Ballotpedia, Abraham P. Jones (North Carolina)

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Abe is from Wilson. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He is a member of Martin Street Baptist Church. 

Abe currently works as an attorney at his own practice, Law Offices of Abraham Penn Jones, and as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill Law School. He previously worked as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and as an associate at the Adams, McCullough & Beard law firm. 

Abe Jones currently serves as a state representative in District 38. He was elected to that position in 2020 and is serving his second term. He previously served as a superior court judge in Judicial District 10. He was appointed to that position in 1995 and served 2 full terms. He ran for superior court judge in 2012 and North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2014 and 2016, but he did not win any of those races. 

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Believes North Carolina's economic growth has outpaced affordable housing availability and supports incentivizing public-private partnerships to address the housing crisis.

Wants to expand affordable housing so it matches economic growth statewide. 

Wants to find ways to develop financial incentives between public and private entities to help fund the construction of affordable housing units.

- Wants to expand affordable housing so it matches economic growth statewide. 
- Wants to find ways to develop financial incentives between public and private entities to help fund the construction of affordable housing units.

Economy

As of June 14, 2024, Abe Jones’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Believes the state must ensure a justice system that provides fair treatment and equal protection for all citizens.

Supports a justice system that provides "fair treatment and equal protection to all citizens."

Believes the state must reform the justice system to ensure fair treatment and equal protection for all citizens. Supports addressing issues like costly bail bonds, lengthy trial times, and overcrowded prisons to create a more efficient and fair legal process.

Wants the state legislature to address expensive bail bonds, prolonged trial times, and overcrowded prisons. 

- Supports a justice system that provides "fair treatment and equal protection to all citizens."
- Wants the state legislature to address expensive bail bonds, prolonged trial times, and overcrowded prisons. 

Public Safety

Believes vocational training should be a core element of North Carolina’s educational system. Supports expanding high-quality vocational training programs and ensuring pathways from K-12 to vocational schools.

Wants to expand vocational training programs statewide to establish a clear pipeline students have the option to pursue. 

Believes vocational training should be a core element of North Carolina’s educational system.

Wants vocational training to be a key component of the state educational system. 

- Wants to expand vocational training programs statewide to establish a clear pipeline students have the option to pursue. 
- Wants vocational training to be a key component of the state educational system. 

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Abe Jones

Abe Jones is a native of Wilson, North Carolina, and grew up in Raleigh, where he attended Wake County Public Schools and was the first black student council member at Enloe High School. He received his education from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Details about his current place of residence, church attendance, and family life are not provided in the information given.

Abe Jones has a legal career spanning almost 40 years, including roles with the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Eastern District, NC), the NC Attorney General’s Office, and as an Administrative Law Judge. He was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Hunt in 1995 and served for 17 years. Additionally, Jones has experience in private practice and has taught at UNC School of Law.

Abe Jones was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. in 1995 and subsequently elected to two eight-year terms in 1996 and 2004. He has served a total of 17 years on the superior court bench. Details about any committees he may serve on or other political offices he has run for are not provided.

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