North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones will miss the remainder of the current congressional term because of illness.
The Herald-Sun of Durham reports the 75-year-old 3rd District Republican hasn't cast a roll call vote since Sept. 26. Jones has missed the last 27 roll call votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, including some in late September and since the House re-convened in November.
Last Tuesday, he was granted a leave of absence for the rest of 2018. His office said Jones plans to return to Washington on Jan. 3, the first day of the new Congress, but offered no specifics on Jones' illness. No one from his office responded for a request for additional comment Monday.
Jones' district includes Kinston, Greenville, New Bern and the northern half of the coast.