Perrin Wayne Jones (born February 18, 1972) is an American physician and politician who was a

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member of the

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from October 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021.

Early life

Jones was born in

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. He graduated from the

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and the

Wake Forest School of Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the medical school of Wake Forest University, with two campuses located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest B ...

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. After completing his anesthesiology residency at

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, he joined the East Carolina Anesthesia Associates in 2003. He is a member of the

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and previously served as the president of the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists.

Political career

Jones was elected by the Pitt County Republican Party Executive Committee on September 23, 2019, to fill the seat left vacant by

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, who won a

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for the

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. Jones was formally appointed to the seat by Governor

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and he was sworn into office on October 1, 2019. He ran for election to the seat in 2020 but lost to Democrat

Brian Farkas Brian Austin Farkas (born August 14, 1987) is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Early life and education Farkas was raised in Pitt County, and attended J ...

Personal life

Jones and his wife have three children. They live in

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. Jones works as an Anesthesiologist at Vidant Medical Center. In July 2021 Jones was inaugurated as a board of trustee at

References

Living people People from Charlotte, North Carolina Physicians from North Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Wake Forest University alumni 1972 births {{US-physician-stub