Jon Woods, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jon Woods

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1977

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Profession: politician, banker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jonathan Earl Woods, known as Jon Woods (born August 23, 1977, in Charlotte, North Carolina), is a Republican former member of both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly and is a record producer and musician.
He is now in prison for political corruption. Woods served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and in the Arkansas Senate from 2013 to 2017.
During his legislative career, he sponsored 103 bills that became law, pushed for the establishment of nearly a dozen task forces and commissions, and passed four constitutional amendments. On March 1, 2017, Woods was found guilty of fifteen federal counts for his collusion in a kickback scheme involving Oren Paris, III, the president of Ecclesia College in Springdale, Arkansas, where Woods resides.
Others indicted were Randell Shelton, Jr., of Alma in Crawford County, Arkansas, and Micah Neal, a former state representative who pleaded guilty to one act of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
The trial has been controversial due in part to the actions of the lead FBI agent and is awaiting an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.He is the bass guitarist for the rock band, A Good Fight.