Jeff Stone (American politician, born 1956)

Jeffrey Earle Stone (born January 30, 1956) is an American politician and pharmacist, currently serving as a member of the Nevada State Senate since 2022.^[3] A member of the Republican Party, Stone represented California's 28th State Senatorial district in the California State Senate, which encompassed parts of Riverside County at the time. Prior to his 2014 election to the California State Senate, he was a Riverside County Supervisor. Stone stepped down from the California State Senate in 2019 after being nominated Western Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor by President Donald Trump.^[4] After his federal position ended in 2021, he became a full-time resident of Nevada and now represents the Nevada's 20th Senate district.

Jeff Stone
Official portrait, 2015
Member of the Nevada Senate from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 9, 2022
Preceded by	Joe Hardy (Redistricting)
Western Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor
In office November 1, 2019 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Secretary	Eugene Scalia
Member of the California State Senate from the 28th district
In office December 1, 2014 – November 1, 2019
Preceded by	Ted Lieu
Succeeded by	Melissa Melendez
Member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd District[1]
In office 2004–2014
Succeeded by	Chuck Washington
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Earle Stone[2] (1956-01-30) January 30, 1956 (age 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Pharmacist

Early life and education

Stone was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the USC School of Pharmacy.^[5]

Career

After earning his pharmacy degree, Stone relocated to Temecula, California and opened a small business. He served as a member of the Temecula City Council before being elected to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

In the 2014 general election, he defeated former Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, another Republican. Stone is Jewish.^[6] He was the only Republican member of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus until he resigned from the caucus, saying it was preoccupied with criticizing President Donald Trump. He resigned the same day the Jewish Caucus released a statement condemning President Trump's response to the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.^[7]

In 2016, Stone was the Republican nominee for California's 36th congressional district, but he lost the general election to Raul Ruiz by a wide margin. He was narrowly re-elected to the Senate in 2018. He resigned on November 1, 2019, after accepting an appointment with the U.S. Department of Labor to become its Western Regional Director.^[8][9][10] After a special election held on May 13, 2020, Stone was succeeded in the State Senate by Republican Assemblywoman, Melissa Melendez.^[11] Stone's time at the Department of Labor ended on January 20, 2021.^[12]

Stone had previously purchased a home in Henderson, Nevada. In 2022, he announced his candidacy for Nevada's 20th state Senate district.^[13] Following his successful election, Stone became a Nevada senator in November 2022 encompassing the southeastern corner of the state.^[14]