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| name = Brent A. Jones
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| state_assembly = Nevada
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| birth_date = 1963
| district = 35th
| term_start = November 5, 2014
| term_end = November 9, 2016
| predecessor = [[James Healey (Nevada politician)|James Healey]]
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| successor = [[Justin Watkins]]
| birth_name = Brent Allan Jones<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/156137|title = Brent Allan Jones # 156137 - Attorney Licensee Search}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|07|14}}<ref>[https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/brent_a_jones_born_1963_8447603 California Birth Index]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
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| residence = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| residence = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
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| alma_mater = [[University of California, Riverside]] (did not graduate)<br/>[[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University]] (did not graduate)<br/>[[California State University, Northridge]]<br/>[[Pepperdine University School of Law]]
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| alma mater = [[University of California, Riverside]] <small>(did not graduate)</small><br/>[[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University]] <small>(did not graduate)</small><br/>[[California State University, Northridge]]<br/>[[Pepperdine University School of Law]]
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| occupation = Lawyer, businessman, politician
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'''Brent A. Jones''' (born 1963) is an American lawyer, small business owner and politician. He serves as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Nevada Assembly]].
'''Brent Allan Jones''' (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Nevada Assembly]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in [[Ojai, California]].<ref name="legisbrentajones">{{cite web|title=Assemblyman Brent A. Jones|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/35|website=Nevada Legislature|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref> He played [[Little League Baseball]] as a child and [[Varsity Football]] in high school]].<ref name="aboutbrent">{{cite web|title=About Brent|url=http://www.votebrentjones.com/#!about-brent/cja9|website=Vote Brent Jones|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>
Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in [[Ojai, California]].<ref name="legisbrentajones">{{cite web|title=Assemblyman Brent A. Jones|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/35|website=Nevada Legislature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721083312/https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/35|accessdate=February 6, 2016|archive-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> He played [[Little League Baseball]] as a child and [[Varsity Football]] in high school.<ref name="aboutbrent">{{cite web|title=About Brent|url=http://www.votebrentjones.com/#!about-brent/cja9|website=Vote Brent Jones|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>


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]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/> He dropped out after he contracted [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]], an autoimmune disease.<ref name="aboutbrent"/> Eventually, he graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]], where he received a bachelor of science in business administration.<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> He received a juris doctor from the [[Pepperdine University School of Law]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> He passed the [[State Bar of California|California Bar exam]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/>
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]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/> He dropped out after he contracted [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]], an autoimmune disease.<ref name="aboutbrent"/> Eventually, he graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]], where he received a Bachelor of Science in business administration.<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> He received a juris doctor from the [[Pepperdine University School of Law]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> He passed the [[State Bar of California|California Bar exam]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Jones started his career as a lawyer.<ref name="aboutbrent"/> 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]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/>
Jones started his career as a lawyer.<ref name="aboutbrent"/> 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]].<ref name="aboutbrent"/>


Jones serves as the chief executive officer of Affinity Lifestyles, a private company which makes Real Water, a brand of bottled water in Nevada.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater">{{cite news|last1=Christiansen|first1=Rachel|title=Las Vegas Water Tapped For NV Assemblyman's Bottling Business|url=http://knpr.org/knpr/2015-03/las-vegas-water-tapped-nv-assemblymans-bottling-business|accessdate=February 6, 2016|work=Nevada Public Radio|date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nprbusinessrealthirst">{{cite news|last1=Kyser|first1=Heidi|title=Business: Real thirst|url=http://knpr.org/desert-companion/2015-03/business-real-thirst|accessdate=February 6, 2016|work=Nevada Public Radio|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> The water comes from the [[Las Vegas Valley Water District]]; it is [[tap water]] in a bottle.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater"/> The company has 40-60 employees.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater"/>
Jones serves as the chief executive officer of Affinity Lifestyles, a private company which makes Real Water, a brand of bottled water in Nevada.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater">{{cite news|last1=Christiansen|first1=Rachel|title=Las Vegas Water Tapped For NV Assemblyman's Bottling Business|url=http://knpr.org/knpr/2015-03/las-vegas-water-tapped-nv-assemblymans-bottling-business|accessdate=February 6, 2016|work=Nevada Public Radio|date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nprbusinessrealthirst">{{cite news|last1=Kyser|first1=Heidi|title=Business: Real thirst|url=http://knpr.org/desert-companion/2015-03/business-real-thirst|accessdate=February 6, 2016|work=Nevada Public Radio|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> The water comes from the [[Las Vegas Valley Water District]]; it is reverse osmosis water plus an alkalizing agent in a bottle.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater"/> The company has 40-60 employees.<ref name="nprchristiansenwater"/> The company's Real Water product, which advertises an alkaline pH, became central to lawsuits and an [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] probe related to several cases of [[hepatitis]] and [[liver failure]].<ref name="water_recall">{{cite news |last1=Associated Press |title=Lawsuits mount for Nevada-based Real Water, amid FDA probe |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lawsuits-mount-nevada-based-real-water-amid-fda-probe-n1262078 |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=NBC News}}</ref><ref name="water_recall2">{{cite news |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michael |title=Real Water founder apologizes after drink linked to liver failure, hepatitis |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/real-water-founder-apologizes-liver-failure-hepatitis |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=Fox Business}}</ref> In response Jones posted a video on the company's website expressing his "deepest sympathy and concern", and the company recalled all products.<ref name="water_recall"/><ref name="water_recall2"/>


Jones serves as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Nevada Assembly]], where he represents District 35, including [[Enterprise, Nevada]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/><ref name="nprbusinessrealthirst"/>
Jones served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Nevada Assembly]] from 2014 until 2016, where he represented District 35, including [[Enterprise, Nevada]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/><ref name="nprbusinessrealthirst"/> He is opposed to raising taxes.<ref name="reviewjournaljones">{{cite news|title=Brent A. Jones|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/voter-guide/candidates/brent-jones|accessdate=February 6, 2016|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=April 28, 2014}}</ref>

Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat [[Justin Watkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-democratic-assemblyman-justin-watkins|title=Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblyman Justin Watkins|author=Rindels, Michelle|newspaper=[[The Nevada Independent]]|date=January 26, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
With his wife Aimee, they have three children.<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> They reside in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/>
With his wife Aimee, they have three children.<ref name="legisbrentajones"/> They reside in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].<ref name="legisbrentajones"/>

Jones is a [[Scientology|Scientologist]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weill |first=Kelly |date=2016-05-04 |title=Lawsuit: I Was Fired for Not Watching Scientology Videos |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/04/lawsuit-i-was-fired-for-not-watching-scientology-videos |access-date=2023-04-14}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In June 2024, jurors ordered Jones' water brand, [[Real Water]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Focht |first=Maiya |date=2024-06-19 |title=Parents whose baby got liver damage from bottled water given $3billion |language=en |work=Daily Mail |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/parents-whose-baby-got-liver-damage-from-bottled-water-given-3billion/ar-BB1owWiQ?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a9238ff24a142cbcc71d44fcafb98f6&ei=21&sc=shoreline |access-date=2024-06-19}}</ref> to pay Las Vegas residents more than $3billion (USD) after lawsuits in October 2023 and February 2024 found Real Water liable for liver failure and other long-term liver damage to 5 children and 3 adults, due to hydrazine being found in the bottled water. Complaints with the FDA date back as far as 2021, after the company was linked to non-viral hepatitis infections. It wasn't until 2021 that Jones requested the bottled water be pulled from the shelves. Two months after recalling the water, and only after the company had entered bankruptcy proceedings, did Jones issue an apology. At this point, Jones was still the President of Real Water, and there is no indication on whether he will be facing criminal charges, as of this publishing.


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Brent A. Jones
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 35th district
In office
November 5, 2014 – November 9, 2016
Preceded byJames Healey
Succeeded byJustin Watkins
Personal details
Born
Brent Allan Jones[1]

(1963-07-14) July 14, 1963 (age 61)[2]
Ojai, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAimee Jones
Children3
Residence(s)Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Riverside (did not graduate)
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (did not graduate)
California State University, Northridge
Pepperdine University School of Law
OccupationLawyer, businessman, politician

Brent Allan Jones (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.

Early life

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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]

Career

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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 reverse osmosis water plus an alkalizing agent in a bottle.[5] The company has 40-60 employees.[5] The company's Real Water product, which advertises an alkaline pH, became central to lawsuits and an FDA probe related to several cases of hepatitis and liver failure.[7][8] In response Jones posted a video on the company's website expressing his "deepest sympathy and concern", and the company recalled all products.[7][8]

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.[9]

Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat Justin Watkins.[10]

Personal life

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

Jones is a Scientologist.[11]

Controversy

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In June 2024, jurors ordered Jones' water brand, Real Water,[12] to pay Las Vegas residents more than $3billion (USD) after lawsuits in October 2023 and February 2024 found Real Water liable for liver failure and other long-term liver damage to 5 children and 3 adults, due to hydrazine being found in the bottled water. Complaints with the FDA date back as far as 2021, after the company was linked to non-viral hepatitis infections. It wasn't until 2021 that Jones requested the bottled water be pulled from the shelves. Two months after recalling the water, and only after the company had entered bankruptcy proceedings, did Jones issue an apology. At this point, Jones was still the President of Real Water, and there is no indication on whether he will be facing criminal charges, as of this publishing.

References

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  1. ^ "Brent Allan Jones # 156137 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  2. ^ California Birth Index
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Assemblyman Brent A. Jones". Nevada Legislature. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "About Brent". Vote Brent Jones. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Christiansen, Rachel (May 25, 2015). "Las Vegas Water Tapped For NV Assemblyman's Bottling Business". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Kyser, Heidi (May 1, 2015). "Business: Real thirst". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Associated Press. "Lawsuits mount for Nevada-based Real Water, amid FDA probe". NBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b Ruiz, Michael. "Real Water founder apologizes after drink linked to liver failure, hepatitis". Fox Business. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Brent A. Jones". Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 28, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Rindels, Michelle (January 26, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblyman Justin Watkins". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ^ Weill, Kelly (2016-05-04). "Lawsuit: I Was Fired for Not Watching Scientology Videos". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  12. ^ Focht, Maiya (2024-06-19). "Parents whose baby got liver damage from bottled water given $3billion". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2024-06-19.


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