THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, June 12, 1995 TAG: 9506100012
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A8 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 42 lines
I have been a resident in the 89th House District in Norfolk for 11 years. During the past eight years, Jerrauld Jones has served as my delegate. He has taken a leadership role and has gone unchallenged until this year. That challenge comes from his own party.
I find it hard to believe that Jerrauld Jones would be challenged at all, much less from within his own party. He has been a clear voice for the issues that are important to his constituents as well as the majority of Virginians: crime and education in Virginia.
Jerrauld Jones is chairman for the General Assembly's Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform. He was the major sponsor of the Crime Victims Bill of Rights and received an award for legislative excellence from the Virginia Crime Victims Network. He fought to preserve funding for both Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University when Governor Allen was trying to slash funds for higher education.
Jerrauld Jones works hard. He also works effectively with his fellow legislators. He is an eloquent speaker and faithful public servant.
During the 1995 session of the General Assembly, when the gun lobby organized a well-planned effort to ease the requirements for carrying concealed weapons, Jerrauld Jones spoke convincingly of the potential havoc that this could unleash on unsuspecting patrons of baseball games, bars and restaurants where booze and bullets could lead to more senseless tragedies. Jones also convinced his fellow legislators that those who are convicted of violent misdemeanors have no business carrying secret weapons.
I would be proud to say that Jerrauld Jones represents us in Norfolk. My fellow voters in the 89th District would do Norfolk, Virginia and themselves a service by turning out to vote for Jerrauld Jones on Tuesday.
WILLIAM CALLIOTT
Norfolk, June 8, 1995 by CNB