| Senator Emanuel Jones, a Democrat, was first elected to
the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 10th District in 2004.
Senator Jones represents Southwest DeKalb and Henry
County. He is the current Chairman of the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Advisory Council and formerly served as
Chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus for two
consecutive legislative sessions.
Senator Jones is a member of the Banking and Financial
Institutions, Economic Development and Tourism, Interstate Cooperation, Special Judiciary and Retirement
Committees.
Senator Jones is President of the Legacy Automotive Group
which includes Legacy Chevrolet Cadillac Saab of Columbus,
Legacy Ford of McDonough. Senator Jones is the owner of
one of the Atlanta Area's largest African-American owned
businesses.
Most recently Senator Jones was honored as a recipient of
the Global Peace Festival Award in Malaysia and named
as one of Atlanta Tribune Magazine's "Men of
Distinction". He has also received the Black Enterprise
Top 50 Minority Owned Companies Award as well as the
U.S . Department of Commerce Minority Service Firm
of the Year. Previously, Senator Jones was a 2008 nominee
for the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award,
nominated by Ambassador Andrew Young. He was
selected for the 2008 Atlanta Business League 50th
Most Influential Award; the recipient of the Morris Brown
College Pacesetter Award in 2008, Metro Atlanta YMCA
Volunteer of the Year, Ford Motor Minority Dealer Executive
Director's Award, Henry County Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year, Governors Proclamation Entrepreneur
of the Year, Freshman Legislator of the year 2005,
Organization of DeKalb Educators 2006, and from the U.S.
Department of Commerce Minority Service Firm of the
Year.
He received his MBA in Finance/Accounting from Columbia
University in 1986, p r e c e d e d b y a BS i n El e c t ri cal
Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.
Mr. Jones was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 and rose to the rank
of Captain. Senator Jones graduated class valedictorian
from West Fulton High School in Atlanta, Ga. in 1977.
Senator Jones had career positions with IBM (81-84) and
Arthur Anderson & Co. (86-88), p ri o r t o en t e ri n g th e
a u t om o bil e business in 1988 as a dealer candidate in
Ford Motor Company's minority dealer operations.
He is a former Trustee for Henry Medical Center, past
Finance Chairman of Henry Medical Center, past Chairman
of Henry County YMCA, past Chairman of Henry County's
United Way Campaign and Partnersin Education of
numerous elementary, middle and high schools. He was
also Chairman of Henry County Chamber of Commerce, a
member of Leadership Georgia and Board Member of James
Bristor Society, University of Pennsylvania.
Senator Emanuel Jones
Senate District 10
Senator Jones sits on various boards to include the Board at Columbia University Business School
Greenhouse Project, School of Social Policy and Practice and the Georgia State University
Project Healthy Grandparent's board. He was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Senator Jones
currently resides in Ellenwood, GA with his wife Gloria, sons Emanuel II, Elam and Daughter Emani. He is a deacon of the Shiloh Baptist Church in McDonough. |