LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.

Who is LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.?

LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician, who served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 27th Legislative District

Jones received his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University, with a major in accounting. He was employed as City Administrator of East Orange, New Jersey. He served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1988 to 1993.

Jones served in the General Assembly from 1994 to 2000. He served in the Assembly on the Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee and was Deputy Minority Leader from 1996 to 1998. He was first elected in 1993 along with Nia Gill, and the pair won re-election in 1995, 1997 and 1999.

Saying that box cutters had become "the weapon of choice" for gang members, Jones proposed legislation in the Assembly in 1995 that would ban the sale of box cutters to those under 18 years old, with a fine of up to $7,000 and 18 months in jail imposed on those violating the ban. In 1998, Jones proposed legislation that would require children up to the age of 14 to wear ski helmets and would require ski areas to make them available for use by all underage skiers.