Brent A. Jones
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July 14, 1963[2]
Brent A. Jones | |
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| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 35th district | |
| In office November 5, 2014 – November 9, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | James Healey |
| Succeeded by | Justin Watkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brent Allan Jones[1] July 14, 1963[2] Ojai, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Aimee Jones |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside (did not graduate) Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (did not graduate) California State University, Northridge Pepperdine University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
Brent Allan Jones (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.
Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in Ojai, California.[3] He played Little League Baseball as a child and Varsity Football in high school.[4]
Jones attended the University of California, Riverside, and he transferred to Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, where he was accepted into the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[4] He dropped out after he contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease.[4] Eventually, he graduated from California State University, Northridge, where he received a Bachelor of Science in business administration.[3] He received a juris doctor from the Pepperdine University School of Law.[3] He passed the California Bar exam.[4]
Career
Jones started his career as a lawyer.[4] According to his campaign website, he "did the preliminary legal work and assisted in raising start-up capital for Light Point Systems," a private company which "provides solar technology for hand held electronics" out of Ventura, California.[4]
Jones serves as the chief executive officer of Affinity Lifestyles, a private company which makes Real Water, a brand of bottled water in Nevada.[5][6] The water comes from the Las Vegas Valley Water District; it is reverse osmosis water plus an alkalizing agent in a bottle.[5] The company has 40-60 employees.[5] The company's Real Water product, which advertises an alkaline pH, became central to lawsuits and an FDA probe related to several cases of hepatitis and liver failure.[7][8] In response Jones posted a video on the company's website expressing his "deepest sympathy and concern", and the company recalled all products.[7][8]
Jones served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2014 until 2016, where he represented District 35, including Enterprise, Nevada.[3][6] He is opposed to raising taxes.[9]
Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat Justin Watkins.[10]