ATLANTA (May 21, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Sen. Emanuel Jones (D–Decatur) to the Joint High School Athletics Overview Committee.
“I am honored to be appointed to the Joint High School Athletics Overview Committee,” said Sen. Jones. “High school athletics play a vital role in the lives of Georgia’s students and communities. I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure fairness, transparency and equity in our state’s athletic associations’ operations.”
The Joint High School Athletics Overview Committee is a bipartisan legislative committee in charge of reviewing and providing oversight of high school athletic associations across Georgia. The committee comprises 12 members from the Georgia General Assembly. Additional Senate members appointed to the committee include Sen. Randy Robertson (R–Cataula), Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R–Dallas), Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Chuck Payne (R–Dalton). Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), Chairman of the Senate Education and Youth Committee, will serve as the Senate Co-Chair of the committee.
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Sen. Emanuel Jones represents the 10th Senate District, which includes a portion of DeKalb County. He may be reached at 404.656.0502 or via email at emanuel.jones@senate.ga.gov.
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