Service to deny entrance visas to terrorist suspects.
- X
6. Maintain limits on the authority of federal agencies investigating suspected terrorists.
- X
7. Restrict the investigative authority of the FBI and other governmental agencies.
- No Answer
8. Other
- No Answer
1. Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
- No
2. Do you support broadening NAFTA to include other countries?
- No
3. Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
- No
4. Do you support the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
- No
5. Do you support lifting the trade embargo imposed against Cuba?
- No
6. Do you support imposing tariffs on products imported from nations that maintain restrictive trade barriers on American products?
- Yes
7. Should a nation's human rights record affect its "most favored nation" trading status with the United States?
- Yes
1. Provide tax credits for companies that move job-creating industries into areas with high unemployment.
- X
2. Increase funding for national job-training programs.
- No Answer
3. Increase funding for public works projects such as the repair of roads and bridges.
- No Answer
4. Eliminate government regulations of the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
- X
5. Establish enterprise zones in areas with large numbers of unemployed people.
- X
6. Overhaul the current unemployment system by focusing on training and education in skills needed in certain industries.
- No Answer
7. Eliminate any governmental programs designed to reduce unemployment.
- X
8. Other
- No Answer
1. Strengthen child support collection procedures and increase penalties for parents who do not pay child support.
- X
2. Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able to work.
- X
3. Require welfare recipients to accept some form of government-sponsored job after two years if unemployed in the private sector.
- No Answer
4. Require that unwed teenage mothers live with a parent or guardian (if possible) and attend school to receive benefits.
- X
5. Limit the benefits given to single women if they have additional children while receiving welfare benefits.
- X
6. Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend school.
- X
7. Provide rent or housing supplement vouchers for low-income families.
- No Answer
8. Make no substantial changes at this time.
- No Answer
9. Increase funding of programs that prevent teen pregnancy and family break-up.
- No Answer
10. Support programs that give incentives for employers to hire and train welfare recipients.
- No Answer
11. Other
- No Answer
1. Explain your two main legislative priorities if elected to Congress.
- No Answer
2. Should your priorities require additional government funding, please explain how you intend to obtain the additional funding.
- No Answer
Latest Action: House - 05/01/2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 02/07/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 02/07/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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Incumbent Walter B. Jones won election in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on November 6, 2018.
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Walter B. Jones (R) |
100.0%
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187,901 Votes✔ |
Total votes: 187,901
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Incumbent Walter B. Jones defeated Phil Law and Scott Dacey in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on May 8, 2018.
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Walter B. Jones |
43.0%
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20,963 Votes✔ |
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Phil Law |
29.4%
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14,343 Votes |
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Scott Dacey |
27.5%
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13,421 Votes |
Total votes: 48,727
rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Walter Jones (R) defeated Democratic candidate Ernest Reeves in the general election. Jones defeated Taylor Griffin and Phil Law in the Republican primary, while Reeves defeated David Hurst for the Democratic nomination. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 General Election, 2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Republican | Walter Jones Incumbent | 67.2% | 217,531 |
Democratic | Ernest Reeves | 32.8% | 106,170 |
Total Votes | 323,701 | ||
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Walter Jones Incumbent | 64.9% | 15,799 | ||
Phil Law | 20.3% | 4,946 | ||
Taylor Griffin | 14.8% | 3,610 | ||
Total Votes | 24,355 | |||
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Ernest Reeves | 54.7% | 6,456 | ||
David Hurst | 45.3% | 5,351 | ||
Total Votes | 11,807 | |||
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
The following issues were listed on Jones' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .
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—Walter Jones' campaign website, http://www.walterjonescommittee.com/issues |
Jones won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He defeated Marshall Adame (D) in the general election. Jones won the nomination in the hotly-contested primary election race against challenger Taylor Griffin on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Republican | Walter Jones Incumbent | 67.8% | 139,415 |
Democratic | Marshall Adame | 32.2% | 66,182 |
Total Votes | 205,597 | ||
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Walter Jones Incumbent | 50.9% | 22,616 | ||
Taylor Griffin | 45.1% | 20,024 | ||
Al Novinec | 4% | 1,798 | ||
Total Votes | 44,438 | |||
Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
As of a week before the primary vote, the following two national organizations spent over $1 million to support Griffin's challenge against the long-time incumbent:
One of the ads stated, "Once upon a time, Congressman Walter Jones was a conservative, but he’s changed." It concluded, "Walter Jones was right for North Carolina, but he’s changed. Isn’t it time your vote changed as well?"
The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) was founded in 2010. Its involvement in the 3rd Congressional District primary ballot in North Carolina was its first foray into a Republican primary. According to the group's executive director, "There’s a pro-Israel candidate and a not-pro-Israel candidate, and so we favor the pro-Israel candidate. Jones’s Israel record is a product of his slide over the past several years into the Ron Paul fever swamps, to the point where a few months ago he praised America’s leading 9/11-truther and conspiracy nutcase, Alex Jones. Republicans in his district should know that they have a better option."
Brian Baker, the president of Ending Spending, said, "For us, it was an easy and obvious choice to oppose Mr. Jones. He has voted with President Obama more than any other Republican in the House of Representatives."
Jones won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing North Carolina's 3rd District. Jones defeated Frank Palombo in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012. He defeated Erik Anderson in the general election on November 6, 2012.
According to a March 30, 2012, article from The Washington Post noting the top 10 incumbents who could have lost their primaries, Jones was the 10th most likely incumbent to lose his primary. The article noted Jones' record of voting against his party on major issues and competition in the primary from his challenger, former New Bern Police Chief Frank Palombo.
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013. North Carolina was rated eighth on the list.
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 General Election, 2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Democratic | Erik Anderson | 36.9% | 114,314 |
Republican | Walter B. Jones Incumbent | 63.1% | 195,571 |
Total Votes | 309,885 | ||
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Walter B. Jones Incumbent | 69% | 42,644 |
Frank Palombo | 31% | 19,166 |
Total Votes | 61,810 |
2010 On November 2, 2010, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Johnny G. Rouse (D) and Darryl Holloman (Libertarian) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2010
2008 On November 4, 2008, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Weber (D) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2008
2006 On November 7, 2006, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Weber (D) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2006
2004 On November 2, 2004, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger A. Eaton (D) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2004
2002 On November 5, 2002, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Goodson (Libertarian) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2002
2000 On November 7, 2000, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leigh Harvey McNairy (D) and David F. Russell (Libertarian) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2000
1998 On November 3, 1998, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jon Williams (D) and Chris Nubel (Libertarian) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 1998
1996 On November 5, 1996, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George Parrott (D) and Edward Downey (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 1996
1994 On November 8, 1994, Walter B. Jones won election to the United States House. He defeated H. Martin Lancaster (D) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 1994
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By: Reps. John Rutherford (R-FLA.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Michael Bost (R-Ill.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), and Mimi Walters (R-Calif.) Would you trust a doctor who had their license revoked, had a history of sexual misconduct, and had on numerous occasions engaged in unethical, unprofessional behavior? Obviously not. Why, then, would we ever put someone like that in a position to care for the men and women who served our country? In December, we were shocked to learn that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had hired medical providers who have been accused of all of the above offenses. These reports clearly indicate that the VA's hiring of many of these providers was not only appalling, but also violated federal law. That is why we led a bipartisan letter of 30 members to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ask how these hires were cleared and what actions have been taken to prevent this from happening again. In response to that letter, then-Secretary David Shulkin said that the VA was conducting a review of all 165,000 active licensed providers at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), starting with a more thorough review of a subset of 77,000. Both reviews were expected to be completed by March 2018, but now we are learning that they have been pushed back even further to June. To date, nine providers have been fired. No disciplinary actions have been taken against the professional standards boards that cleared these hires. This is simply not good enough. Every day that the VA continues this review is another day we risk the health of the heroes who have served our country. The VA needs to prevent this from happening in the first place, not just carry out a five-month long review. Congress and the VA need to concentrate on making the department an environment that will attract the best workers so veterans get the best care possible. We see the great work many are doing in VA facilities across the country, and we owe it to those employees and our veterans to strengthen the hiring and retention processes. This includes scholarships, loan repayment, and other factors providers consider when making the decision of where to work. We, as representatives, need to hold VA leadership accountable for their actions. These problems should never have arisen in the first place, and we will continue to shine a light on these issues until the VA learns to step up and fix their own immense problems. We will continue to work with our colleagues in the Congress to ensure our brave veterans are receiving the timely access to quality care from qualified providers that they deserve, and it is our sincere hope that the VA will do the same.
By: Walter B. Jones: At the turn of the century, Americans had reason to be optimistic about the nation's fiscal outlook. After nearly 40 years of deficits, the federal government finally balanced its budget. In fact, it produced a small surplus. The conservative revolution of 1994, in which Republicans took control of the House of Representatives for the first time in a generation, was producing results. I was proud to be part of that class of '94. Sadly, what I hoped would be the dawn of a new era of fiscal responsibility soon ended. The discipline that won hard-fought victories evaporated. A "deficits don't matter" mentality consumed many in Washington. The big spenders reasserted themselves and America resumed its march toward bankruptcy. How far we've fallen. In 2001, deficits returned and never left. And recent legislation is making a bad problem worse. The deficit for this year is expected to be $1 trillion. As a result of large and persistent deficits, the debt has quadrupled: from $5.5 trillion in 2000 to $21 trillion today. The debt is now bigger than our economy, and quickly approaching record levels seen only briefly after World War II. Our exploding national debt is not just an economic threat; it's a national security issue. As Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen once testified, the biggest threat to our national security is America's rising debt. Our current Secretary of Defense, Marine Corps General James Mattis, has affirmed that principle. In less than 10 years, America is projected to annually spend more just to pay the interest on the debt than it will on national defense. And who are we borrowing money from? Much of it comes from overseas, including adversaries like China. The late, great, William F. Buckley, once defined a conservative as "someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it." As the Washington political class speeds us towards the fiscal cliff, I have tried to be the sort of conservative Mr. Buckley described. I have constantly sounded the alarm about the need to cut wasteful spending, balance the budget, and eliminate the massive debt that is bankrupting our nation. I have consistently voted against increasing the debt limit, have regularly voted for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and over the past 14 years, I am the only member of Congress to vote against every bloated federal budget. Common sense tells us that if you're in a hole, stop digging. America is in a massive fiscal hole, but Washington just keeps digging. As long as they do, I'll be yelling Stop! I hope you'll join me.