Delwin Jones

Delwin L. Jones (April 2, 1924 – July 25, 2018)^[2] was an American politician, who, prior to 2011, was the oldest member of the Texas House of Representatives.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Delwin L. Jones
Texas State Representative for Lubbock (assorted districts)
In office November 23, 1964 – January 9, 1973
Preceded by	J. Collier Adams
Succeeded by	Pete Laney
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 83rd district
In office January 10, 1989 – January 11, 2011
Preceded by	Ron Givens
Succeeded by	Charles Lee Perry
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-02)April 2, 1924 Lubbock, Texas[1]
Died	July 25, 2018(2018-07-25) (aged 94)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Reta A. Jones (died 2014)
Alma mater	Texas Tech University
Occupation	Businessman Farmer
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Corps
Battles/wars	World War II

In the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012, Jones, at the age of eighty-eight, failed in a bid to unseat Perry.^[9] Jones survived his illness.

In 2015, Jones received the George Mahon Award, named for former U.S. Representative George Mahon, from the Lubbock Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.^[10]

Death

Jones died at the age of 94. He was interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.^[11] Former state Senator Robert Duncan described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”^[10]