{"biography":"Abraham Penn \"Abe\" Jones is the incumbent Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 38, a seat he has held since the start of the 2021 legislative term and for which he is seeking re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election [3][13]. The North Carolina House is the lower chamber of the state General Assembly, with members serving two\u2011year terms and representing roughly equal geographic districts.\n\nJones was born on March\u202f7,\u202f1952, in Wilson, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Harvard University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1977, credentials that have underpinned his long career in law and public service [3][13].\n\nAfter law school, Jones clerked for the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, then served as an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He later worked as an attorney in private practice, an assistant attorney general with the North Carolina Department of Justice, and an administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings. He also owned a law firm before entering elected office [3][13].\n\nIn August\u202f1995, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Jones to the North Carolina Superior Court, District\u202f10, where he served as a judge for the 10th Judicial District of the Third Division, covering Wake County. He won election to a full term in 1996, was re\u2011elected in 2004, and served until his defeat in the 2012 judicial election, stepping down at the end of that year [3][13].\n\nJones returned to elected politics in 2020, winning a seat in the state House representing parts of Wake County. During the 2021\u20112022 and 2023\u20112024 sessions he served on several key committees, including Appropriations, Appropriations \u2013 Justice and Public Safety, Judiciary I, Regulatory Reform, UNC Board of Governors Nominations, Wildlife Resources, and the House Redistricting Committee. He has sponsored legislation on a range of issues, though specific bills are listed on legislative tracking sites rather than in the provided sources [3][13].\n\nIn the 2026 Democratic primary for District\u202f38, Jones defeated challenger Collin Fearns, receiving 7,391 votes (69.7\u202f%) to Fearns\u2019 3,220 (30.3\u202f%) [3]. He is listed on the ballot for the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election as the Democratic incumbent, with the outcome pending [3][13].\n\nJones is active in his community as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Martin Street Baptist Church. He has also taught courses at the University of North Carolina School of Law, reflecting his ongoing engagement with legal education [3][13].\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Abraham P. Jones (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Abraham_P._Jones_(North_Carolina))\n- [7] [Representative Abe Jones - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/780)\n- [12] [Abraham Jones (North Carolina politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Jones_(North_Carolina_politician))\n- [13] [Abe Jones (politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Jones_(politician))\n- [17] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_038","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038"},{"contest":"state_house_038","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Abraham","fullname":"Abraham Penn Jones","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Penn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_038","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"state_house_038","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_038","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 038","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Abe Jones is the Democratic incumbent for North Carolina House District\u202f38, seeking re\u2011election in 2026 after a career as a lawyer, judge, and legislator.","terms":[],"token":"c9ee56f9d7c769d2"}