Sen. Jones serves as Vice-Chairman of the State Institu-tions and Properties Committee and is a member of the In-surance and Labor and Regulated Industries and Utilities committees.

Sen. Jones was elected to the State Senate in 2012 and brings a wealth of leadership experience to the position. He previous served as the President of the Butts County Rotary Club, Board Member of Partners for Smart Growth which is a group dedicated to establishing and promoting quality growth in Butts County and the surrounding areas, Board Member of the Butts County Water and Sewage Depart-ment, Advisory Board Member of both Donegal Insurance Company and Utica National Insurance Co. Sen. Jones is also an active member of the University of Georgia Letter-men’s Club and member of the Grid Iron Society.

Sen. Jones is a sixth generation Jackson, Ga. native. He received a bachelor’s of science in History from the Univer-sity of Georgia and attended the Hartford School of Insur-ance where he developed skills in risk management and in-surance brokerage. In 2004, Sen. Jones founded JP Capital & Insurance, Inc., with the purpose of serving as the risk management advisor for the parent company, Jones Petro-leum. He quickly saw the opportunity for expansion into the retail insurance brokerage market and through hard work and dedication, built the start-up agency into an established insurance brokerage house founded on professionalism and client service.

Before his career in insurance, Sen. Jones was a student-athlete and a four year letterman for the University of Geor-gia Football team. As a former walk-on, Sen. Jones was voted as a Permanent Team Captain for the 2002 SEC Championship Team. His contributions to the team helped bring UGA their first SEC Championship in 20 years.

Sen. Jones is married to the former Miss Janice L. Boswell of Griffin, Ga. and they have two children, Stella and Banks. Sen. Jones enjoys water skiing, fishing, hunting, and at-tending sporting events with his family.

-January 2013, Senate Press Office