[5][6] After losing his first election, the NC Republican Party infused his 2016 campaign with nearly $149K to help him win the seat in the rural 46th Distinct.

[7][8] Before the election, Jones became involved in a physical altercation with his opponent, Tim Benton, and they filed assault charges against each other.

[13] He voted to end federal unemployment benefits linked to the COVID-19 pandemic relief for workers.

[14] Jones first ran for a seat in the NC House of Representatives in 2014 and lost to incumbent Kenneth Waddell(D).

[22] He and his wife, Angela, are the owner of Meares & Jones Funeral Service in Fair Bluff, North Carolina.