Nationality American Children 4 Spouse Christy Jones | Political party Republican Occupation Sheriff Party Republican Party | |
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Full Name Scott Robert Jones Born August 10, 1967 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California ( 1967-08-10 ) Profiles | ||
Scott Robert Jones (born August 10, 1967) is the elected sheriff of Sacramento County, California. Jones was first elected in 2010, winning re-election to his post in November 2014.
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2016 U.S. congressional campaign
In November 2015, Jones announced he would run for U.S. Congress in California's 7th congressional district in 2016. Jones, a Republican, faced incumbent Democrat Ami Bera in the November 2016 general election. Bera defeated Jones in the general election, winning 51% of the vote to Jones's 49%. The margin of victory was 4,802 votes.
Jones was endorsed by the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council, a labor union for carpenters. Focuses of his campaign included economic issues, assistance for veterans and seniors, immigration and national security.
Political views
Jones believes in a pathway to legal status for immigrants who are in the United States illegally, and he is opposed to the deportation of illegal immigrants. He is personally pro-life but does not believe abortion should be illegal. He opposes Republican Party efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. He supports gay marriage. He is opposed to a minimum wage increase and to the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Personal life
Jones is married and has four children. He has served on the Make-A-Wish Foundation Northeastern California and Northern Nevada chapter board of directors since 2014.