Llewelyn E. Jones (born December 2, 1962) is a Republican member of the

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. He has served four terms in the Montana Senate and seven in the Montana House of Representatives. Jones was first elected in

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to House District 27 which covers Pondera County and surrounding area. He narrowly defeated Democrat Norman Ballantyne with 52% of the vote. In

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

he ran unopposed. In

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

he was elected to Senate District 14, which included five counties:

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, Pondera, and Toole. Redistricting caused roughly the same area to be represented by Senate District 9 in the 2014 election. Jones contested the seat against David Brownell winning with 5,647 votes to 1,801 votes. Due to term limits in Montana, Jones was unable to seek Senate re-election in 2018. However he was eligible to run for the Montana House of Representatives. Redistricting caused him to seek the position in House District 18. He ran unopposed in

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and

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

. In

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

he was challenged by David Arends. Jones won 73% of the vote. Jones was appointed Chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 2025. Due to term limits, Jones will not be able to seek re-election to the House in the 2026 elections. Jones holds an MS in Economics from

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Jones on Ballotpedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Llew Living people 1962 births Republican Party Montana state senators Politicians from Helena, Montana Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Montana State University alumni People from Conrad, Montana 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature