Sherry Jones

This article is about the Tennessee state legislator. For the novel by an author with the same name, see The Jewel of Medina. For the filmmaker with the same name, see Sherry Jones (filmmaker).

Sherry Jones^[2] (born in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 59 since January 1995.

Sherry Jones
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 59th^[1] district
In office January 1995 – January 2019
Personal details
Born	Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Website	representativesherryjones.com

Electoral history

• 1994 Jones was initially elected in the 1994 Democratic Primary and November 8, 1994 General election.
• 1996 Jones was unopposed for the 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Joe Allison.
• 1998 Jones was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,529 votes,^[3] and the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 4,627 votes.^[4]
• 2000 Jones was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 779 votes,^[5] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 13,402 votes.^[6]
• 2002 Jones was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,527 votes,^[7] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,165 votes (65.3%) against Republican nominee B. J. Brown.^[8]
• 2004 Jones was challenged in the three-way August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 873 votes (73.1%),^[9] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,683 votes.^[10]
• 2006 Jones was challenged in the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,477 votes (54.7%),^[11] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 7,960 votes (71.1%) against Republican nominee Mike Meadows.^[12]
• 2008 Jones was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 643 votes,^[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 14,528 votes.^[14]
• 2010 Jones was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary,^[15] and won the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,023 votes (62.7%) against Republican nominee Duane Dominy and a write-in candidate.^[16]
• 2012 Jones was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,271 votes,^[17] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,358 votes (70.1%) against Republican nominee Robert Duvall.^[18]

References

1. "Rep. Sherry Jones". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
2. "Sherry Jones' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
3. "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
4. "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 38. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
5. "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 28. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
6. "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 41. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
7. "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 41. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
8. (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
9. "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
10. (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
11. "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
12. "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 6. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
13. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 22. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
14. (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
15. "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
16. (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
17. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 173. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
18. (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Sherry Jones at Ballotpedia
• Sherry Jones at OpenSecrets