{{Short description|American politician}} {{About|the Tennessee state legislator|the novel by an author with the same name|The Jewel of Medina|the filmmaker with the same name|Sherry Jones (filmmaker)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sherry Jones | image = Sherry Jones (13785716713) (1).jpg | state_house = Tennessee | district = 59th<ref name="TL">{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h59.html |title= Rep. Sherry Jones |publisher= Tennessee General Assembly |location= Nashville, Tennessee |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> | term_start = January 1995 | term_end = January 2019 | predecessor = | successor = Jason Potts | birth_date = | birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = | profession = | website = {{URL|representativesherryjones.com}} }}
'''Sherry Jones'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24438 |title= Sherry Jones' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> (born in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 59 since January 1995.
==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,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/1998-8/TNHDemAug1998.pdf |title= State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998 |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 11 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 4,627 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/1998-11/house-p.pdf |title= State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 38 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> *2000 Jones was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 779 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-8/house-dp.pdf |title= August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 28 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 13,402 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-11/house1-99-p.pdf |title= November 7, 2000 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 41 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> *2002 Jones was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,527 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-8/house-dp8-02-p.pdf |title= August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 41 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,165 votes (65.3%) against Republican nominee B. J. Brown.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-house-p.pdf |title= November 5, 2002 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 42 |accessdate= March 19, 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213452/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-house-p.pdf |archivedate= July 13, 2015 }}</ref> *2004 Jones was challenged in the three-way August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 873 votes (73.1%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/demthpct.pdf |title= August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 32 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,683 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf |title= November 2, 2004 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 42 |accessdate= March 19, 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213414/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf |archivedate= July 13, 2015 }}</ref> *2006 Jones was challenged in the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,477 votes (54.7%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/DemPctTH3466.pdf |title= August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 18 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 7,960 votes (71.1%) against Republican nominee Mike Meadows.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th34-66.pdf |title= November 7, 2006 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 6 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> *2008 Jones was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 643 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 22 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 14,528 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 32 |accessdate= March 19, 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf |archivedate= July 13, 2015 }}</ref> *2010 Jones was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 47 |accessdate= March 19, 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |archivedate= March 13, 2014 }}</ref> *2012 Jones was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,271 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 173 |accessdate= March 19, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,358 votes (70.1%) against Republican nominee Robert Duvall.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 62 |accessdate= March 19, 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |archivedate= March 13, 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h59.html Official page] at the Tennessee General Assembly *[http://www.representativesherryjones.com/ Campaign site] *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 24438 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Sherry_Jones Sherry Jones] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=3924 Sherry Jones] at OpenSecrets
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