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Anthony Lee Jones

RepublicanChallengerState Senate District 27· Richmond, IN
Sparse public record. Few sources document this candidate’s positions; most scores below are likely “No public position found.”
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Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentMixed
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesNo public position found

Background

Anthony Lee Jones is a retail worker from Richmond, Indiana, who graduated from Richmond High School in 2014 with a diploma and a one-year Information Technology certificate (Source 1). He describes himself as representing a non-traditional, working-class background — noting that fewer than 2% of legislators come from such backgrounds — and has also co-owned partnerships that acquired rights to run cellular networks in rural Texas and Gulf of Mexico areas (Source 1). He states he will not engage with "culture war" policy and frames his candidacy around economic representation for all Hoosiers (Source 1).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Jones stated in a Q&A that he values "the Republican Party's good stewardship of taxpayer money" and would "responsibly manage taxpayer money" as a top priority (Source 1). This is a direct statement of support for fiscal responsibility.

Limited government

Mixed

Jones stated he will "support economic policy that benefits ALL Hoosiers" and will not engage with culture-war policy, suggesting a narrower government focus; however, he also supports marijuana legalization as a revenue stream, indicating a mixed position on limiting government economic intervention (Source 1).

Second Amendment

No public position found

No direct statement on Second Amendment found in available sources.

Pro-life issues

No public position found

Jones explicitly stated he "will not engage with any 'culture war' related policy," which encompasses abortion policy. He has not made a direct statement for or against pro-life legislation (Source 1).

Family values

No public position found

Same as above — Jones's explicit culture-war non-engagement statement means no direct position on family-values legislation was stated (Source 1).

Endorsements

  • None confirmed in available sources.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Western Wayne News — "Candidate Q&A: Anthony Jones" (2026-03-30)
    https://westernwaynenews.com/election-2026-primary-anthony-jones/
  2. 2.
    Ballotpedia — Indiana State Senate elections, 2026
    https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_elections,_2026
Last researched: 2026-04-15