Jan Jones (Georgia politician)

Jan Slaughter Jones (born January 28, 1958) is an American politician who is a state representative in the U.S. state of Georgia. She has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since January 13, 2003. Her constituents include some of the northern Atlanta suburbs in Georgia's 47th district including parts of Milton and parts of Roswell and Alpharetta.[1] She is a Republican and is currently the majority Speaker Pro Tempore—a position she has held since 2010.[2]

Jan Jones
Speaker pro tempore of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 11, 2010
Preceded byMark Burkhalter
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Preceded byRoger Hines
Constituency38th district (2003–2005)
46th district (2005–2013)
47th district (2013–present)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-28) January 28, 1958
Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Kalin Jones
Children4
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA)
Georgia State University (MBA)

Early life, education, and family

Jones was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. She is the granddaughter of two Laurens County, Georgia farmers and the daughter of a career soldier. She graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Georgia.[2] She later received an M.B.A. from Georgia State University. She is a former marketing manager for HBO.

Georgia House of Representatives

Jones was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002, taking office on January 13, 2003. She represents parts of North Fulton County, including Milton, Georgia, Mountain Park, Georgia, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Roswell, Georgia.

In the 2005-2006 legislative session, she briefly served as the House Republican Majority Whip.

Speaker Pro Tempore (2010 - present)

In 2010, Jones was elected Speaker Pro Tempore of the Georgia House, becoming the first female to serve in the role and the highest-ranking woman in Georgia legislative history.[3] This is the second-highest leadership position in the Georgia House of Representatives.

After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump refused to concede while making false claims of fraud, Jones supported efforts to restrict voting rights in Georgia and displace local election officials.[4] Jones was later involved in efforts to initiate a performance review of local election officials in Fulton County (a heavily Democratic county), which could later be used to remove the election officials.[5] Trump and his Republican allies targeted Fulton County when they were making false claims of fraud.[5]

Personal life

Jones and her husband, Kalin, have four children. They reside in Milton, Georgia. Her daughter, Shelby, is a registered nurse. The family worships at Northpoint Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.

References
  1. "Representative Jan Jones". www.house.ga.gov.
  2. Tharpe, Jim. "Jan Jones could bring big changes to Georgia House". ajc.
  3. Sturgeon, Kathleen (October 1, 2019). "House Speaker Pro Tem Jones Applies For U.S. Senate Appointment". Alpharetta-Milton, GA Patch. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. Service, Beau Evans Capitol Beat News. "Controversial Georgia election laws tackled in U.S. Senate hearing". Albany Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher. "Georgia Republicans inch closer to a takeover of elections in state's largest county". CNN. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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