Rick Jones (politician)

Rick Jones
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Preceded by Patricia L. Birkholz
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by Susan Tabor
Succeeded by Deb Shaughnessy
Personal details
Born (1952-11-17) November 17, 1952
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
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.[3][4] While most U.S. states removed anti-sodomy laws, Michigan is one of 12 that kept the laws 13 years after the decision.[3][4][6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011-2012 Michigan Manual: State Senator Rick Jones" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Senator Rick Jones - Untitled". Senator Rick Jones.
  3. 1 2 3 Wong, Curtis M. (8 February 2016). "Michigan Senate Passes Animal Cruelty Bill Which Includes Sodomy Ban (UPDATE)" – via Huff Post.
  4. 1 2 3 Moss, Candida (30 January 2017). "Inside Our Never-Ending, Ancient Obsession with Banning Sodomy". The Daily Beast.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Senate passes bill making anal sex punishable by up to 15 years prison". 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michigan legislators ban bestiality".


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