Rick Jones (politician)
| Rick Jones | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 24th district | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia L. Birkholz |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
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In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Tabor |
| Succeeded by | Deb Shaughnessy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1952 Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Charlene |
| Residence | Grand Ledge, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Website | State Sen. Rick Jones |
Rick Jones is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan Senate after having served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Prior to his election to the Legislature, Jones served one term as the Eaton County Sheriff and had spent 31 years with the sheriff's department.[2]
In 2016, Jones introduced a bill updating Michigan's existing ban on sodomy, which states "a person who commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature either with mankind or with any animal is guilty of a felony" that is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.[3][4][5] In Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court struck down the sodomy law in Texas and, by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory.[6][7] While most U.S. states removed anti-sodomy laws, Michigan is one of 12 that kept the laws 13 years after the decision.[8][9][10]