Bill Jones (California politician)

Bill Jones
Jones in 1995
25th Secretary of State of California
In office January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003
Governor	Pete Wilson Gray Davis
Preceded by	Tony Miller
Succeeded by	Kevin Shelley
Minority Leader of the California Assembly
In office July 17, 1991 – November 4, 1992
Preceded by	Ross Johnson
Succeeded by	Jim Brulte
Member of the California State Assembly
In office December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994
Preceded by	Gordon W. Duffy
Succeeded by	Chuck Poochigian
Constituency	32nd district (1982–1992) 29th district (1992–1994)
Personal details
Born	William Leon Jones (1949-12-20) December 20, 1949 (age 74) Coalinga, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maurine (m. 1971)
Children	2
Education	California State University, Fresno (BS)

William Leon Jones (born December 20, 1949) is an American politician from California who served in the California State Assembly and later served as California's 25th Secretary of State for two terms from 1995 to 2003 under Governors Pete Wilson and later Gray Davis. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of California in 2002 as well as an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from California in 2004 against incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer. As of 2024, Jones is the last Republican to be elected to California Secretary of State to date.