Wendell Jones
Wendell Jones (Democratic Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 25. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 11, 2024.
Jones (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 25. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source] He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Wendell Jones was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and lives in Piedmont, South Carolina. Jones graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1989. He earned a B.A. in finance from Wofford College in 1993. Jones' career experience includes owning a business and working as a pastor with Changing Your Mind Ministries. He has served as the president of the Wendell Jones Leadership Institute.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Jones was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Public Works Committee
- Interstate Cooperation Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
- House Legislative Oversight Committee
- Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Wendell Jones and Tim Kennedy are running in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Wendell Jones (D) | |
 | Tim Kennedy (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Wendell Jones defeated Bruce Wilson in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 74.6 | 1,544 |
 | Bruce Wilson | 25.4 | 527 | |
| Total votes: 2,071 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tim Kennedy advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25.
Campaign finance
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2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones defeated Yvonne Julian and Tony Boyce in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones (D) | 61.7 | 5,558 |
 | Yvonne Julian (R) | 33.8 | 3,040 | |
 | Tony Boyce (Independence Party) | 4.3 | 391 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 9,004 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones defeated Derrick Quarles in the Democratic primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 54.9 | 664 |
| Derrick Quarles | 45.1 | 546 | |
| Total votes: 1,210 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Wendell Jones and Derrick Quarles advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adriene Atkinson, Bruce Wilson, and Justin Bennett in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Jones | 31.3 | 606 |
| ✔ | | Derrick Quarles | 29.8 | 578 |
 | Adriene Atkinson | 26.1 | 505 | |
| Bruce Wilson | 11.2 | 217 | |
 | Justin Bennett | 1.6 | 31 | |
| Total votes: 1,937 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Yvonne Julian advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25.
Independence Party convention
Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
Tony Boyce advanced from the Independence Party convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 on May 27, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Boyce (Independence Party) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Jack Logan (L) | |
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Wendell Jones is the founding pastor for Changing Your Mind Ministries. He is also the owner of South Atlantic BioCleaning & Janitorial Services which specializes in janitorial staffing, floor maintenance and sanitizing against COVID. He also owns Wendell Jones Leadership Institute that provides entrepreneurial training as well as management and leadership development. He is a graduate of Wofford College with a degree in finance. He is a certified entrepreneurial coach certified through the Kauffman Foundation. He is the 2021 recipient of the Silver Crescent Award for the state of South Carolina. Has served on several local boards including Urban League of the Upstate and the American Heart Association.
- business acumen
- business friendly
- environmentally friendly
economic development, education
Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela's example of building bridges and created global awareness of the struggles and strengths of South Africa is an example I'd like to mirror.
Integrity in his/her committment to place the needs of their constituents above personal gain.
Vigorously fight for the needs of constituents. Willingness to compromise for the greater good. Integrity above personal gain.
Bridged gap between parties and races for the betterment of the entire state of South Carolina
The initial launching of the space shuttle. I was 10 years old.
Commercial banker with Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) for 12 years.
Who Owns The Ice House? Deals with entrepreneurship during much more segregated times.
To promote an atmosphere of bipartisan cooperation for the sake of all residents of the state.
Rigid bipartisan roadblocks.
It may eliminate some of the bipartisan bickering.
There are benefits in that the learning curve for procedures isn't as steep; however, a fresh set of eyes that comes with newcomers can also be beneficial.
Absolutely in order to find happy mediums through which we can serve our constituents.
Labor, commerce and energy, ways and means
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 |
Officeholder South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Leola Robinson-Simpson (D) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 25 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
