Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Jan Jones

Georgia State Representative, District 47 since 2002. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Georgia State Representative, District 47

In office
24 yrs
Since 2002
Bills became law
31
153 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 3.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+23.2
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations
  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Reapportionment and Redistricting
  • Regulated Industries
  • Rules
  • Technology and Infrastructure Innovation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 153 sponsored · 31 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1164 Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee
EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2026
HB 1029 Holly Springs, City of; revise boundaries
Became law Jun 2026
HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Became law May 2026
HB 974 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027
GENERAL ASSEMBLY · Became law May 2026
HB 1138 Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jones sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Jones is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianJonesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jaclyn Ford, Todd Jones, Tyler Smith

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Jones’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillJonesRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Jun 23, 2026SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establishYesYesNoPassed 94–79

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Georgia House of Representatives, District 47WonR+23.2
2022Georgia House of Representatives, District 47Won—
2020Georgia House of Representatives, District 47WonR+21.6
2018Georgia House of Representatives, District 47WonR+23.3
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 47Won—
2014Georgia House of Representatives, District 47Won—
2012Georgia House of Representatives, District 47Won—
2010Georgia House of Representatives, District 46WonR+56.1
2008Georgia House of Representatives, District 46Won—
2006Georgia House of Representatives, District 46WonR+51.0
2004Georgia House of Representatives, District 46Won—
2002Georgia House of Representatives, District 38Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Jones has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Jones has run against

  • Debra Shigley (D) · 2024 general, won
  • Anthia Owens Carter (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Andrea Nugent (D) · 2018 general, won
  • Paul Kennedy (D) · 2010 general, won
  • Melanie Eyre (D) · 2006 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Jones

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET