MILTON, Ga. — Georgia Rep. Jan Jones (R-Milton) announced Feb. 19 that she will not seek reelection to House District 47 this year.
Jones currently serves as the House speaker pro tem. She will retire after more than two decades in office, according to a news release. Jones was first elected in 2002. She said she will miss the work, he ability to help constituents and her colleagues.
“Over these years, I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished on education policy: restoring full funding to public schools, keeping teacher pay the highest in the Southeast, expanding access to Pre-K and bolstering that workforce and strengthening parent choice with more public charters and the Promise Scholarship,” Jones said. “Conservative leadership has given Georgia the best business climate in the country and these investments in our workforce will keep us at the top for years to come.”…