RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Former Democratic state delegate Jay Jones has filed paperwork to run for Virginia attorney general in 2025.
The Virginia Department of Elections accepted Jones’ statement of organization – paperwork needed to launch a campaign – on Aug. 28.
Jones, an attorney, represented Norfolk in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 until the end of 2021, when he resigned his seat to focus on family — as he and his wife were getting ready for their first child.
A Norfolk native, Jones lost to former Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2021. Herring ultimately lost to Attorney General Jason Miyares (R).
Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment from 8News about the statement of organization being filed.
A coalition of Democrats led by former Gov. Ralph Northam has gotten behind Jones via a political action committee , although Jones has not officially announced he’s running again.
With the paperwork, Jones becomes the second Democrat to submit paperwork for an attorney general run in 2025, joining Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor .