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| birth_date = May 21, 1934

| birth_date = May 21, 1934

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

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

| death_date =

| death_date=August 11, 2019 (aged 85)

| death_place =

| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

| occupation = [[Lawyer]]; [[Lobbyist]]

| occupation = [[Lawyer]]; [[Lobbyist]]

| spouse =(1) Ethel Roberts Jones<br>

| spouse =(1) Ethel Roberts Jones<br>

(2) Sally Wonders Jones<br>

(2) Sally Wonders Jones<br>

Children:<br>

Children:<br>

Claude V. Jones<br>  

Claude V. Jones<br>  

Theodore Wonders Jones

Theodore Wonders Jones<br>

| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]<br>

[[Northwestern State University]]<br>

[[University of Mississippi School of Law]]

[[University of Mississippi School of Law]]

| residence=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]<br>

| residence=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]<br>

| religion=

| religion=

}}

}}

'''Theodore Lutrell Jones''', known as '''Ted Jones''' (born May 21, 1934),<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=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/>

==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]]. Jones is the author of 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 [[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 has been 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 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 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 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>

==Other residences==

==Other residences==

The senior Jones also maintains a residence on the Gulf Coast at Miramar Beach in Walton County, [[Florida]].<ref name=usapeople/> As of December 2013, his Democratic voter registration is in Bogalusa in Washington Parish.<ref name=jonesvoting/>

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.

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==References==

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