Brent A. Jones

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Brent A. Jones
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Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 35th district
In office
November 5, 2014 – November 9, 2016
Preceded byJames Healey
Succeeded byJustin Watkins
Personal details
Born
Brent Allan Jones[1]

(1963-07-14) July 14, 1963 (age 58)[2]
Ojai, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Aimee Jones
Children3
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Riverside (did not graduate)
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (did not graduate)
California State University, Northridge
Pepperdine University School of Law
OccupationLawyer, businessman, politician

Brent Allan Jones (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.

Early life[]

Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in Ojai, California.[3] He played Little League Baseball as a child and Varsity Football in high school.[4]

Jones attended the University of California, Riverside, and he transferred to Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, where he was accepted into the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[4] He dropped out after he contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease.[4] Eventually, he graduated from California State University, Northridge, where he received a Bachelor of Science in business administration.[3] He received a juris doctor from the Pepperdine University School of Law.[3] He passed the California Bar exam.[4]

Career[]

Jones started his career as a lawyer.[4] According to his campaign website, he "did the preliminary legal work and assisted in raising start-up capital for Light Point Systems," a private company which "provides solar technology for hand held electronics" out of Ventura, California.[4]

Jones serves as the chief executive officer of Affinity Lifestyles, a private company which makes Real Water, a brand of bottled water in Nevada.[5][6] The water comes from the Las Vegas Valley Water District; it is reverse osmosis water plus an alkalizing agent in a bottle.[5] The company has 40-60 employees.[5] The company's Real Water product, which advertises an alkaline pH, became central to lawsuits and an FDA probe related to several cases of hepatitis and liver failure.[7][8] In response Jones posted a video on the company's website expressing his "deepest sympathy and concern", and the company recalled all products.[7][8]

Jones served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2014 until 2016, where he represented District 35, including Enterprise, Nevada.[3][6] He is opposed to raising taxes.[9]

Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat Justin Watkins.[10]

Personal life[]

With his wife Aimee, they have three children.[3] They reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Jones is a Scientologist.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brent Allan Jones # 156137 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  2. ^ California Birth Index
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Assemblyman Brent A. Jones". Nevada Legislature. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "About Brent". Vote Brent Jones. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Christiansen, Rachel (May 25, 2015). "Las Vegas Water Tapped For NV Assemblyman's Bottling Business". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Kyser, Heidi (May 1, 2015). "Business: Real thirst". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Associated Press. "Lawsuits mount for Nevada-based Real Water, amid FDA probe". NBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b Ruiz, Michael. "Real Water founder apologizes after drink linked to liver failure, hepatitis". Fox Business. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Brent A. Jones". Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 28, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Rindels, Michelle (January 26, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblyman Justin Watkins". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ^ Ortega, Tony (November 7, 2014). "Scientologist (and Tea Partier) Brent Jones is elected to Nevada's legislature". The Underground Bunker. Retrieved December 29, 2017.


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