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#14536277 at 2021-09-07 20:16:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18388: Dubs Confirm Check the Rinos and Watch the Audits Edition
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At what arguably may have been his political height upon re-election in 2004, longtime Clayton County Chairman and former Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell serenaded Jones after his swearing-in.
But his personal life also has been tumultuous.
A woman claimed Jones raped her in 2004 in his Lithonia home after an encounter with the then-CEO and his ex-girlfriend. She later decided not to pursue the case.
In public statements as CEO, he railed during county commission meetings against the heavily Republican and all-white Dunwoody City Council, saying there was not "a lot of diversity there."
Jones also expressed public support for the Rev. Arthur Allen in a speech to a group of parents during a sixth-grade graduation ceremony.
Allen was an Atlanta pastor who spent two years in prison, from 2003 to 2005, for having children at his church disciplined with belts and whips in 2001 in front of his congregation when they misbehaved.
Voters also have rejected Jones three times. He would have been the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008 if the state didn't have the runoff requirement for candidates not winning a majority in a multi-candidate race.
He also got beat badly in a challenge to U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson in 2010.
In a 2014 run for DeKalb sheriff, Jones lost in even more spectacular fashion to Jeff Mann by gaining only 24% of the vote.
Mann would go on three years later to be arrested for allegedly exposing himself in an Atlanta park and running from a police officer.
But Jones found an opening to return to public office in 2016 when he won an open seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
He then became the first elected Democratic official in Georgia to endorse Trump's re-election bid in April 2020 and was a speaker during the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Then, Jones decided not to seek re-election and announced a switch to the GOP.
Earlier this month, he announced he would seek the governor's seat.
"Now more than ever, the Republican Party is in desperate need of leaders that know how to fight. We are in the midst of a battle that will determine not just the future of Georgia, but the future of America and our great experiment known as democracy," he said.
"It was very simple to me. President Trump's handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges, and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign."
It will be up to the voters to decide where Jones' political allegiances are today.
Tom Spigolon is news editor of The Covington News. He may be reached at tspigolon@covnews.com.
https://www.covnews.com/opinion/columnists/spigolon-vernon-jones-political-history-very-different-from-trumps/