Edward Walter "Ed" Jones (March 11, 1950 – December 14, 2012) was a North Carolina Democratic politician who represented the state's 4th Senate district (including Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties) in the North Carolina Senate.

[3] Jones served in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division and graduated from Western Piedmont Community College with a degree in police science.

In 2005, he was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of state Rep. John D. Hall.

But between his election to a full term and the opening of the legislative session in January 2007, state senator Robert L. Holloman died.

Jones immediately resigned his House seat and was appointed by Governor Mike Easley to the Senate on January 23.