Bill Jones

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Bill Jones is the Democratic candidate for the 6th Congressional District of Georgia

Bill Jones is the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 6th Congressional District (map) of Georgia. He won the Democratic nomination in the July Congressional primaries and will go on try to replace incumbent Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) in the November Congressional elections.

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

Since 2005, Bill Jones has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SA Technologies, a Marietta-based high technology business specializing in the management of complex information in the aviation, military & power systems industries. Also, during his 21 years of service in the Air Force, Bill received numerous awards, including the Air Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.

2008 elections

Jones won the Democratic nomination in the July Congressional primaries and will go on try to replace incumbent Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) in the November Congressional elections.^[1]^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Campaign contributions

The following is drawn from government records of campaign contributions to Bill Jones. Campaign contributions are one of the most direct conduits for influencing members of Congress. How to use this information.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Delta Airlines	$ 14,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 13,300
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 11,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Mallory & Evans Development	$ 9,200
United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$ 7,500
North Fulton Democrats	$ 4,600
Service Credit Union	$ 4,600
York Hospital	$ 4,600
Communications Workers of America	$ 3,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Jones will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

References

External resources

2008 Race Tracker page on Georgia's 6th Congressional District
Official Bill Jones for Congress website
Shannon McCaffrey, " 5 incumbents beat back challengers in Ga. primary," Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post July 16, 2008.

External articles

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Bill Jones - OpenCongress Wiki

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