Chris Jones hints at future political runs, but for now he’ll call Wendell Griffen his boss

Chris Jones said we haven’t heard the last of him and his political aspirations, but for the time being, he’s going to work Jan. 1 as Pulaski County Judge-elect Wendell Griffen’s planning and development director. Most recently, Jones, a Democrat, fell just short of beating incumbent Republican French Hill for the 2nd District Congressional seat. Having been given enough time to process the loss, he said Griffen called him last week and said, “OK, let’s get to work.” On paper, it would seem that Jones is remarkably suited to take on the job, which will likely take him into combat with high-end industrial operations, like the AVAIO-Digital data center being built near Wrightsville.

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