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Entry: Keeping Up With Walter Jones Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/keeping_up_with_walter_jones#26067 Post contents: Mr. Antle: You are quite right about Walter Jones Sr. The old First Congressional District included much of eastern North Carolina. Walter Jr. was elected from the (new) Third District, but that district is a majority white district and includes a large percentage of former First District voters. Walter Jr. had been a state senator from Greenville (as a conservative Democrat), so he did have name recognition previously. But I do think his father's legacy helped him tremendously, certainly at first. I don't wish to take anything away from him, as he has been a superb congressman, someone we Tar Heels can really be proud of, but his last name certainly did assist him....and I am grateful for that. Sent at: 2008 12 02