Lloyd Jones (born September 23, 1937) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Alaska Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gub ...

from 1987 and 1992. He was succeeded in office by Robin L. Taylor.

Early life and education

He was born in

Elma, Washington Elma is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,438 at the 2020 census. Geography Elma is located at (47.005648, -123.406268). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , ...

and attended J. M. Weatherwax High School in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

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Career

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, Jones represented District A in the

between 1987 and 1992. Jones had previously served on the

Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg (Tlingit language, Tlingit: ''Séet Ká'' or ''Gantiyaakw Séedi'' "Steamboat Channel") is a census-designated place (CDP) in and essentially the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska, Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States. The ...

City Council. Jones also worked in the logging business.

Personal life

Jones was married to Jan Faiks, who served in the Alaska Senate from 1982 to 1990.

References

1937 births Living people University of Washington alumni People from Elma, Washington Businesspeople from Alaska Alaska city council members Republican Party Alaska state senators People from Petersburg Borough, Alaska {{Alaska-politician-stub