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Personal Details

Emanuel Jones is a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 10. He was first elected to the chamber in 2004.

Jones earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and his MBA in Finance/Accounting from Columbia University in 1986. His professional experience includes working for IBM, Arthur Anderson and Company, Ford Motor Company Dealer Development, Legacy Ford of McDonough, Legacy Goodyear Tire Company of McDonough, Legendary Ford-Mercury of Marion, North Carolina, Legacy Toyota of Union City, and ANSA Automotive of Macon and Los Angeles. He served as a Second Lieutenant/Captain in the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1980.

Education

  • MBA, Finance/Accounting, Columbia University, 1984-1986
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1981

Professional Experience

  • MBA, Finance/Accounting, Columbia University, 1984-1986
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1981
  • President/Owner, Automatic New Structure Alert of Macon and Los Angeles, 2002-present
  • President/Owner, Legendary Ford-Mercury of Marion, North Carolina, 1998-present
  • President/Owner, Legacy Automotive Group, present
  • Former Dealer Candidate, Ford Motor Company Minority Dealer Operations
  • Deacon, Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Captain, United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Former Employee, Arthur Anderson and Company, 1986-1988
  • Former Employee, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 1981-1984

Political Experience

  • MBA, Finance/Accounting, Columbia University, 1984-1986
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1981
  • President/Owner, Automatic New Structure Alert of Macon and Los Angeles, 2002-present
  • President/Owner, Legendary Ford-Mercury of Marion, North Carolina, 1998-present
  • President/Owner, Legacy Automotive Group, present
  • Former Dealer Candidate, Ford Motor Company Minority Dealer Operations
  • Deacon, Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Captain, United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Former Employee, Arthur Anderson and Company, 1986-1988
  • Former Employee, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 1981-1984
  • Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2019-present
  • Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 10, 2004-present
  • Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 10, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Secretary, Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Secretary, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Vice Chair, Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Former Chair, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

Secretary, Retirement Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations

Member, Banking and Financial Institutions

Secretary, Economic Development and Tourism

Secretary, Interstate Cooperation

Member, Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MBA, Finance/Accounting, Columbia University, 1984-1986
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1981
  • President/Owner, Automatic New Structure Alert of Macon and Los Angeles, 2002-present
  • President/Owner, Legendary Ford-Mercury of Marion, North Carolina, 1998-present
  • President/Owner, Legacy Automotive Group, present
  • Former Dealer Candidate, Ford Motor Company Minority Dealer Operations
  • Deacon, Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Captain, United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Former Employee, Arthur Anderson and Company, 1986-1988
  • Former Employee, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 1981-1984
  • Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2019-present
  • Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 10, 2004-present
  • Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 10, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Chair, Martin Luther King Junior Advisory Council, present
  • Board Member, Project Healthy Grandparents Board, Georgia State University, present
  • Board Member, School of Social Policy and Practice, Columbia University Business School Greenhouse Project, present
  • Board Member, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, present
  • Member, Shiloh Baptist Church, present
  • Former Chair, Henry County United Way Campaign
  • Former Board Member, James Bristor Society, University of Pennsylvania
  • Graduated Member, Leadership Georgia
  • Former Member, Partners in Education
  • Chair, Henry County Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 2004
  • Chair, Henry County Chamber of Commerce, 2000
  • Former Trustee/Finance Chair, Henry Medical Center, 2000

Other Info

— Awards:

  • He 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 50 Most Influential Award, 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, Black Enterprise Top 100 Minority Owned Companies, Georgia Trend Top 40 Under 40 Rising Stars, Governor's Proclamation Entrepreneur of the Year, Freshman Legislator of the Year in 2005, Legislator of the Year of the Organization of DeKalb Educators in 2006, and U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Service Firm of the Year. He was named one of the 50 Most Influential people from Who's Who in Black Atlanta.

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