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Line 1: − [[Image:WalterJones.jpg|thumb|right|200px| Congressman Walter B. Jones]]+ − '''Walter B. Jones''' (February 10, 1943 – February 10, 2019) is a [[conservative]] and [[paleolibertarian]] [[Republican]] Congressman currently representing [[North Carolina]]'s 3rd congressional district.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − == External links ==+ − *[http://jones.house.gov/ Official page of Congressman Walter Jones]+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + + − + + +
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{{Officeholder
|name=Walter B. Jones, Jr.
|image=WalterJones.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]] (before 1994)<br>[[Republican]] (1994 - 2019)
|spouse=Joe Anne Whitehurst
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=North Carolina
|district=3rd
|terms=January 3, 1995 – February 10, 2019
|preceded=Martin Lancaster
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Greg Murphy]]
}}
{{Officeholder/state representative
|state=North Carolina
|district=9th
|terms=January 31, 1983 – January 1993
|preceded=Sam D. Bundy
|former=y
|succeeded=Charles McLawhorn
}}
}}
'''Walter Beaman Jones, Jr.''' (February 10, 1943 – February 10, 2019) was a [[libertarian]]-leaning [[Republican]] Congressman who had represented [[North Carolina]]'s 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. While considered a [[conservative]] and [[paleoconservative]] earlier in his career, Jones began shifting away from his party line ever since around the mid-Bush presidency, criticizing his [[Republican]] colleagues and sometimes voting along with [[Democrats]] on certain issues.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Trump era===
Jones threw his support in February 2017 for the investigation into the supposed [[Trump-Russia collusion]],<ref>[https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article133329904.html NC’s Jones 1st House Republican to back special Trump-Russia investigative commission]</ref> advocating for what would be the [[Deep State coup 1.0]].
Rep. Jones voted against a GOP-led [[Obamacare]] repeal bill in May 2017, arguing that it was “pushed too quickly”.<ref>[https://www.wunc.org/post/one-nc-republican-voted-against-obamacare-repeal One NC Republican Voted Against Obamacare Repeal]</ref>
Jones voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24168/62172/21785/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act#62172 HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
Jones joined all of his Republican colleagues in January 2018 in voting for the [[Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24356/62250/21785/born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act#62250 HR 4712 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
Jones voted in favor of the First Step Act on May 22, 2018.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24637/63047/21785/first-step-act#63047 HR 5682 - FIRST STEP Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
==Political positions==
Ranked as a moderate [[conservative]] by [[On the Issues]], Jones largely opposes [[abortion]], [[gun control]], and [[illegal immigration]], although he has sometimes voted in favor of the [[liberal agenda]], such as for [[spending bills]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/NC/Walter_Beaman_Jones.htm Walter Beaman Jones on the Issues]</ref>
==Hospice and death==
After being hospitalized due to a broke hip, Jones entered [[hospice]] care in late January 2019.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-walter-jones-enters-hospice-care GOP Rep. Walter Jones enters hospice care]</ref> He later passed away on February 10, 2019 at the age of 76.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walter-jones-longtime-north-carolina-congressman-dead-at-76 Walter Jones, longtime North Carolina congressman, dead at 76]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Walter_Jones Walter Jones - Ballotpedia]
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