Emanuel Jones
Democrat
Georgia State Senator, District 10 (parts of DeKalb and Henry Counties) since January 2005; founder/President of Legacy Automotive Group; former Chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
41.7%
Top positive drivers
- T1 21 years state senate; District Resources page on senatoremanueljones.com; regular public meetings and constituent service across DeKalb and Henry counties. 3.13/4
- T6 21-year state senate record extensively covered by Georgia Senate Press Office; multiple press releases via senatepress.net; AJC Politically Georgia podcast appearance. 3.13/4
- T7 AJC Politically Georgia podcast, 11Alive, WABE, Atlanta News First, Georgia Recorder, Capitol Beat, Hot Seat YouTube interview. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban position documented. 0/4
- T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
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- T1 21 years state senate; District Resources page on senatoremanueljones.com; regular public meetings and constituent service across DeKalb and Henry counties. 3.13/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. 0/4
- T3 No congressional stock-trading ban position documented. 0/4
- T4 $0 PAC in 2026 cycle but accepted PAC support in prior cycles; no formal "no corporate PAC" pledge. 2.25/4
- T5 FEC filings public; campaign endorsement page lists "70+ endorsements" of community leaders. 2.25/4
- T6 21-year state senate record extensively covered by Georgia Senate Press Office; multiple press releases via senatepress.net; AJC Politically Georgia podcast appearance. 3.13/4
- T7 AJC Politically Georgia podcast, 11Alive, WABE, Atlanta News First, Georgia Recorder, Capitol Beat, Hot Seat YouTube interview. 3.13/4
- T8 70+ endorsements published on campaign site, including former Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, State Sen. Dr. Lester Jackson, Rockdale Sheriff Eric Levett. 3.13/4
- T9 senatoremanueljones.com + senatepress.net + emanueljonesforcongress.com; consistent multi-decade communication. 3.13/4
- T10 21-year state senate plain-language constituent communication record. 3.13/4
- T11 Strong Medicaid expansion advocacy ("We must expand Medicaid in Georgia"); supports lowering prescription drug costs. Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- T12 Affordable housing listed as platform priority; no specific transparency mechanism documented. 1.25/4
- T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T14 No specific government spending transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T15 No AI transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T16 No specific law-enforcement accountability mechanism beyond Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage (which is gun policy, not LE accountability). 0/4
- T17 Centrist on immigration: "We lost the argument on immigration" framing on AJC Politically Georgia. No specific transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T18 Education funding partnerships (YMCA + DFACS for South DeKalb learning loss); endorsed Dr. Vasanne Tinsley for DeKalb superintendent. No specific transparency mechanism. 1.25/4
- T19 Voting rights protection on platform; presumed alignment with Senate Democratic caucus on SB 202 opposition. No specific named legislation cosponsorship documented. 1.25/4
- T20 SB 359 (2025) narrowed Henry County Ethics Board jurisdiction in response to local Commission Chair ethics probe; framed by critics as legislative shield for an ethics-targeted official. Net direction concern. 2/4
- T21 Extensive state-senate press releases via senatepress.net; multiple media engagements. 3.13/4
- T22 Default 2/4 baseline; SB 359 ethics-narrowing adds nuance but no documented false claims. 2.25/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
- T24 No FOIA or open-records platform documented. 0/4
- T25 21-year state senate record matches Democratic-caucus alignment; SB 209 win, gun safety chair, MLK council match civic-leadership framing. SB 359 ethics-narrowing is a counterweight. 3.13/4
E Efficiency
49.2%
Top positive drivers
- E9 SB 209 upheld by Georgia Supreme Court; SB 10 drag-racing penalties; firearm storage proposed legislation; 2023 YMCA + DFACS partnership for South DeKalb learning loss; Knights of Rizal recognition (2019); 21-year senate tenure with 70+ endorsements. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
- E7 Cross-stakeholder leadership: Georgia Legislative Black Caucus chair (largest Black state legislative caucus in U.S.), MLK Advisory Council founder, Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage chair, Sino-Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation Chair Emeritus. 3.75/4
- E16 Chairman, Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage — explicitly evidence-based safety framework with proposed civil/criminal penalties and insurance-premium discounts. Bipartisan child-safety framing. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E3 No specific federal government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E5 No technology modernization platform documented. 0/4
- E10 No specific federal process reform mechanism documented. 0/4
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- E1 SB 209 (Atlanta Public Schools blocking) measurable; firearm-storage proposed legislation includes named civil/criminal penalties and insurance discounts. Built-in numeric/policy thresholds. 3.13/4
- E2 Chairman, Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage — explicitly evidence-driven framing; cited 205 GA children killed by firearms. 3.13/4
- E3 No specific federal government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 0/4
- E4 21 years state senate constituent service; District Resources page; YMCA + DFACS partnership; Emanuel Jones and Family Foundation. 3.13/4
- E5 No technology modernization platform documented. 0/4
- E6 21-year state senate tenure; "70+ endorsements" published. Counterweight: polling at 1-8% in pre-Scott-death surveys. 2.88/4
- E7 Cross-stakeholder leadership: Georgia Legislative Black Caucus chair (largest Black state legislative caucus in U.S.), MLK Advisory Council founder, Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage chair, Sino-Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation Chair Emeritus. 3.75/4
- E8 21 years implementation experience across Senate Appropriations, Banking, Natural Resources, Urban Affairs, Economic Development committees. 3.13/4
- E9 SB 209 upheld by Georgia Supreme Court; SB 10 drag-racing penalties; firearm storage proposed legislation; 2023 YMCA + DFACS partnership for South DeKalb learning loss; Knights of Rizal recognition (2019); 21-year senate tenure with 70+ endorsements. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
- E10 No specific federal process reform mechanism documented. 0/4
- E11 Strong Medicaid expansion advocacy; Senate Banking & Financial Institutions committee. Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- E12 Affordable housing listed as platform priority. No specific federal mechanism. 1.25/4
- E13 Senate Natural Resources & the Environment committee member; environmental-justice frame on platform; supports green-energy job creation. 3.13/4
- E14 "We lost the argument on immigration" centrist framing. No specific efficiency mechanism documented. 1/4
- E15 YMCA + DFACS partnership for South DeKalb learning loss (2023); endorsed Dr. Vasanne Tinsley for DeKalb superintendent; Organization of DeKalb Educators Legislator of the Year (2006). 3.13/4
- E16 Chairman, Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage — explicitly evidence-based safety framework with proposed civil/criminal penalties and insurance-premium discounts. Bipartisan child-safety framing. 3.75/4
- E17 30+ years as small-business owner and major Black-owned auto dealer; Black Caucus chair; equal pay and workplace protections framing. 2.88/4
- E18 SB 359 narrowed Henry County Ethics Board jurisdiction in response to a Commission Chair ethics probe — net direction concern on government spending efficiency framing. 2/4
- E19 No specific federal infrastructure delivery mechanism documented. 0/4
- E20 Knights of Rizal (Knight Commander, Republic of the Philippines); Sino-Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation Chair Emeritus. International humanitarian focus on Asia/Philippines. 2.25/4
- E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
- E22 No specific federal fiscal framework documented. 0/4
- E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
- E24 No specific reform-of-failing-programs framework documented. 0/4
- E25 State senate committee oversight roles. No specific federal agency oversight platform. 2.25/4
A Affordability
48%
Top positive drivers
- A1 21 years engaging senior cost concerns; affordability is central campaign frame. 3.13/4
- A2 Senate Appropriations committee work; Columbia MBA; 30+ years business owner. 3.13/4
- A3 21 years state senate constituent service; District Resources page; Emanuel Jones and Family Foundation; YMCA + DFACS partnership. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
- A5 No specific household cost-impact analysis documented. 0/4
- A7 No specific source-and-destination redirection documented. 0/4
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- A1 21 years engaging senior cost concerns; affordability is central campaign frame. 3.13/4
- A2 Senate Appropriations committee work; Columbia MBA; 30+ years business owner. 3.13/4
- A3 21 years state senate constituent service; District Resources page; Emanuel Jones and Family Foundation; YMCA + DFACS partnership. 3.13/4
- A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
- A5 No specific household cost-impact analysis documented. 0/4
- A6 Medicaid expansion advocacy as ongoing response to healthcare cost crisis. No documented response to a specific cost spike event. 2.25/4
- A7 No specific source-and-destination redirection documented. 0/4
- A8 No specific corporate cost accountability mechanism documented. 0/4
- A9 "Working families" framing on platform; campaign quote: "restoring the American middle class." 2.25/4
- A10 Affordability is central campaign theme alongside healthcare, education, voting rights, and public safety. 3.13/4
- A11 Medicaid expansion advocacy; lower prescription drug costs; senior care priority. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A12 Affordable housing platform priority; no specific federal mechanism documented. 1.25/4
- A13 YMCA + DFACS partnership for South DeKalb learning loss; endorsed Vasanne Tinsley for DeKalb superintendent; Legislator of the Year from Organization of DeKalb Educators (2006). 2.88/4
- A14 No specific federal tax policy position documented. 0/4
- A15 No specific consumer protection mechanism documented. 0/4
- A16 Equal pay and workplace protections framing for women and minority workers. No specific federal minimum-wage figure or PRO Act commitment documented. 2.25/4
- A17 No specific food or grocery position documented. 0/4
- A18 Green-energy jobs framed as cost reduction. No specific federal utility or energy affordability mechanism documented. 2.25/4
- A19 No specific transportation affordability position documented. 0/4
- A20 Affordability framework spans healthcare, housing, education, and economic opportunity. Coherent if shallow on specifics. 2.88/4
- A21 21-year state senate record matches Democratic-caucus alignment; auto-dealer business is a federal conflict surface. 2.88/4
- A22 Defends Medicare and Medicaid; senior-care priority on campaign platform. 3.13/4
- A23 South DeKalb learning loss partnership targets low-income BIPOC families; Black Caucus leadership; senior care focus. 3.13/4
- A24 Workplace protections, Medicaid expansion, education funding reach broad demographics. 3.13/4
- A25 70+ endorsements but mostly local DeKalb/Henry political and faith leaders; no major national institutional endorsements (DCCC, EMILYs, JD, AFL-CIO) surfaced. 2.25/4
Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.
Published Platform
- Healthcare — Medicaid expansion as central position; lower prescription drug costs; senior care priority.
- Public Safety — Chairman, Georgia Senate Study Committee on Safe Firearm Storage; proposed civil and criminal penalties for adults who allow children access to loaded firearms; insurance-premium discounts for trigger locks/gun safes.
- Education — 2023 YMCA + DFACS partnership to address learning loss for low-income BIPOC families in South DeKalb; endorsed Dr. Vasanne Tinsley for DeKalb County School Superintendent.
- Housing — Affordable-housing initiatives "to combat rising costs and prevent displacement in fast-growing areas." SB 209 (2021) blocking Atlanta Public Schools auto-expansion into DeKalb on annexation, upheld by Georgia Supreme Court.
- Economy — Attract advanced manufacturing, logistics, and green-energy jobs; pro-small business; equal pay and workplace protections for women and minorities.
- Civil Rights — Former Chairman, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus; founder and Chair Emeritus, MLK Jr. Advisory Council.
- International — Knights of Rizal (Knight Commander, Republic of the Philippines, 2019); Sino-Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation Chair Emeritus.
Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 41.7% | — | 41.7% |
| Efficiency | 49.2% | — | 49.2% |
| Affordability | 48% | — | 48% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 46.3% | |
Financial Breakdown
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