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Sherry Jones

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Tennessee House of Representatives District 59

Years in office: 1994 - 2018

Elections and appointments

Last election

September 12, 2019

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Sherry Jones (Democratic Party) was a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 59. Jones assumed office in 1994. Jones left office in 2018.

Jones ran for election to theNashville Metro Council to representDistrict 30 in Tennessee. Jones lost in the general runoff election onSeptember 12, 2019.

Jones was a Democratic candidate for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk in Tennessee. Jones lost the primary on May 1, 2018.Jones is a formerDemocratic member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 59 from 1994 to 2018. Jones served as minority whip. She did not file to run for re-election in 2018.

Biography

At the time of her service in the state House, Jones' professional experience included working as a membership director and as a meeting and event planner. She served on the Metro Council of the City of Nashville from 1987 to 1995.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jones served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 30

Sandra Sepulveda defeatedSherry Jones in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 30 on September 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandra Sepulveda (Nonpartisan)	61.9	761
		Sherry Jones (Nonpartisan)	37.8	464
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	4

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,229
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council District 30

Sandra Sepulveda andSherry Jones advanced to a runoff. They defeatedLydia Hubbell andReuben Ford in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 30 on August 1, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandra Sepulveda (Nonpartisan)	40.7	505
✔		Sherry Jones (Nonpartisan)	38.0	472
		Lydia Hubbell (Nonpartisan)	12.7	158
	Submit photo	Reuben Ford (Nonpartisan)	8.1	101
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	6

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,242
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

General election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk

Lonnell Matthews Jr. won election in the general election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lonnell Matthews Jr. (Nonpartisan)	99.5	77,449
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	399

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,848
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk

Lonnell Matthews Jr. defeatedSherry Jones,Michael Joyner,Jeff Crum, andTyese R. Hunter in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lonnell Matthews Jr.	37.7	25,145
		Sherry Jones	33.8	22,563
		Michael Joyner	15.6	10,416
	Submit photo	Jeff Crum	6.7	4,440
		Tyese R. Hunter	6.2	4,114

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,678
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2016

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theTennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

IncumbentSherry Jones ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 general election.^[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 59 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sherry JonesIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

IncumbentSherry Jones ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sherry JonesIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. IncumbentSherry Jones was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jones was unopposed in the general election.^[5][6]

2012

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Jones won re-election in the2012 election forTennessee House of Representatives, District 59. Jones ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeatedRobert Duvall (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[7][8]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 59, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherry JonesIncumbent	70.1%	11,358
	Republican	Robert Duvall	29.9%	4,839
Total Votes				16,197

2010

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jones ran for re-election to the 59th District seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the August 5 primary.^[9] She defeated RepublicanDuane Dominy in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.^[10]

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Jones won re-election to the 59th District Seat in theTennessee House of Representatives.^[11]

Jones raised $30,533 for her campaign.^[12]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 59 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Sherry Jones (D)		14,528

Campaign themes

2019

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2018

In 2018, the 110thTennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• Tennesseans for Student SuccessHouse andSenate (select year on the side pull-down menu)

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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