Jeff Jones (Georgia)
Jeff Jones (Republican Party) was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 167. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. He left office on January 11, 2021.
Jones (Republican Party) ran for election to theGeorgia State Senate to representDistrict 3. He lost in the Republican primary runoff onJune 21, 2022.
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Biography
Jeff Jones was born inCorpus Christi, Texas. His career experience includes working as a small business owner and a corporate executive in manufacturing, retail, child care, and home health care. He has been affiliated with the Glynn County Republican Party and the Safe Harbor Children's Center.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Jones was assigned to the following committees:
- Insurance Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee,Vice Chairman
- Motor Vehicles Committee,Vice Chairman
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
- Regulated Industries Committee,Vice Chairman
- House Science and Technology Committee (decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Insurance |
| •Interstate Cooperation |
| •Motor Vehicles, Vice chair |
| •Science and Technology |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| •Interstate Cooperation |
| •Motor Vehicles |
| •Natural Resources and Environment |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 3
Mike Hodges won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Hodges (R) | 100.0 | 54,807 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 54,807 | ||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 3
Mike Hodges defeatedJeff Jones in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 3 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Hodges | 67.3 | 7,259 |
 | Jeff Jones | 32.7 | 3,523 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 10,782 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 3
Mike Hodges andJeff Jones advanced to a runoff. They defeatedNora Lott Haynes in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 3 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Hodges | 46.7 | 12,271 |
| ✔ | | Jeff Jones | 34.3 | 9,006 |
| Nora Lott Haynes | 19.1 | 5,010 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 26,287 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sheila McNeill (R)
2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 167
Buddy DeLoach defeatedJerrold Dagen in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 167 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Buddy DeLoach (R) | 99.1 | 21,135 |
 | Jerrold Dagen (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.9 | 186 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 21,321 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167
Buddy DeLoach defeated incumbentJeff Jones in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Buddy DeLoach | 51.9 | 4,241 |
| Jeff Jones | 48.1 | 3,935 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,176 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 167
IncumbentJeff Jones defeatedCedric King in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 167 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Jones (R) | 67.9 | 13,591 |
 | Cedric King (D) | 32.1 | 6,431 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 20,022 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167
Cedric King advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cedric King | 100.0 | 1,815 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,815 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167
IncumbentJeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 167 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Jones | 100.0 | 3,370 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 3,370 | ||
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2016
Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
IncumbentJ.B. "Jeff" Jones ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 167 general election.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 167 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  J.B. "Jeff" JonesIncumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 16,871 | |
| Total Votes | 16,871 | |||
| Source:Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
IncumbentJ.B. "Jeff" Jones ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 167 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 167 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | J.B. "Jeff" JonesIncumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014.J.B. "Jeff" Jones defeatedTony M. Thaw in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| J.B. "Jeff" Jones | 55.3% | 3,015 |
| Tony M. Thaw | 44.7% | 2,433 |
| Total Votes | 5,448 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Served as Vice Chairman of House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications; Motor Vehicles; and Regulated Industries Committees. Served on Insurance; Interstate Cooperation; Science & Technology; Small Business Development and Natural Resources & Environment Committees.Served as a Deputy Republican Whip for the State House.
Founded/owned/operated a successful small business (23 years); successful corporate career as senior executive in major manufacturing, retail, child care and home health care industries (20 years).
Served 4 years as Board Chair for Safe Harbor Children’s Center, having served for 15 years on their board; served on the boards for St. Simons Christian School; the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Red Cross
- Consistent, conservative voting and legislative record
- Work and report to the voters of the district, not Georgia's state leadership
- serve my fellow Georgians with integrity, honesty, and transparency, in the same way as I have always strived to live my personal and professional life
2) Georgia must block the forced-Federal expansion of Georgia's illegal immigration population and must redesign the non-citizen Georgia Driver’s License to improve Election Integrity/Security
2) "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand; for its chilling and accurate depiction of how the human spirit will not survive tyrannical governments that seek to control the everyday lives of citizens, unless the people are allowed individual freedom coupled with the importance of fostering and supporting productive creativity
The Governor helps to establish and set priorities for the state at the Executive level, working in conjunction with the priorities and initiatives of the State Legislature. In order of power and importance, the Legislature is the most important of the 3 branches of state government, followed by the Executive branch then the Courts.
Served as a Deputy Republican Whip for the State House.
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia State Senate District 3 | Lost primary runoff | $48,904 | $0 |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives District 167 | Lost primary | $32,108 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives District 167 | Won general | $57,863 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 167 | Won | $31,824 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 167 | Won | $41,356 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $212,055 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2020
In 2020, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Georgia House of Representatives, “Representative Jeff Jones” accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 21, 2022
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "GA - Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "GA - Election Results," accessed November 13, 2014
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| Preceded by Jeff Chapman (R) | Georgia House of Representatives District 167 2015-2021 | Succeeded by Buddy DeLoach (R) |
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