Arthur J. Jones

Arthur Jones
Personal details
Born Arthur Joseph Jones
(1948-01-01) January 1, 1948
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party Republican
Other political
affiliations		 American Nazi
Populist
Education University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Known for Holocaust denial[1]
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1969–1971
Rank Private
Battles/wars Vietnam War

Arthur Joseph Jones (born January 1, 1948) is an American neo-Nazi.[2][3] He is the Republican candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district.

Politics

A perennial candidate, Jones has run for various elected offices since 1976, but has never won an office. In January 2018, he became the only Republican candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district, despite that party's repeated disapproval of him gaining this position, as well as the controversy around him being a candidate.[4][5]

Jones is also a white nationalist and Holocaust denier.[2][3]


Early life and career

Jones was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War.[6][7] He studied at University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 1974 and majored in political science and journalism.[8]

Jones is an independent insurance broker who worked in commission sales for large insurance companies for 25 years.[6]

Political candidacy

Jones is a perennial candidate, and has run for various elected offices since the 1970s.

In 1976, Jones unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[9] In 1987, he unsuccessfully ran for alderman of the 13th Ward of Chicago.[9] Jones has run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican eight times; in 1984, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2012, and 2018.[9]

In 2017, Jones declared his intent to run for the Republican nomination for Congress from Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018; he was the only declared candidate of that party. His candidacy was repudiated by the Illinois Republican Party[3][2] and the Republican National Committee. RNC spokesperson Michael Ahrens stated, "We condemn this candidate and his hateful rhetoric in the strongest possible terms".[10] Jones won the primary unopposed on March 20, 2018, and will face Democratic incumbent Dan Lipinski in the general election. Following his primary victory, Republican party officials encouraged members not to vote for Jones.[11]

Views

Jones was a member of the National Socialist White People's Party for eight years[12] and describes himself as a former leader of the American Nazi Party, the NSWPP's former name.[1] He has also been a member of the Populist Party, a far-right political party active in the 1980s and 1990s.[13]

Jones is a Holocaust denier.[14][9] His 2018 candidate website calls the Holocaust a "racket." He has claimed that the Holocaust was "the biggest, blackest lie in history"[4] and "nothing more than an international extortion racket by the Jews."[15][13] Jones does not support interracial marriage or integration in public schools.[4] In 1993, Jones was filmed in a fight with Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jr. on The Jerry Springer Show.[16]

A neo-Nazi, Jones appears in a photo captioned: "Jones was a guest speaker at the event organized by the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based in North Carolina"; the image is in a slideshow on his own official candidate website.[17] The same slideshow has another image (captioned "Arthur Jones speaking in Harrisoburg Penn., on Nov. 5th, 2016") showing him among black-clothed men who hold a National Socialist Movement banner and carry shields marked with the neo-Nazi circle-cross emblem.[18] The same slideshow has an image showing Jones speaking amid Aryan Nations emblems (caption: "Art Jones speaking at the Aryan Nations 2014 World Congress in Converse, La.")[19]

Jones has attended many rallies commemorating Adolf Hitler or supporting white supremacy.[13][20] Jones considers himself a "white racialist" and has stated "I will work with the [Ku Klux] Klan, with socialists—I exclude communists of course—any patriotic organization that is in general agreement with my beliefs and principles".[12]

In 2016 he was a supporter of Donald Trump for president. Jones said in an interview then, "I agree with a lot of what Mr. Trump has to say [...] He's his own man. I like the fact that doesn't have to go hat in hand to Jewish billionaires to get money".[21] Jones nonetheless has said President Trump "surrounded himself with hordes of Jews", and regrets his 2016 vote.[9] At a neo-Nazi meeting in Kentucky, Jones said that Trump "surrounded himself with hordes of Jews including a Jew in his own family, that punk named Jared Kushner", and moved on to say "I'm sorry I voted for the son of a bitch, pardon my English" and that Trump was "nothing but a puppet … this Jew-loving fool", all of which was also captured on video.[10]

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, it takes thousands more signatures to get ballot-approved as an independent candidate than as a Republican; Jones therefore ran in 2016 as a Republican, but the party disavowed him and found technical reasons for removing him from past ballots.[3] Again according to the Sun-Times, Jones took countermeasures in 2017 and 2018 for which the party was unprepared, and so his name will likely appear on their ballot despite official Republican disapproval.[3]

Electoral history

Milwaukee mayoral primary election, 1976[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Henry W. Maier 54,796 69.5%
Nonpartisan Jan A. Olson 8,706 11.0%
Nonpartisan Roman R. Blenski 4,964 6.3%
Nonpartisan Arthur J. Jones 4,294 5.4%
Nonpartisan Douglas Tebo 3,183 4.0%
Nonpartisan Teana Wright 1,686 2.1%
Nonpartisan Bernard Sentner 1,201 1.5%
Total votes 78,830 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 1984[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard D. Murphy 6,619 48.6%
Republican Casimir G. Oksas 4,695 36.5%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 2,025 14.9%
Total votes 13,339 100.0%
Chicago City Council Ward 13 election, 1987[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John Madrzyk 27,209 82.6%
Nonpartisan James J. O'Connell 4,658 14.2%
Nonpartisan Arthur J. Jones 1,055 3.2%
Total votes 32,922 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 1992[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry C. Lepinske 8,852 29.3%
Republican John O'Connor 8,708 28.9%
Republican Bill O'Connor 7,419 24.6%
Republican Barbara Purdy 4,389 14.6%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 795 2.6%
Total votes 30,163 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 1996[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Nalepa 20,853 74.7%
Republican Edward J. Schumann 4,167 14.9%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 2,884 10.3%
Total votes 27,904 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 1998[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Marshall 9,553 49.3%
Republican Karl A. Groth 7,424 38.3%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 2,401 12.4%
Total votes 19,378 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 2006[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raymond G. Wardingley 12,603 70.6%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 5,242 29.4%
Total votes 17,845 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 2008[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Hawkins 13,722 66.9%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 6,804 33.1%
Total votes 20,526 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 2012[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard L. Grabowski 20,895 59.4%
Republican Jim Falvey 10,449 29.7%
Republican Arthur J. Jones 3,861 11.0%
Total votes 35,205 100.0%
Illinois's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 2018[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur J. Jones 20,339 100.0%
Total votes 20,339 100.0%

References

  1. 1 2 "Holocaust denier, white supremacist likely to be GOP nominee for Congress in Illinois". PBS NewsHour. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Republican Party in Illinois rejects Holocaust denier nominee for Congress". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sweet, Lynn (February 7, 2018). "How Holocaust denier Jones got on ballot: Illinois GOP let guard down". Chicago Sun-Times.
  4. 1 2 3 Briscoe, Tony (February 5, 2018). "Holocaust denier likely to appear on ballot for GOP for Chicago-area congressional seat". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Mazza, Ed (February 5, 2018). "An Actual Nazi Is About To Be The Only GOP Candidate In A Congressional Race". HuffPost. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Wolpoff, Katy (March 6, 2012). "Arthur J. Jones". NBC Chicago. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Holland, Rebecca (February 5, 2018). "Arthur Jones: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Arthur Jones' Biography". Vote Smart.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Sweet, Lynn; Main, Frank (February 6, 2018). "Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Cortellessa, Eric (February 6, 2018). "Republican National Committee condemns Holocaust-denying GOP House candidate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Stack, Liam (March 20, 2018). "Denounced by His Party as a Nazi, Arthur Jones Wins Illinois G.O.P. Congressional Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Godfrey, Elaine (February 8, 2018). "How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "Backgrounder: Arthur Jones". Anti-Defamation League. March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ "GOP candidate: 'Yes, I deny the Holocaust' - CNN Video", CNN, February 8, 2018, retrieved February 9, 2018
  15. ↑ "How our reporter tracked down the Nazi running for Congress". YouTube. Chicago Sun-Times. February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Walker, Don (March 1, 2012). "Arthur Jones, Nazi who challenged Henry Maier, is back in politics". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 22: 017.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.
  18. ↑ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 3: np4.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ Art Jones for Congressman (2016–18). "Art Jones for Congressman (candidate official website) "View More Pictures of Art with Family & Friends" slideshow (img 7: 002.jpg)". Retrieved Feb 8, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Arthur Jones in PIKEVILLE, KY 5-1-17". YouTube. TheEndOfZion02. May 1, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  21. ↑ Swanson, Lorraine (January 26, 2016). "Holocaust Denier Kicked Off Illinois GOP Primary Ballot Likes Trump - Except for One Little Thing". Oak Lawn, IL Patch. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Milwaukee Mayor - Primary 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  23. ↑ The candidates who placed first and second in the primary advanced to the general election.
  24. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Chicago Ward 13 1987". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  26. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  27. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  28. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 1998". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  29. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 2006". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  30. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 2008". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  31. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 2012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  32. ↑ "IL District 3 - R Primary 2018". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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