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Leader Jones’s Measure to Protect Human Trafficking Victims Unanimously Passes Key Committee

March 29, 2023

Yesterday, a measure by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) to protect human trafficking victims and make it easier to prosecute human trafficking perpetrators unanimously passed out

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Senate Minority Leader Jones Calls Governor Newsom’s Newly-Signed Law to Increase Gas Taxes “Unbelievable”

March 28, 2023

Today, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) slammed Governor Newsom for signing into law Senate Bill X1-2, his measure that allows unelected bureaucrats to raise gas taxes: “It’s

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Senate Minority Leader Jones leads effort to compassionately clear encampments

March 28, 2023

A group of community leaders including Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Senate Minority Caucus Chair Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach)

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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, El Cajon Major Bill Wells, and others discuss bill to compassionately clear homeless encampments

March 24, 2023

WHO? Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells Senate Minority Caucus Chair Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) Senator

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Leader Jones welcomes bipartisan support for his measure to compassionately clear encampments

March 22, 2023

Today, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) welcomes Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) as a coauthor of his Senate Bill 31 (Jones), a measure that aims to compassionately clear encampments

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Leader Jones welcomes bipartisan support for his measure to compassionately clear encampments

Senate Minority Leader Jones announces bipartisan agreement to audit Liberty Healthcare’s state contract for managing SVPs

March 21, 2023

Today, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) announced he reached an agreement with Democrat leadership on his request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) authorize an

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Senate Minority Leader Jones Introduces Bipartisan Measure to prevent Sexually Violent Predators from being dumped in unsuspecting communities

February 25, 2023

Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and

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California Senate Republican Caucus Press Conference: Fix California

Senate Minority Leader Jones requests audit of disastrous state contractor poorly overseeing sexually violent predators

February 13, 2023

Today, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) announced his request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee authorize an audit of Liberty Healthcare’s long-running exclusive contract

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Top 10 Failures of Governor Newsom as His Second Term Begins

January 6, 2023

With the inauguration of Governor Gavin Newsom’s second term to take place this morning, the California Senate Republican Caucus shares a list of the governor’s top 10 failures that have impacted

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Senator Brian Jones Community Leaders Announce Legislation to Prohibit Homeless Encampments Near Schools, Daycare Centers, Parks, & Libraries

September 23, 2022

ESCONDIDO, CA – A diverse group of community leaders including Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Escondido City Councilmember Joe Garcia, Escondido Union

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Senator Brian Jones, Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City Councilmembers, School board members, Law enforcement officials, representatives of non-profits, special district board members & others announce a new bill Tackling the Homelessness Crisis

September 22, 2022

Who? Community leaders including Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Escondido City Councilmembers Joe Garcia and Mike Morasco, Escondido Union High School

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Senator Jones honors Eva Pacheco, retired Executive Director and community educator at the Excellence and Justice Education Academies in El Cajon

September 19, 2022

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) presented a California State Senate Resolution today to Eva Pacheco, who recently retired as Executive Director and community

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Senator Brian Jones to announce a new bill tackling the homelessness crisis in San Diego and California

September 19, 2022

Who? Community leaders including Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, law enforcement officials, local elected officials, and school officials What? Jones will

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I voted against electricity rate hikes and the $1.4 billion gift to PG&E – I did not vote against Diablo Canyon and nuclear power

September 7, 2022

Literally at the 13th hour, legislation to raise electricity rates statewide was thrown onto the Senate and Assembly Floors with a dictate from Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro-Tem

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Percentage Increases in California Average Residential Electricity Rates

Jones meeting with students, teachers, seniors, and parks officials on a busy Friday morning

September 2, 2022

Just one day after finishing up the final three days (and nights) of the 2021-2022 legislative session at the State Capitol, Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) was busy at several meetings with

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Jones’s measure to save off-highway vehicle competitions gains final legislative approval

August 31, 2022

Legislation by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) to save off-highway vehicle (OHV) competitions in California was approved by wide bipartisan votes in both the Assembly (71 - 2) and Senate (40 - 0)

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Senator Brian Jones’ Statement on the Environment

August 15, 2022

We are all stewards of our environment, in our local neighborhood, our region, our state, our nation, and our Earth itself. Sadly, if you look around our state, trash overflows our streets and waters

Senator Jones: Newsom Still Trying to Dump Sexually Violent Predators in East County

August 3, 2022

With a hearing coming up on the planned release of serial Sexually Violent Offender (SVP) Douglas Badger this Friday, Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) issued the following statement in addition to

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Senator Jones to Governor Newsom: Veto Heroin Shooting Den Bill

August 2, 2022

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) and other Senate Republicans sent a letter the Governor Newson urging him to veto Senate Bill 57, a bill to legalize drug shooting dens in

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Senator Jones’ Statement on Gun Safety

July 11, 2022

California has over 100 gun control laws on the books, many of them forced through the Legislature on party-line votes. I think a partisan approach on major issues does a disservice to everyone

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Senator Brian Jones to attend the 60th Anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County

July 5, 2022

Who? Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee), Boys & Girls Clubs leaders, staff and members, and local community leaders and residents. What? A ribbon-cutting and the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Boys &

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Jones: Newsom, Democrat Leaders Keeping Gas Prices High

July 21, 2021

State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today released the latest edition of his acclaimed “Are You Kidding Me?” (AYKM) video series questioning government actions and decisions that just don’t make any

Jones’s combination hunting-fishing license measure approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee

July 1, 2021

A measure by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), establishing a combination hunting-fishing license, was approved today by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. Specifically, Jones’s

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Jones’s combination hunting-fishing license measure approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee

Assembly Human Services Committee approves two of Jones’s measures

June 30, 2021

Two measures, authored by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), were both unanimously approved today by the Assembly Human Services Committee. Jones’s Senate Bill 549 will make sure that when social

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Two measures Approved by Assembly Human Services Committee

Jones’s “Porch Pirates” measure approved by Assembly Public Safety Committee

June 29, 2021

A measure by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), to deter and punish “Porch Pirates,” was approved by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Jones’s Senate Bill 358 would allow judges to impose up to a

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Senator Jones calls for suspension of the excise tax on gasoline purchases

June 24, 2021

Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) and many of his Republican colleagues called for the suspension of the excise tax on gasoline purchases in California. “Gasoline prices in California are fast

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Jones: High Speed Rail has been using phony job numbers for years

June 15, 2021

State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today released the latest edition of his acclaimed “Are You Kidding Me?” (AYKM) video series questioning government actions and decisions that just don’t make any

Jones: Big Spender Newsom is Frittering Away the Temporary Budget Surplus

June 9, 2021

State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today released the latest edition of his acclaimed “Are You Kidding Me?” (AYKM) video series questioning government actions and decisions that just don’t make any

Jones’s measure to provide PPE to social workers passes Assembly committee

June 9, 2021

Legislation authored by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to social workers was unanimously approved by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee

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Jones SB 549 Provides PPE to Social Workers

Senator Jones’s Measure to Save Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Competitions Clears Senate

June 2, 2021

Senate Bill 227, a measure by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) to save off-highway vehicle (OHV) competitions in California, was approved today by the State Senate on a vote of 26 - 8. “I sincerely

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Senate Unanimously Approves Two of Jones’s Measures

June 1, 2021

Two measures, by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), were approved unanimously today by the California State Senate. Jones’s Senate Bill 358 would allow judges to impose up to a year in jail on persons

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Senator Brian Jones will host an El Cajon Town Hall this week

May 25, 2021

Who? Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee), El Cajon community leaders, including Mayor Bill Wells, and residents of Senate District 38 (North & East San Diego County). What? A virtual (zoom) town hall

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Judges temporarily block state from putting sexually violent predators in Mt. Helix

May 21, 2021

Like all other law-abiding residents of East County, State Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) today rejoiced that a second San Diego County Superior Court Judge has prohibited the state from placing

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Sexually violent predators Douglas Badger and Merle Wakefield

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Jones: "Remote Voting" and "Proxy Voting" Declared Unconstitutional by Legislative Counsel

August 3, 2020

El Cajon, CA – State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today publicly released an official opinion by the Office of Legislative Counsel that declares it unconstitutional to allow legislators to cast

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Senator Brian Jones to host Tele-Town Hall

July 31, 2020

Who? Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) What? A tele-town hall for a legislative update from Senator Jones on what is happening in Sacramento, in District 38, and with the COVID-19 pandemic. Where? Your

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Melendez & Jones Lead Attempt to End Newsom's State of Emergency Powers

July 30, 2020

Sacramento – State Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Brian Jones (R-Santee) today teamed up with Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) in an attempt to bring Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 93

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Senator Jones to Ride Motorcycle in San Diego 'Back the Badge' Rally on Saturday

July 24, 2020

San Diego – State Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Brian Jones (R-Santee) will ride his own motorcycle with other motorcyclists in a rally starting at the El Cajon Harley Davidson to show support for

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Jones Appointed to California Commission on Disability Access

July 8, 2020

Sacramento – State Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Brian Jones (R-Santee) was recently appointed by the Senate Rules Committee to serve on the California Commission on Disability Access. The

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Jones Strongly Opposes Progressive Family Leave Bill Passed by Senate Democrats That Decimates Small Businesses

July 2, 2020

Sacramento – State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) opposed job killer legislation SB 1383 (Jackson, D-Santa Barbara) on the Senate Floor this morning. Despite bi-partisan opposition, the Democrat

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Jones' Measure Reducing Licensing Burdens on Californians Passed by Senate

June 25, 2020

Sacramento – A measure by State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) to reduce the licensing burden on working Californians was unanimously approved by the Senate. Jones’ Senate Bill 878 will ease licensing

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Senator Brian Jones' Competition Off-Highway Vehicle Program Approved by Senate

June 24, 2020

Sacramento – The Senate today unanimously passed State Senator Brian Jones’ (R-Santee) Senate Bill 1024, a measure that saves competition off-highway vehicles (OHV) in California. Competition off

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Jones: Democrat Legislators' Budget is Oppressive to Hardworking Californians

June 16, 2020

Sacramento, CA – During last night’s debate on the state budget, Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) ripped into his Democrat colleagues for their plan to use the state budget to increase spending

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Senate Transportation Committee Unanimously Passes Jones' Competition Off-Highway Vehicle Program

June 2, 2020

Sacramento – The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed State Senator Brian Jones’ (R-Santee) Senate Bill 1024, a measure that saves competition off-highway vehicles in California

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Senator Brian Jones to co-host Insurance & Small Business Resources Tele-Town Hall

May 29, 2020

Who? California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) and Assemblymember Randy Voepel (R-Santee). What? A Tele-Town Hall discussing insurance and small business

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Jones: Governor’s Guidelines for Reopening Houses of Worship Nowhere Near Adequate

May 27, 2020

Sacramento, CA – State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s plan to reopen houses of worship in California: “President Trump is right

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Jones Rips Into SANDAG

September 11, 2019

Sacramento – On the Senate Floor today during the debate on Assembly Bill 1730, Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) called for SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) to review its management. Jones’

Jones Blasts Proposed Ban of Gun Shows at Del Mar Fairgrounds

September 10, 2019

Sacramento – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today voted against Assembly Bill 893 (authored by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego), a measure which would ban gun shows from being held at the Del Mar

Senator Jones Votes Against Senate Bill 714, a Vaccine Mandate Measure

September 9, 2019

Sacramento – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today spoke out against, and voted against, Senate Bill 714 (authored by Richard Pan, D-Sacramento), a companion measure to SB 276 which was passed last

Two More Measures by Senator Jones Signed Into Law by the Governor

September 6, 2019

Sacramento – Today Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) announced that the Governor signed two more of his bills into law: Senate Bill 540 was an idea suggested by a constituent who saw that California’s

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Senator Jones Votes Against Senate Bill 276 (Vaccine Exemption Limitations)

September 4, 2019

Sacramento – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today voted against Senate Bill 276 (authored by Richard Pan, D-Sacramento) regarding vaccine exemption limitations and issued the following statement: “I

Senator Jones Honors Memory of the Late Senator Wadie Deddeh

August 30, 2019

State Capitol – Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) today joined other Senators in honoring the memory of the late Senator Wadie Deddeh who faithfully and effectively served the San Diego community as a

East County Town Hall and Nonprofit Expo

August 16, 2019

I am looking forward to seeing you at the East County Town Hall and Nonprofit Expo to discuss issues that are important to you and your family. I am pleased to offer another Nonprofit Expo at this

The Electricity Bailout Bill Sails through the Legislature Despite Its Numerous Flaws

July 9, 2019

Yesterday, the California State Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 1054 – Governor Newsom’s Wildfire Fund legislation. Some have called it Governor Newsom’s first real test of legislative

Jones' Measure to Create Consistency in California Law Signed by the Governor

July 3, 2019

Senator Jones (R-Santee) is wasting no time getting his bills to the Governor’s desk. On Monday, two and one-half months before the legislative deadline, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Jones’ Senate

Senator Jones Newsletter: June 2019

June 28, 2019

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Memorial event at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial

Jones' Measures Approved by Assembly Committees

June 19, 2019

Two bills authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) passed their respective Assembly committees yesterday. Senate Bill 308 corrects current law to create consistency between trust instruments and

California Business Properties Association Legislator of the Year 2019

June 12, 2019

The California Business Properties Association (CBPA) named Senator Brain Jones (R-Santee) and Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) as their Legislators of the Year 2019. The CBPA serves as

California Business Properties Association #2

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Leader Jones’s Measure to Protect Human Trafficking Victims Unanimously Passes Key Committee

Senate Minority Leader Jones Calls Governor Newsom’s Newly-Signed Law to Increase Gas Taxes “Unbelievable”

Senate Minority Leader Jones leads effort to compassionately clear encampments

Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, El Cajon Major Bill Wells, and others discuss bill to compassionately clear homeless encampments

Leader Jones welcomes bipartisan support for his measure to compassionately clear encampments

Senate Minority Leader Jones announces bipartisan agreement to audit Liberty Healthcare’s state contract for managing SVPs

Senate Minority Leader Jones Introduces Bipartisan Measure to prevent Sexually Violent Predators from being dumped in unsuspecting communities

Senate Minority Leader Jones requests audit of disastrous state contractor poorly overseeing sexually violent predators

Top 10 Failures of Governor Newsom as His Second Term Begins

Senator Brian Jones Community Leaders Announce Legislation to Prohibit Homeless Encampments Near Schools, Daycare Centers, Parks, & Libraries

Senator Brian Jones, Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City Councilmembers, School board members, Law enforcement officials, representatives of non-profits, special district board members & others announce a new bill Tackling the Homelessness Crisis

Senator Jones honors Eva Pacheco, retired Executive Director and community educator at the Excellence and Justice Education Academies in El Cajon﻿

Senator Brian Jones to announce a new bill tackling the homelessness crisis in San Diego and California

I voted against electricity rate hikes and the $1.4 billion gift to PG&E – I did not vote against Diablo Canyon and nuclear power

Jones meeting with students, teachers, seniors, and parks officials on a busy Friday morning

Jones’s measure to save off-highway vehicle competitions gains final legislative approval

Senator Brian Jones’ Statement on the Environment

Senator Jones: Newsom Still Trying to Dump Sexually Violent Predators in East County

Senator Jones to Governor Newsom: Veto Heroin Shooting Den Bill

Senator Jones’ Statement on Gun Safety

Senator Brian Jones to attend the 60th Anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County

Jones: Newsom, Democrat Leaders Keeping Gas Prices High

Jones’s combination hunting-fishing license measure approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee

Assembly Human Services Committee approves two of Jones’s measures

Jones’s “Porch Pirates” measure approved by Assembly Public Safety Committee

Senator Jones calls for suspension of the excise tax on gasoline purchases

Jones: High Speed Rail has been using phony job numbers for years

Jones: Big Spender Newsom is Frittering Away the Temporary Budget Surplus

Jones’s measure to provide PPE to social workers passes Assembly committee

Senator Jones’s Measure to Save Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Competitions Clears Senate

Senate Unanimously Approves Two of Jones’s Measures

Senator Brian Jones will host an El Cajon Town Hall this week

Judges temporarily block state from putting sexually violent predators in Mt. Helix

Jones: "Remote Voting" and "Proxy Voting" Declared Unconstitutional by Legislative Counsel

Senator Brian Jones to host Tele-Town Hall

Melendez & Jones Lead Attempt to End Newsom's State of Emergency Powers

Senator Jones to Ride Motorcycle in San Diego 'Back the Badge' Rally on Saturday

Jones Appointed to California Commission on Disability Access

Jones Strongly Opposes Progressive Family Leave Bill Passed by Senate Democrats That Decimates Small Businesses

Jones' Measure Reducing Licensing Burdens on Californians Passed by Senate

Senator Brian Jones' Competition Off-Highway Vehicle Program Approved by Senate

Jones: Democrat Legislators' Budget is Oppressive to Hardworking Californians

Senate Transportation Committee Unanimously Passes Jones' Competition Off-Highway Vehicle Program

Senator Brian Jones to co-host Insurance & Small Business Resources Tele-Town Hall

Jones: Governor’s Guidelines for Reopening Houses of Worship Nowhere Near Adequate

Jones Rips Into SANDAG

Jones Blasts Proposed Ban of Gun Shows at Del Mar Fairgrounds

Senator Jones Votes Against Senate Bill 714, a Vaccine Mandate Measure

Two More Measures by Senator Jones Signed Into Law by the Governor

Senator Jones Votes Against Senate Bill 276 (Vaccine Exemption Limitations)

Senator Jones Honors Memory of the Late Senator Wadie Deddeh

East County Town Hall and Nonprofit Expo

The Electricity Bailout Bill Sails through the Legislature Despite Its Numerous Flaws

Jones' Measure to Create Consistency in California Law Signed by the Governor

Senator Jones Newsletter: June 2019

Jones' Measures Approved by Assembly Committees

California Business Properties Association Legislator of the Year 2019

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