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American politician
D. Billy Jones is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Jones represented the 115th District in the New York State Assembly from 2016 to 2025. The district is located in the North Country; it includes Clinton County, Franklin County, and a portion of Essex County. Jones has also served as Mayor of Chateaugay, New York and as a member of the Franklin County Legislature.
Early life and family
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Jones is a lifelong resident of the North Country. He grew up on a dairy farm.[1] Following high school, Jones began work as a corrections officer with the New York Department of Corrections, where he worked for nearly twenty years.[2] Jones has one daughter.[3]
First elected to public office in 2009, Jones served as Mayor of Chateaugay, New York for four years and was elected to the Franklin County Legislature in 2010.[4] He served as chairman of the legislature.[5]
New York State Assembly
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In 2016, Republican Assemblymember Janet Duprey announced that she would not seek re-election, opening up a possibly competitive seat.[6] Jones opted to run for the open Assembly seat. Facing Republican Kevin Mulverhill in the general election, Jones won by 2,179 votes. The 115th Assembly district had not been represented by a Democrat in more than 30 years.[7] Jones was sworn in for his first term on January 1, 2017.[8] In 2018 and 2020, Jones ran unopposed. Republican Stephen Chilton III challenged Jones in 2022, but Jones won the election handily.[9] Jones ran for his fifth term unopposed in 2024.[10]
As a member of the Assembly, Jones chaired the Committee on Local Governments as well as the Task Force on New York Canada Relations.[11] In the fall of 2024, he was listed as number 56 on City & State’s Upstate Power 100 List, which referred to him as the “Assembly’s Ambassador to Canada”.[12]
In August 2025, Jones announced that he would resign from the Assembly at the end of the month.[13] It was later announced that he would become a vice president of Clinton Community College.[14]
- ^ Raymo, Denise (October 16, 2025). “Assemblyman Billy Jones takes oath in Malone”. Press-Republican.
- ^ Clermont, Lois (October 16, 2025). “Jones to take oath of office for Assembly”. Press-Republican.
- ^ “Jones heads to Albany”. Sun Community News & Printing. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Strzepa, Liz (January 3, 2017). “Dozen new politicians take oath of office in Franklin County”. WPTZ.
- ^ Chapman, Cara (September 11, 2025). “Former Assemblyman reflects on time serving the North Country”. NCPR.
- ^ “Meet the Candidate: Billy Jones for 115th Assembly District”. www.mychamplainvalley.com. October 4, 2016.
- ^ Bradley, Pat (November 10, 2016). “Democrat Jones Wins 115th Assembly Race To Replace Retiring Republican Duprey”. WAMC.
- ^ Hirsch, Zach (July 29, 2016). “Billy Jones rallies supporters in Plattsburgh”. www.northcountrypublicradio.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Lotemplio, Joe (November 9, 2022). “Jones wins Assembly race over Chilton”. www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com.
- ^ Nezaj, Benny (November 5, 2024). “Three northern New York state lawmakers run unopposed in the 2024 election”. WPTZ.
- ^ Jefferson, Austin (August 6, 2025). “Exit interview: Billy Jones reflects on political polarization”. City & State NY.
- ^ “The 2024 Upstate Power 100”. City & State NY. October 28, 2024.
- ^ Turco, Yamuna (2025-07-29). “New York Assemblyman Billy Jones announces he is stepping down”. NBC 5. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ Bradley, Pat (2025-08-13). “D. Billy Jones reflects on his decision to quit his Assembly position and take a job leading the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing”. WAMC. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
