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# Semyon Stolbov

Semyon Sergeyevich Stolbov (Russian: Семён Сергеевич Столбов; born 25 February 2003) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Orenburg and Orenburg-2.

## Career

Stolbov made his debut for the main squad of Orenburg on 2 November 2023 in a Russian Cup game against CSKA Moscow. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Orenburg on 30 November 2024 against Akron Tolyatti.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Minsk | 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2022–23 | Russian Second League | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2023 | Russian Second League B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2024 | Russian Second League B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Orenburg-2 | Total | Total | 63 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 1 |
| Orenburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Orenburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Orenburg | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 74 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
# W. L. Oltman

William L. Oltman (November 6, 1866 – May 28, 1956) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Biography

Oltman was born in Germany. He later resided in Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin, where he became a farmer.

## Political career

Oltman was a member of the Assembly during the 1905 session. Additionally, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Diamond Bluff and Supervisor of Assessments of Pierce County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
# Takekuni Hirayoshi

Takekuni Hirayoshi (平吉 毅州, Hirayoshi Takekuni, July 10, 1936 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture – May 28, 1998) was a Japanese classical composer.

## Biography

Takekuni Hirayoshi graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Music in 1961 and completed his graduate work there in 1967. He studied with Yoshio Hasegawa (長谷川良夫) and Yoshiho Ikuma (伊熊良穂). He was the 1969 recipient of the Otaka Award (尾高賞). Subsequently, he was a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, and professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
The compositions of Hirayoshi encompass many genres, among which his many popular choral works are notable. In his later years, he focused on piano music for children.

## Selected works

The compositions of Takekuni Hirayoshi are published mainly by the Japan Federation of Composers, Ongaku-no-Tomo Sha and Edition Kawai.

### Orchestral

* Composition (コンポジション) for orchestra
* Ballade (バラード) for orchestra
* Epitaph (エピタフ) for string orchestra (1971)
* Symphonic Variations (交響変奏曲)
* Umi no aru fūkei (海のある風景)

### Band

* Composition for symphonic band (シンフォニックバンドのためのコンポジション)
* Rhapsody for symphonic band (シンフォニック・バンドのためのラプソディ)
* High School Festival Prelude (高校祝典序曲) (1978); commissioned for the 70th anniversary of Hyōgo High School

### Concertante

* Requiem (レクイエム) for violin and orchestra
* Concerto (ギター協奏曲) for guitar and orchestra (1980)

### Chamber music

* Impromptu for Three Players for flute, violin and piano (1970)
* Preludio e fantasia for guitar (1970)
* Kaze no Uta (風の歌 Song of the Wind) for 2 marimbas (1973)
* Samba Canción (サンバ・カンシオン) for clarinet and Piano
* Hoshi tachi no utage ni (星たちの宴に Stars Party) for string quintet

### Piano

* Kānibaru ga yatte kita (カーニバルがやってきた The Carnival Has Come)
* Elegy (エレジー) (1997)
* Habanera (ハバネラ)
* Niji no rizumu (虹のリズム Rainbow Rhythm) (1979); collection of compositions for children
* Minami no kaze (南の風 South Wind); collection of compositions for children
* Haru ni nattara (春になったら When Spring Comes...)

### Vocal

* Aozora ni noborou (青空に登ろう); nursery song
* Hatsukoi (初恋 First Love) for baritone, violin and piano 4-hands
* Hitotsu no asa (ひとつの朝 One Morning) for chorus
* Kikyū ni notte dokomade mo (気球にのってどこまでも) for children's chorus
* Ōkina yume no māchi (大きな夢のマーチ); nursery song
* Sasurai no funaji (さすらいの船路), Suite for male chorus (published 1994)
* Shiokaze no samba (潮風のサンバ) for chorus
* Sora ni kotori ga inaku natta hi (空に小鳥がいなくなった日) for mixed chorus and piano
* Umi no fushigi (海の不思議) for chorus
* Wakai tsubasa wa (若い翼は) for chorus
* Yume (夢 Dream), Sketch for mixed chorus and piano

### Film scores

* Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975)
# Pieter Gysel

Pieter Gysel (born 18 December 1980 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium) is a Belgian short track speed skater.
# Fermín Trujillo Fuentes

Fermín Trujillo Fuentes (born 18 September 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the New Alliance Party (formerly to the Institutional Revolutionary Party). He served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Sonora and as Senator of the LX Legislature as replacement of Alfonso Elías Serrano.
Trujillo has served as a local deputy in the Congress of Sonora since 2015.

## Early life

Trujillo was born on 18 September 1966 in Ures municipality, Sonora, to Manuel Trujillo and Amada Fuentes. He received his Licentiate in education at the Higher Normal School of Hermosillo before earning a master's degree in pedagogy from the Higher School of Nayarit. Trujillo taught at the primary and secondary levels in Sonora for over 10 years.
In 2000, Trujillo was named the secretary-general of Section 54 of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE), the national teachers' union, and served in the position for three years.

## Career

In 2003, Trujillo was elected as a federal deputy of the LIX Legislature of Congress for Sonora's 2nd district [es]. He then served as a substitute Senator for Guillermo Padrés Elías in the LX Legislature, assuming the post after Padrés Elías announced his gubernatorial candidacy in 2008. He the then served as a substitute Senator for Alfonso Elías Serrano in the LXI Legislature from 2009 to 2012.
After his time in national politics, Trujillo was designated to the Congress of Sonora via proportional representation in the 2015 Sonora elections. In 2018, he won a seat representing the 18th district in the Congress of Sonora, which encompasses 38 municipalities and is seated in Santa Ana. Trujillo became the first person to serve three consecutive terms in the body by winning re-election to his seat with 44.8 percent of the vote in 2021.
# Rahimabad, Chatrud

Rahimabad (Persian: رحيم اباد) is a village in Kavirat Rural District of Chatrud District, Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.

## Demographics
### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,013 in 446 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,352 people in 642 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,365 people in 966 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
# Prelate, Saskatchewan

Prelate (2021 pop.: 116) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 and Census Division No. 8. Formerly an incorporated village, it is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Leader and 146 kilometres (91 mi) northwest of Swift Current just off Highway 32.

## History

Prelate was first settled in 1908. Prelate incorporated as a village on October 25, 1913. It dissolved on July 1, 2024 becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231.

### Historical sites

* St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy of Prelate was founded in 1919. The boarding school for girls was run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007.
* Saints Peter and Paul Church (Blumenfeld Church) located 15 km south of Prelate is a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915, the church served the Catholics of German descent of the Prelate area. The grounds feature a fieldstone shrine and wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves in the cemetery.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prelate had a population of 116 living in 52 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -24.7% from its 2016 population of 154. With a land area of 0.82 km$^2$ (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 141.5/km$^2$ (366.4/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Prelate recorded a population of 154 living in 62 of its 77 total private dwellings, a 19.5% change from its 2011 population of 124. With a land area of 0.87 km$^2$ (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 177.0/km$^2$ (458.5/sq mi) in 2016.

## Education

The Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan, an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building.

## Notable people

* Ross Alger, politician
* Roxanne Goldade, country singer
* Mark Pederson, ice hockey left winger
* David Herle, Liberal political advisor
# Volleyball at the 1983 Summer Universiade

Volleyball events were contested at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's volleyball | Cuba (CUB) | Canada (CAN) | Italy (ITA) |
| Women's volleyball | Brazil (BRA) | China (CHN) | Japan (JPN) |
# James R. Lofland

James Rush Lofland (November 2, 1823 – February 10, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.

## Early life and family

Born in Milford, Delaware, he received a classical education and was graduated from Delaware College at Newark in 1845. He studied law, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1848, commencing his practice in Milford.

## Professional and political career

In 1849 he was secretary of the Delaware Senate and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853. He was Secretary of State of Delaware from 1855 to 1859, and a paymaster in the United States Army from 1863 to 1867. During the 1872 presidential election he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Lofland was elected as a Republican to the 43rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the 44th Congress, and resumed the practice of law.

## Death and legacy

Lofland died at Milford and is buried there in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

## Almanac

Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. representatives took office March 4.
Public offices :
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | Notes |
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1875 | |
United States congressional service :
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1873–1875 | 43rd | U.S. House | Republican | Ulysses S. Grant | | at-large |
Election results :
| Year | Office | Subject | Party | votes | % | Opponent | Party | votes | % |
| 1872 | U.S. Representative | James R. Lofland | Republican | 11,378 | 51% | Eustis Wright | Democratic | 11,023 | 49% |
| 1874 | U.S. Representative | James R. Lofland | Republican | 11,024 | 47% | James Williams | Democratic | 12,602 | 53% |
# Compton I. White Jr.

Compton Ignatius White Jr. (December 19, 1920 – October 19, 1998) was a two-term congressman from northern Idaho. A Democrat, he was elected to the open seat in the first district in 1962 and re-elected in 1964. White left office in January 1967 and was the last from the Idaho Panhandle region to represent the state in Congress.

## Early years

The son of Congressman Compton I. White and Josephine Elizabeth White (née Bunn), White was born in Spokane, Washington, and grew up in his family's hometown of Clark Fork, Idaho, and in Washington, D.C. He attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. for his freshman year of college, then transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he graduated in 1942.
During World War II, White worked as an engineer for Boeing in Seattle, and also in mining, logging, and livestock breeding. After the war, he returned to Clark Fork and served on the school board. From 1958 to 1962 White served as mayor of Clark Fork.

## Congress

In 1960, White announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Henry Dworshak, but was third of five in the Democratic primary. Runner-up Bob McLaughlin of Mountain Home won the runoff over leader Gregg Potvin of American Falls, but lost the general election. That seat was open again in 1962 after Dworshak's death in July, and Gracie Pfost was the Democratic nominee, vacating her 1st district seat in the House. White won the Democratic primary and general election, the same seat his father held for eight terms.
White was re-elected in the Democratic landslide of 1964, but was defeated for a third term in 1966 by Republican state senator Jim McClure of Payette, who defeated him again in 1968.
U.S. House elections (Idaho's 1st district): Results 1962–1968 :
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct |
| 1962 | Compton I. White Jr. | 51,422 | 53.0% | Erwin H. Schwiebert | 45,552 | 47.0% |
| 1964 | Compton I. White Jr. (inc.) | 56,203 | 51.7% | John Mattmiller | 52,468 | 48.3% |
| 1966 | Compton I. White Jr. (inc.) | 65,446 | 48.2% | Jim McClure | 70,410 | 51.8% |
| 1968 | Compton I. White Jr. | 62,002 | 40.6% | Jim McClure (inc.) | 90,870 | 59.4% |
Source:

## After Congress

White secured a position as a consultant with the U.S. Treasury Department in 1967. Unopposed for the Democratic nomination in 1968, he ran again against the incumbent McClure, but lost by a large margin. Afterwards, White returned to Clark Fork and served on its city council, as well as working in ranching once again.
His grandson, Ryan M. White, currently serves as Legislative Director for Idaho Senator Jim Risch.
# Wesley Irvine

Wesley Irvine (December 1866 – June 6, 1945) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Biography

Irvine was born in the Province of Canada in December 1866. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1892.
He died in Madison on June 6, 1945.

## Career

Irvine was elected to the Assembly in 1906 and 1908. He was a Republican.
# Bowling at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's trios

The women's trios competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 11 and 12 December 1998 at P.S. Bowling.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday, 11 December 1998 | 09:00 | 1st block |
| Saturday, 12 December 1998 | 16:00 | 2nd block |

## Results

| Rank | Team | Score |
| | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tseng Su-fen Chou Miao-lin Kuo Shu-chen | 3776 |
| | Thailand (THA) Wannasiri Duangdee Phetchara Kaewsuk Supaporn Chuanprasertkit | 3682 |
| | Singapore (SIN) Jesmine Ho Alice Tay Grace Young | 3607 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) Mari Kimura Shima Washizuka Nachimi Itakura | 3559 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Huang Chiung-yao Wang Yu-ling Ku Hui-chin | 3536 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) Low Poh Lian Shalin Zulkifli Sarah Yap | 3525 |
| 7 | South Korea (KOR) Lee Ji-yeon Lee Mi-young Cha Mi-jung | 3512 |
| 8 | Philippines (PHI) Bong Coo Cecilia Yap Arianne Cerdeña | 3463 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) Kim Yeau-jin Kim Sook-young Kim Hee-soon | 3397 |
| 10 | Philippines (PHI) Lizette Garcia Josephine Canare Liza Clutario | 3356 |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) Ayano Katai Tomomi Shibata Tomie Kawaguchi | 3354 |
| 12 | Malaysia (MAS) Karen Lian Lai Kin Ngoh Sharon Low | 3340 |
| 13 | Singapore (SIN) Doreen Pang Catherine Kang Lee Poh Leng | 3258 |
| 14 | North Korea (PRK) Kang Yong-sun O Kum-ok Kim Yon-ok | 3232 |
| 15 | Thailand (THA) Butsaracum Poskrisana Penpaka Chaintrvong Panumart Srisuratpipit | 3141 |
# Balkaur Singh

Balkaur Singh is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Shiromani Akali Dal representing the Kalanwali Vidhan sabha Constituency in Haryana. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party just before 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.
# The Joy

The Joy may refer to:
* The Joy (The Neverclaim album), a 2015 album by The Neverclaim
* "The Joy" (song), a song by Jay-Z and Kanye West from the 2011 album Watch the Throne
* "The Joy" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode
* Mountjoy Prison, a prison in Ireland nicknamed The Joy
* Alias of Metal Gear character The Boss
* The Joy, a South African vocal group
* The Joy, the 2024 debut album by South African vocal group The Joy
# Riley Kestrel

Riley 'Kestrel' was a brand name applied by the Riley Motor Car Company and its successors the Nuffield Organization and the British Leyland Motor Corporation to various of their saloon car models.
In pre-war Rileys, the Kestrel name typically denoted a sporty model with 'fastback' styling. Some of the cars produced in each of the following models received the Kestrel name, which was then revived in 1965 for a badge engineered version of the BMC ADO16:
* 1926–1937 — Riley Nine
* 1934–1935 — Riley 12/4
* 1935–1938 — Riley 1½ Litre
* 1937–1940 — Riley 16 (16/4) 2½-litre
* 1965–1969 — A variant of the BMC ADO16/Austin/Morris 1100/1300)
* Riley Nine Kestrel (1934 pictured) Main article: Riley Nine
* Riley 12/4 Kestrel (1935 pictured) Main article: Riley 12/4
* Riley 1½ Litre (1937 pictured) Main article: Riley 1½ Litre
* Riley 16/4 "Big Four" (1938 pictured) Main article: Riley 16
* Riley Kestrel (1967 pictured) Main article: BMC ADO16
# Mark A. Penick

Mark Albert Penick (July 17, 1895 – September 13, 1952) was an American politician and lawyer.
Penick was born in Pike County, Illinois. He went to the Quincy, Illinois public schools. Penick served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War I. He went to Dartmouth College. Penick received his bachelor's and law degrees from University of Chicago. He lived in Quincy, Illinois with his family and practice law in Quincy. Penick served as an assistant state's attorney and as the Quincy state attorney. He served on the Quincy School Board. Penick served in the Illinois Senate from 1933 to 1937 and was a Democrat. Penick died at St. Mary's Hospital in Quincy, Illinois after suffering a stroke.
# Daniel H. Miller

Daniel H. Miller was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1823 to 1831, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania as both a Democratic-Republican and a Jacksonian.

## Early life

Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Career

Miller was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress. He was elected to the three subsequent Congresses as a Jacksonian.
Miller's time in office began on March 4, 1823 and concluded on March 3, 1831. He represented the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from the 18th United States Congress to the 21st United States Congress.

## Death

Miller died in Philadelphia in 1846.
# Schaan-Vaduz railway station

Schaan-Vaduz is one of the four train stations serving Liechtenstein, located in the town of Schaan, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Vaduz. It is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The station is served by 22 trains per day, 11 in each direction between Switzerland and Austria.
The station is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

## Overview

Schaan-Vaduz is situated on the international and electrified Feldkirch-Buchs line, between the station of Buchs SG (in Switzerland) and the stop of Forst Hilti (in the northern suburb of Schaan). It is served only by regional trains.
Located in the middle of town, the station is composed of a two-storey building, a wooden shed and a platform serving the first track. The second track has no platform and is rarely used. Located on the platform is the remnants of a rail line, part of a dismantled track system used by freight wagons.

## Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following regional train service calls at Schaan-Vaduz station:
* Vorarlberg S-Bahn S2: on weekdays, eleven trains per day to both Buchs SG and Feldkirch

## Gallery

* A Montafonerbahn train in Schaan-Vaduz
* Platform side. In background, the goods depot
# Mühlheim am Inn

Mühlheim am Inn is a municipality in the district of Ried im Innkreis in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

## Geography

Mühlheim lies in the Innviertel. About 16 percent of the municipality is forest, and 65 percent is farmland.
# Carl Busacker

Carl Busacker (April 3, 1854 – 1943) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Biography

Busacker was born on April 3, 1854, in Pomerania, then in Prussia. He would go on to serve in the Imperial German Army. He died in 1943.

## Assembly career

Busacker was elected to the Assembly in 1908. He was a Republican.
# Bowling at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's doubles

The women's doubles competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 10 December 1998 at P.S. Bowling.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 16:00 | Final |

## Results

| Rank | Team | Score |
| | South Korea (KOR) Lee Ji-yeon Lee Mi-young | 2583 |
| | Thailand (THA) Butsaracum Poskrisana Supaporn Chuanprasertkit | 2566 |
| | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tseng Su-fen Chou Miao-lin | 2509 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) Mari Kimura Shima Washizuka | 2479 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Huang Chiung-yao Ku Hui-chin | 2402 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) Lizette Garcia Liza Clutario | 2388 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) Arianne Cerdeña Cecilia Yap | 2377 |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) Wannasiri Duangdee Phetchara Kaewsuk | 2374 |
| 9 | Singapore (SIN) Jesmine Ho Grace Young | 2372 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) Ayano Katai Nachimi Itakura | 2356 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Kuo Shu-chen Wang Yu-ling | 2356 |
| 12 | South Korea (KOR) Cha Mi-jung Kim Hee-soon | 2355 |
| 13 | Malaysia (MAS) Lai Kin Ngoh Shalin Zulkifli | 2343 |
| 14 | North Korea (PRK) Kang Yong-sun O Kum-ok | 2315 |
| 15 | Singapore (SIN) Lee Poh Leng Alice Tay | 2311 |
| 16 | Philippines (PHI) Bong Coo Josephine Canare | 2293 |
| 17 | Singapore (SIN) Doreen Pang Catherine Kang | 2279 |
| 18 | Malaysia (MAS) Low Poh Lian Sarah Yap | 2258 |
| 19 | South Korea (KOR) Kim Yeau-jin Kim Sook-young | 2220 |
| 20 | Malaysia (MAS) Sharon Low Karen Lian | 2212 |
| 21 | Japan (JPN) Tomie Kawaguchi Tomomi Shibata | 2186 |
| 22 | Thailand (THA) Penpaka Chaintrvong Panumart Srisuratpipit | 2087 |
| 23 | Macau (MAC) Choi Kit Fan Janthip Supachana | 2005 |
# Bradley Jones Jr.

Bradley H. Jones Jr. (born January 9, 1965, in North Reading, Massachusetts) is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 1995. He has also been the minority leader of the House since 2003. Jones represents the 20th Middlesex district, which includes Lynnfield, parts of Middleton, North Reading and parts of Reading.

## Early life and career

Jones grew up in North Reading going to North Reading High School, later attending Johns Hopkins University and the Extension School at Harvard University. Jones was first elected to the North Reading Republican Town Committee in 1988 where he still serves. He was later elected to the North Reading Board of Selectmen where he served from 1993 to 1999. Jones also has served on the North Reading Finance Committee (1992–1993, 1999–present) and the North Reading Housing Authority (1988–1992).
He started his career in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1995 and was elected to his first leadership position in 2001 as the Assistant Minority Leader. Then in 2003 he ascended to the position of Minority Leader and has served in that position since.
Organizations that Jones is a part of include Eastern Middlesex Services, where he was a former member of the Board of Directors, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Jones lives with his wife Linda and their two children in North Reading.

## 2009 leadership contest

In November 2008, Rep. Lew Evangilidis announced that he planned to challenge Jones for House Minority Leader, the top Republican post in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the January 2009 leadership vote, Evangelidis lost the contest to incumbent Jones by two votes, 9 to 7.