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Lawrence Billy Jones III
Born
Lawrence Billy Jones III

(1992-12-10) December 10, 1992 (age 31)
Texas
EducationGarland High School, Garland, Texas
Occupation(s)Radio host, television host, author, public speaker, political analyst
EmployerTheBlaze
Websitehttp://www.lbj3.com/

Lawrence Billy Jones III (born December 10, 1992) is an American conservative talk radio host, contributor to TheBlaze, and author.

Early life

Jones was raised by his mother, Tameria and father, Lawrence Jones II. He says he was a youth mayor of Garland, Texas in 2009.[1] He graduated from Garland High School in Garland, in 2012. He later attended the University of North Texas, where he pursued a double major in political science and criminal justice.[2]

Career

Jones was hired as student advocate in the Garland Independent School District, becoming their youngest employee.[2][3] When he was 19, he ran for a seat on the school board for this district, but lost the election.[1]

In 2013, he was named Activist of the Year by FreedomWorks.[4] That year he was asked by Project Veritas, a conservative non-profit organization founded by James O'Keefe, to work undercover to expose fraud among vendors who enrolled individuals in the healthcare marketplace of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[1]

In April 2015, Jones created a fundraiser for Memories Pizza, a pizza shop in Indiana that closed after receiving backlash when its owners said they would refuse to cater a gay wedding if asked. The fundraiser raised $844,000 for the family, and which was used in part for bills and partly donated to charity and the owner's church.[5][6][7][8]

In November 2015, Jones began a trip across Texas to discuss criminal justice reform as a part of Empower Texans' Restore Justice project.[9]

Jones is the District 2 representative on the Garland Parks and Recreation Board, which provides input to the Garland City Council and writes policies for the parks and recreation systems.[10] Previously, he served for two years as a board member for Dallas County Child Welfare.[4][11]

Jones is a reporter for TheBlaze TV.[12] He is also Host of "The Lawrence Jones Show" on theblaze radio.[13] He was previously a contributor to conservative television show "Dana," hosted by Dana Loesch on TheBlaze TV.[5][8]

Jones interviewed the parents of the shooter involved in the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers.[14]

Jones has also appeared in 2017 on the new Fox News Specialists show and in 2017 and 2018 on the Fox News Outnumbered show.

In February 2018, Jones became editor-in-chief of Campus Reform.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nicholson, Eric (14 November 2013). "Meet Lawrence B. Jones III, the UNT Student Behind the Obamacare-Navigator Sting". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Howard, Greg (20 January 2012). "Just a Year After Graduating From Garland ISD, He Wants to Help Run the School District". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "About". Lawrence B. Jones. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Bodnar, Jackie (29 September 2014). "FreedomWorks Announces 2013 Activist of the Year: Lawrence Jones". FreedomWorks. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Golgowski, Nina (3 April 2015). "Over $750K raised for Memories Pizza after anti-gay backlash". New York Daily News. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ^ Murphy, Doyle (1 April 2015). "Donors raise cash for Indiana pizza shop's gay marriage slap". New York Daily News. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ Tynan, Dan (6 April 2015). "The $800,000 Windfall for Memories Pizza: It Started as a Joke". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b Moyer, Justin Wm. (6 April 2016). "Conservative commentator Lawrence B. Jones behind crowdfunding for Ind. pizza shop that won't cater gay wedding". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Announcing the Launch of Restore Justice". Empower Texans. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  10. ^ Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board (Report). Recreation Board of the City of Garland, Texas. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  11. ^ Commissioner's Court Agenda - Tuesday, January 29, 2013 (pdf) (Report). The County of Dallas. 29 January 2013.
  12. ^ http://www.theblaze.com/lawrence-jones/
  13. ^ http://www.theblaze.com/radio/
  14. ^ EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Break Silence; TheBlaze; July 11, 2016
  15. ^ "Lawrence Jones". Campus Reform. Retrieved 2018-02-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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