Georgia Lawmaker Jones Weighs Run to Be State’s Secretary of State

Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones poses for a portrait at the Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 25, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones, a Democrat who is a supporter of President Donald Trump, indicated recently that he may be open to running for election in 2022 to be the state’s secretary of state.

“A lot of people have been urging me to run for Georgia’s Secretary of State,” Jones wrote on Twitter on Dec. 23.