Jon Woods
Encyclopedia
Jon Woods is an Arkansas
legislator
and musician. He is currently the bassist in Fayetteville
rock band, A Good Fight
.
, with a degree in marketing. He took up the bass guitar because of the song "Longview
" by Green Day
.
with Sean Merriott and Eddie Love in 2006. A Good Fight has had success with getting their music on several reality shows on MTV. They are currently touring.
member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from Springdale
, Arkansas. He was the youngest legislator of Arkansas's 86th General Assembly in 2007.
He is known for being progressive with legislation such as adult stem cell research, the Arkansas Cord Blood Bank, and the Cyber Infrastructure Task Force. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Arkansas World Trade Center. In 2006, Woods was named in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list, which recognizes 40 intriguing business and political leaders under the age of 40. In 2009, he became the chair of the Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
legislator
Legislator
A legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people...
and musician. He is currently the bassist in Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
rock band, A Good Fight
A Good Fight
A Good Fight is an American rock band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current members are Eddie Love, Rizz, Jon Woods, Robert Lee, and Eddie "Dump Truck" Mekelburg. The band's first album, "The City Could Be Ours By Morning", was released in February 2008. Their second album, "A Good Fight",...
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Biography
Woods came to Northwest Arkansas early in life. He graduated from Siloam Springs High School and is a graduate of the Walton College of Business at the University of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, with a degree in marketing. He took up the bass guitar because of the song "Longview
Longview (song)
"Longview" is a song and the first major-label single by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track on the band's third album, Dookie . The song was the band's first single to top the Modern Rock chart in the U.S...
" by Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
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Music career
Woods and his brother Rizz founded A Good FightA Good Fight
A Good Fight is an American rock band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current members are Eddie Love, Rizz, Jon Woods, Robert Lee, and Eddie "Dump Truck" Mekelburg. The band's first album, "The City Could Be Ours By Morning", was released in February 2008. Their second album, "A Good Fight",...
with Sean Merriott and Eddie Love in 2006. A Good Fight has had success with getting their music on several reality shows on MTV. They are currently touring.
Political career
Woods is the RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Arkansas House of Representatives
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 26,734...
from Springdale
Springdale, Arkansas
As of the census of 2010, there were 69,797 people, 22,805 households, and 16,640 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 64.7% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 5.7% Pacific Islander, 22% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more...
, Arkansas. He was the youngest legislator of Arkansas's 86th General Assembly in 2007.
He is known for being progressive with legislation such as adult stem cell research, the Arkansas Cord Blood Bank, and the Cyber Infrastructure Task Force. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Arkansas World Trade Center. In 2006, Woods was named in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list, which recognizes 40 intriguing business and political leaders under the age of 40. In 2009, he became the chair of the Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee.