ATLANTA (August 21, 2025) — On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services, chaired by Minority Leader Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta), will hold its first hearing.
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ATLANTA (May 29, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Minority Leader, Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta), as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services.
Continue reading “Minority Leader Harold Jones II Appointed Chairman of Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services”Minority Leader Harold Jones II and Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes to Hold Press Conference on State of Georgia’s Reproductive Freedom
ATLANTA (May 28, 2025) — Tomorrow, Minority Leader Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta) and Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D–Duluth) will hold a press conference alongside community advocates to address women’s access to medical care under Georgia’s abortion law.
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ATLANTA (March 4, 2025) — On Wednesday, March 5, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta) will hold a press conference with the NAACP Defense Legal Fund, the Georgia State Conference of NAACP, the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the ACLU of Georgia and the League of Women Voters on Senate Bill 120. SB 120 would prevent public schools, local education agencies and public postsecondary institutions from promoting, supporting, or maintaining programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Continue reading “Minority Leader Sen. Harold Jones II to Hold Press Conference on Legislation to Ban DEI from Georgia Schools”Minority Leader Harold Jones II Applauds Senate Passage of SB 145 to Provide a Sixth Judge to Augusta Judicial Circuit
ATLANTA (March 4, 2025) — On Friday, Senate Bill 145 passed out of the Senate and now moves to the Georgia House of Representatives for further consideration. Sen. Harold Jones II (D–Augusta), Leader of the Democratic Caucus, co-sponsored the measure with Senators Max Burns (R–Sylvania) and Lee Anderson (R–Grovetown). SB 145 would provide a sixth judge to the superior courts of the Augusta Judicial Circuit.
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