ATLANTA — Months after a deadly shooting in Charleston sparked calls for the removal of Confederate symbols, Georgia leaders are still batting around proposals, including ideas related to Stone Mountain, the state’s Confederate memorial park and site of the world’s largest stone carving, which depicts three Confederate leaders.
Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz Visits Coastal Georga
Pictured: Rep. Jeff Jones, Sen. Ted Cruz and Lisa Jones 12/19/2015.
Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke to a crowd of over 2000 enthusiastic supporters at Ottawa Farms just outside Savannah, Georgia today.
Senator Cruz laid out his vision for America as a return to the values that have made America great. In his first days in office, Cruz promised a repeal of all the illegal, unconstitutional executive order's President Obama has made, to stop Common Core, and to reign in the out of control EPA and other federal agencies that are infringing on our rights as American citizens.

Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz Returns To Coastal Georgia
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Thank you for your continued support!
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As the Christmas holiday approaches Lisa, and I wish you and your family all the blessings of the season. It has been a busy and productive year, and we are looking forward to spending some quality family time together with our son Brant, who is home from school.
As I prepare for the 2016 legislative session, I am heartened to know that I have your SUPPORT both financially and legislatively. I always welcome your comments on issues that matter to you and our communities. So please feel free to contact me by email, or by attending one of our in-district town hall meetings.
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SSI Township proposed at Grits and Issues
Lindsey Adkison/The Brunswick News
Glynn County’s delegation to the Georgia General Assembly is pushing for township over incorporation for St. Simons Island.
That was the collective message Sen. William Ligon and Reps. Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones, all St. Simons Island Republicans, delivered to the business community during the annual Grits and Issues event, hosted by the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce.
“I personally support this concept. It avoids the full blown city issue but still gives authority to the residents,” Jones said. “It will help address the real issue — control over development on St. Simons Island..."
Creating a township would be a wiser route to take, they said, noting it would mitigate any negative effects incorporation may have on Brunswick, Sea Island or other unincorporated areas of the county. READ FULL STORY →
Preventing Syrian Refugees from being Relocated to Georgia
House of Representatives
Jeff Jones
Representative District 167
139-358 Altama Connector
Brunswick, GA 31525
(912) 386-0428
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Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Room 411
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0126
FAX (404) 651-8086
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Standing Committees:
Natural Resources & Environment
Motor Vehicles
Interstate Cooperation
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November 16, 2015
Subj: Preventing Syrian Refugees from being Relocated to Georgia
Dear Governor Deal,
I am writing to you today to urge you to tell President Obama and the Federal Government that the State of Georgia will not accept Syrian refugees being relocated into our state, just as the Governors of a number of states have already announced.
While I appreciate that this may be a difficult decision, I fully support your efforts to protect Georgia and our country by taking this very important stand. So that you know, I have been contacted by a number of constituents supporting the position of protecting our state by refusing to accept Syrian refugees. I have assured my constituents that your interests are to protect Georgia and that I am contacting you to let their, and my, views be known.
Respectfully,
Jeff Jones
Discussion about Confederate symbols reverberates
Other legislators feel the same, such as Rep. Jeff Jones, another freshman who’s a Republican from Brunswick. Jones is unhappy with a change Deal instituted by executive order in August when he decreed that the state would no longer observe Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee’s birthday while keeping them unnamed holidays for state employees.
“This power should rest with the people and their representatives, not the executive branch,” Jones said.
Read Full Story Here: http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-10-25/discussion-about-confederate-symbols-reverberates#
Delegation opposes expanding gambling
Pro-gambling legislators would be wise to forget about convincing Glynn County’s state delegation that Georgia is ready for legalized gambling.
It would be a losing bet.
“in the vast majority of cases, those who can least afford it and those who are most adversely affected by it are the citizens who fork over their money to gamble.” ~ Rep. Jeff Jones
State Sen. Sen. William Ligon and Reps. Alex Atwood and Jeff Jones, all St. Simons Island Republicans, are opposed to pari-mutuel betting and casinos.
Fourteen years ago today, September 11, 2001, It seems like yesterday
Fourteen years ago today, September 11, 2001, It seems like yesterday. #neverforget