Brent A. Jones

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]

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 tap water in a bottle.[5] The company has 40-60 employees.[5]

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.[7]

Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat Justin Watkins.[8]

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

Jones is a Scientologist.[9]