Two GOP challengers attempt to unseat incumbent Jones
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of Farmville will face two challengers in Tuesday's Republican primary: Taylor Griffin of Trent Woods and Phil Law of Jacksonville.
By Eddie Fitzgerald
Jun. 5, 2016
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of Farmville will face two challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary: Taylor Griffin of Trent Woods and Phil Law of Jacksonville.
Jones has served 32 years in political office, 10 years in the N.C. House of Representatives and 22 years in the U.S. House.
With the primary looming, Jones said Friday he never takes anything for granted and always campaigns as hard as he can until the election is over.
“I trust that the people of the 3rd District will look at my record and see that I have consistently represented their views and the values of Eastern North Carolina in Washington,” Jones said in an email interview. “I have the best staff in the country who provide excellent constituent services, and I have faith people will remember that.”
Jones said he was very fortunate to have such a strong, well-organized campaign in this election.
“We are blessed to have three times the number of volunteers as we’ve had in the past, which is definitely helpful in getting the word out,” he said. “We are running phone banks, walking precincts and knocking on doors, reaching out to voters through social media, sending out mail pieces. We have county coordinators in every county of the district who are taking every opportunity to speak to the voters and make sure they are informed.”
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