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Georgia House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones to Retire at the End of Current Term
Jan Jones retires after 25 years as Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore, noted for education reforms including increased funding and the Georgia Promise Scholarship.
- On Thursday, Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones announced she will retire at the end of her current term and will not seek re-election after nearly a quarter century.
- First elected in 2002, Jan Jones launched a two-decade career and House Republicans made her speaker pro tem in 2010, re-electing her every term.
- On education, Jones highlighted restoring full public school funding, keeping teacher pay the highest in the Southeast, expanding Pre-K, and shepherding Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which established $6,500 per student for transfers.
- House Speaker Jon Burns said Jones is "a trailblazer who will leave a significant mark in state history," and so far no candidates have announced for her District 180 seat.
- Having briefly served as Georgia's first female speaker, Jones' departure marks a notable historical transition for the Georgia House of Representatives, as she is the longest-serving speaker pro tem in Georgia and the nation.
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Georgia Republican leader announces retirement after 2 decades
Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, R-Milton, announced Thursday that she won’t seek re-election to House District 47, retiring from office at the end of her term after more than two decades in the General Assembly.
Georgia House leader and 'Mother of Milton' Jan Jones to retire
A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office. Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton was first elected to the House in 2002. In 2010, her fellow representatives voted to make her the speaker pro-tempore […] The post Georgia House leader and ‘Mother of Milton’ Jan Jones to retire appeared first on The Georgia Sun.
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roughdraftatlanta.comHouse Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones to retire after nearly two decades as legislative leader
ATLANTA — A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office. Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton was first elected to the House in 2002. In 2010, her fellow representatives voted to make her the speaker pro-tempore then re-elected her to that post every term after. It made her second in command and the most powerful woman in
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House Speaker Jan Jones to retire after nearly two decades as legislative leader
A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office.
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