A house RESOLUTION

 

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE Stewart O. Jones OF Laurens COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS As he leaves this chamber.

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives learned with sincere regret that Representative Stewart Jones will depart from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term; and

 

Whereas, an eighth generation South Carolinian, he is the son of Les and Valerie Stewart Jones and was born in Greenwood on March 20, 1983. He earned an associate degree from Piedmont Technical College in 2009, and he is a 2015 graduate of the South Carolina Economic Development Institute; and

 

Whereas, Representative Jones married his beloved wife, Kelly Wasson, and together they are rearing two fine children, Lillie and Emma Grace. The founder in 2010 and business owner of Greenwood I.T., LLC, he is busy with the company when away from his duties in the House of Representatives. He has been a certified bitcoin professional (CBP) and has been a writer/contributor to the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE.org) since 2017; and

 

Whereas, an active member of First Baptist Church of Laurens, Representative Jones has served his party as chairman of the Lakelands Republican Liberty Caucus from 2012 to 2014 and as a state board member of the Laurens County Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) from 2013 to 2016; and

 

Whereas, deeply involved in his community, Representative Jones served as a member of the Laurens Farm Bureau and as a Laurens County councilman, both since 2014. He served as the chairman of Laurens County Public Works and as a member of Laurens County Health, Welfare and Public Safety Commission from 2015 to 2017. He was chairman of Laurens County Park and Tourism and of Laurens County Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs from 2017 to 2019; and

 

Whereas, a proud member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and of the Hunley Commission, he has faithfully served the citizens of Laurens County's District 14 in the House of Representatives since 2019, and most recently during that time he served on the Education and Public Works Committee and as the second vice chair of the Interstate Cooperation Committee; and

 

Whereas, his service has been honored with Laurens County Republican Party's 2017 Local Government Official of the Year and the 2020 RLC Liberty Super Hero. In all of his service, he has provided enthusiastic and reasoned advice on matters before the House; and

 

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that     Stewart Jones, their friend and colleague, has given to the House of Representatives and hope that he will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years ahead. Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and commend the Honorable Stewart O. Jones of Laurens County for his dedicated service in the House of Representatives on behalf of his constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and wish him much success and happiness as he leaves this chamber.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Stewart O. Jones.

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