Richard R. Jones (September 5, 1910 – August 20, 2008) was an American politician.^[2] He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate.^[1][3]

Born in Montana, the son of Elsa and Alfred Jones,^[1] Jones was of Swedish descent.^[1] He attended at the Huntley Project High School, where he graduated in 1928.^[1]

After working for rail transport, Jones established his own trucking company, later called Dick Jones Trucking.^[1] He served as the mayor of Powell, Wyoming and had also served as a member of the Powell City Council.^[1] In 1955, Jones was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives.^[3] In 1957, he left office and had served as a member of the Wyoming Senate, as President in 1967 and 1968.^[1] In 1973, Jones resigned from his office of the Wyoming Senate,^[3] in which he had decided to serve as a candidate as the Governor of Wyoming.^[1] While in the election, he was charged in Sheridan, Wyoming,^[4] in which he became unsuccessful after losing against Edgar Herschler in the gubernatorial election.^[5]

Jones died in August 2008 from complications of surgery at the Powell Hospital in Powell, Wyoming, at the age of 97.^[1]