Walter Jones Coverage

DRAUGHON DRAWS: North Carolina's 2019 twist on 'bracketology'

Monday, March 18, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.

Dozens vie to fill 3rd Congressional District seat

Twenty-six candidates are competing to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat left vacant when longtime Republican Congressman Walter Jones died last month.

Matthew Burns,WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Congressman Jones remembered as man of integrity

Congressman Walter Jones was eulogized Thursday as a man who fought for the people of eastern North Carolina and wasn't afraid to buck authority.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Man of integrity, man of faith: Final respects paid to Congressman Jones

Congressman Walter Jones was eulogized Thursday as a man who fought for the people of eastern North Carolina and wasn't afraid to buck authority.

Congressman Walter Jones remembered at funeral

A funeral is held for longtime 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones in Greenville.

RABBI ERIC SOLOMON: Walter Jones and the pursuit of peace

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 -- Walter Jones was never officially my congressman, but on some spiritual level, he absolutely was. Rest in Peace, Congressman Jones. May your legacy of independence and your pursuit of peace be an inspiration for us all.

Editorial: Walter Jones Jr. legacy -- An unpredictable independent

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 -- Walter Jones Jr., who died this week, led a political life that reflected the political evolution of the area and state he represented. He started as a Democrat and then transformed into a stalwart of the state's Republican Party establishment. Through it all, he did cling to a streak of unpredictable independence.

Remembering Walter Jones: Longtime congressman dead at 76

Longtime Republican 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones died Sunday afternoon in Greenville. He was 76.

Longtime Congressman Walter Jones dead at 76

Longtime Republican 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones died Sunday afternoon in Greenville. He was 76.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL digital journalist

Congressman Walter Jones enters hospice

Republican 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones has entered hospice, the North Carolina Republican Party said Saturday.

Deborah Strange, WRAL digital journalist

Now two NC congressmen have backed away from anti-gerrymandering brief

Just what happened is unclear, but on Thursday U.S. Rep. Walter Jones joined U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows in saying his name was added to the brief by mistake.

Travis Fain

NC congressman: Partisan gerrymanders undemocratic, un-American

The brief argues that drawing election maps largely to benefit one party over the other is anathema to American democracy.

Travis Fain

Jones calls for hearings on canceled insurance policies

Republican 3rd District Congressman Walter Jones on Monday called for congressional hearings on the cancellation of health insurance plans and premium increases under the Affordable Care Act.

Matthew Burns

NC congressmen on front lines of impasse fight

As the U.S. House's Republican caucus clashes over the vote to raise the debt ceiling, North Carolina's delegation is in the national spotlight. Will it help or hurt their chances in 2014?

Laura Leslie

Jones votes against Boehner for Speaker

Rep. Walter Jones, R-NC, did not back Rep. John Boehner's re-election as Speaker of the U.S. House.

Mark Binker

New legislation?

We asked each lawmaker who will represent North Carolina in Congress next year what the legislative response to last week's school shooting in Connecticut should be.

Mark Binker