John Jacob Rhodes III, American politician, U.S. Representative from Arizona (1987–1993) died he was , 67.

John Jacob "Jay" Rhodes III  was a Republican Representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district. He was born in Mesa, Arizona  died he was , 67.

(September 8, 1943 – January 20, 2011)

 Youth and education

Rhodes' father and namesake also represented the 1st district. Rhodes graduated from the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland (1961); graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (1965) with an A.B., and from the University of Arizona College of Law in Tucson, Arizona with a J.D. (1968).
Rhodes joined the United States Army in 1968, served in Vietnam, and left as a captain in 1970. He was admitted to the Arizona State bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Mesa. Rhodes was a Republican district chairman (1972-1982), served on the Mesa Board of Education (1973-1976), and served with Central Arizona Water Conservation District (1983-1986).

While in Congress

Rhodes was elected to the 100th United States Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1993), but was unsuccessful as a candidate for re-election in 1992 to the 103rd Congress. After his defeat, he remained in Washington, D.C.

Accident and death

Rhodes died on January 20, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C.. Rhodes had been treated for three fractured vertebrae he sustained in an automobile accident in October 2010. He was found unconscious ten days before his death and began suffering organ failure. He was survived by his wife, Jane, sons John, Taylor, Jeremy, and Arthur, and mother, Betty Rhodes.^[2]

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