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| name = Theodore Lutrell "Ted" Jones<br>

| name = Theodore Lutrell "Ted" Jones<br>

(Louisiana lawyer and lobbyist)

(Louisiana lawyer, lobbyist, guitarist)

| nationality=[[United States|American]]

| birth_date=May 21, 1934

| nationality =[[United States|American]]

| birth_date = May 21, 1934

| birth_place =Tifton, Tift County,  [[Georgia]], USA

| birth_place =Tifton, Tift County,  [[Georgia]], USA

| death_date=August 11, 2019 (aged 85)

| death_date=August 11, 2019 (aged 85)

| religion=

| religion=

}}

}}

'''Theodore Lutrell Jones''', known as '''Ted Jones''' (May 21, 1934 &ndash; August 11, 2019,<ref name=jonesvoting>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019102950/http://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Default.aspxhttp://voterportal.sos.la.gov/home.aspx|title=Click Theodore Jones, May 1934|publisher=voterportal.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name=usapeople>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa-people-search.com/order.aspx?vw=people&item-id=OP-153382545&item-count=2&fn=Theodore&ln=Jones&mn=W&city=Baton%20Rouge&state=LA|title=Theodore L. Jones|publisher=usa-people-search.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013|subscription=yes}}</ref> is a [[lawyer]] and [[lobbyist]] from [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who provided counsel to [[governor]]s, [[U.S. Representative]]s, [[U.S. Senator]]s, and presidential candidates.<ref name=lapol/>

'''Theodore Lutrell Jones''', known as '''Ted Jones''' (May 21, 1934 &ndash; August 11, 2019,<ref name=jonesobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_108c0f14-bc61-11e9-98a7-037bb1d9b4c1.html|author=Tyler Bridges|title=Ted Jones, veteran Baton Rouge lobbyist, dies at 85; remembered as 'kind of a renaissance man'|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 11, 2019|accessdate=August 12, 2019}}</ref> was a [[lawyer]] and [[lobbyist]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who provided counsel to [[governor]]s, [[U.S. Representative]]s, [[U.S. Senator]]s, and presidential candidates.<ref name=lapol/>

==Background==

==Background==

==Political and legal career==

==Political and legal career==

Jones was briefly the chief of staff to [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] U. S. Representative [[Speedy Long]] of the since disbanded 8th congressional district. Thereafter, he was named counsel for the then newly implemented [[Medicare]] program for [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]]. He was a special counsel for McKeithen's successor as governor, [[Edwin Edwards]]. He workedin the 1968 presidential race on the staff of then Vice President [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]], who was defeated by [[Richard M. Nixon]]; both Humphrey and Nixon lost in Louisiana that year. Jones wrote two books dealing with business and tax planning and foreign tax credits.<ref name=lapol>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=18|title=Theodore "Ted" Jones|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones was briefly the chief of staff to [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] U. S. Representative [[Speedy Long]] of the since disbanded 8th congressional district. Thereafter, he was named counsel for the then newly implemented [[Medicare]] program for [[John J. McKeithen]]. He was a special counsel for McKeithen's successor as governor, [[Edwin Edwards]]. He workedin the 1968 presidential race on the staff of then Vice President [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]], who was defeated by [[Richard M. Nixon]]; both Humphrey and Nixon lost in Louisiana that year. Jones wrote two books dealing with business and tax planning and foreign tax credits.<ref name=lapol>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=18|title=Theodore "Ted" Jones|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones was special counsel to both the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission. He is a former state assistant collector of revenue. For eight years, Jones was the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana state government in Washington, D.C.<ref name=tauzincon>{{cite web|url=http://www.tauzinconsultants.com/about/management-team/|title=Tauzin Consultants: Management Team|publisher=tauzinconsultants.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones was special counsel to both the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission. He was a former state assistant collector of revenue. For eight years, Jones was the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana state government in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=tauzincon>{{cite web|url=http://www.tauzinconsultants.com/about/management-team/|title=Tauzin Consultants: Management Team|publisher=tauzinconsultants.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones played in the band of McKeithen's predecessor as governor, [[Jimmie Davis]] and continued to entertain with the remaining band members after Davis's death. At the annual induction ceremonies of themLouisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame n Winnfield in 2004, Jones sang Davis' trademark song, "You Are My Sunshine". He was also known for his renditions of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl  Kemp Long]] giving a stump speech. In 2003, Jones himself considered running for governor but declined after he determined how much his pay would be reduced were he to have been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/HallFame04.htm|author=James Ronald Skains|title=Political Hall of Fame induction in Winnfield will honor eight|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones played guitar in the band of McKeithen's predecessor as governor, [[Jimmie Davis]], and continued to entertain with the remaining band members after Davis's death. At the annual induction ceremonies of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield in 2004, Jones sang Davis' trademark song, "You Are My Sunshine". He was also known for his renditions of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl  Kemp Long]] giving a stump speech. In 2003, Jones himself considered running for governor but declined after he determined how much his pay would be reduced were he to have been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/HallFame04.htm|author=James Ronald Skains|title=Political Hall of Fame induction in Winnfield will honor eight|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Theodore Wonders Jones==

==Theodore Wonders Jones==

Jones and his second wife, Sally Wonders Jones (born 1939), have a son, Theodore Wonders Jones (born July 9,  1971),<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Voter Portal.</ref> who is also an attorney in Baton Rouge with the Stephens firm. He attended [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] on a scholarship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanelink.com/tulanelink/tulanegateb_box.htm|title=Scott Dyer, Scholarship Controversy Grows, June 17, 1993|publisher=tulanelink.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref> and graduated from  [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], with a Juris Doctorate. The junior Jones has managed the financing of long-term debt for the state, various municipalities, and institutions of higher education. Prior to joining Stephens, he was the chief legislative counsel to former U.S. Representative Wilbert J. "Billy" Tauzin, a Democrat-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. A Republican, the younger Jones formerly practiced corporate and securities law in northern [[California]] with two firms, one Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, previously headed by Charles Taylor Manatt, a former chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephens.com/public_finance/professional_staff/theodore_ted_w_jones.aspx|title=Theodore W. Jones|publisher=stephens.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

Jones and his second wife, Sally Wonders Jones (born 1939), have a son, Theodore Wonders Jones (born July 9,  1971),<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Voter Portal.</ref> who is also an attorney in Baton Rouge with the Stephens firm. He attended [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] on a scholarship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanelink.com/tulanelink/tulanegateb_box.htm|title=Scott Dyer, Scholarship Controversy Grows, June 17, 1993|publisher=tulanelink.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref> and graduated from  [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], with a [[Juris Doctor]]ate. The junior Jones has managed the financing of long-term debt for the state, various municipalities, and institutions of higher education. Prior to joining Stephens, he was the chief legislative counsel to former U.S. Representative Wilbert J. "Billy" Tauzin, a Democrat-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. A Republican, the younger Jones formerly practiced corporate and securities law in northern [[California]] with two firms, one Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, previously headed by Charles Taylor Manatt, a former chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephens.com/public_finance/professional_staff/theodore_ted_w_jones.aspx|title=Theodore W. Jones|publisher=stephens.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref> He practiced with his father in the Jones Walker firm in Baton Rouge thereafter.

==Honors==

==Honors==

==Other residences==

==Other residences==

The senior Jones also maintained a residence on the Gulf Coast at Miramar Beach in Walton County, [[Florida]].<ref name=usapeople/> His Democratic voter registration is in Bogalusa in Washington Parish.<ref name=jonesvoting/> He was a key advisor in the 2015 campaign to elect the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]] as governor.

The senior Jones also maintained a residence on the Gulf Coast at Miramar Beach in Walton County, [[Florida]].<ref name=usapeople/> His Democratic voter registration is in Bogalusa in Washington Parish.<ref name=jonesvoting/> He was a key advisor in the 2015 campaign to elect the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]] as governor.<ref name=obit/>

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Democrats]]

[[Category:Democrats]]

[[Category:Singers]]

[[Category:Singers]]