Georgia Republican Secretary of State nominee?
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JUN 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
Age65 years old (Oct 31, 1960)
GenderMale
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LocationGeorgia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationNorth Carolina Central University (BA)
Notable personal detailsVernon Angus Jones is an American politician and former DeKalb County CEO who served multiple terms in the Georgia House of Representatives. After a long career as a Democrat, he switched to the Republican Party in 2021 and has since sought higher office, including runs for governor and U.S. House. He is a Republican candidate for Georgia Secretary of State in the 2026 election cycle.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports pro-business deregulation and cutting burdens on small businesses, and has previously advocated eliminating Georgia’s state income tax. His platform emphasizes simplifying regulations and reducing red tape to make Georgia more business-friendly.
Immigration & Border
Vernon Jones has expressed support for tougher immigration laws and stronger enforcement while also endorsing immigration reform measures such as work visas during past campaigns. His public record and past campaign materials describe a preference for stricter enforcement combined with reformist elements rather than pathways emphasizing broad regularization or expanded asylum access.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate’s public record on abortion contains conflicting statements and votes: earlier records indicate support for legal abortion (including responses in 2008), while later actions include opposing Georgia’s six-week ban but later comments suggested dissatisfaction that it did not go far enough to protect unborn children. Overall the position is inconsistent across time.
Climate & Energy
The candidate has criticized federal Democratic climate events and emphasizes priorities such as business-friendly regulation and election/security issues on his campaign site, but there are no detailed policy proposals or clear statements committing to specific climate or energy policies. Publicly available materials include brief criticisms of Biden-era climate actions but do not provide a comprehensive climate or energy platform.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate is a strong supporter of gun rights, has sponsored or cosponsored legislation expanding concealed-carry (including being the only Democratic cosponsor to legalize concealed carry on college campuses), and has received high ratings from pro‑gun organizations. His record also includes votes increasing penalties when firearms are used in assaults on officers.
News
Vernon Jones is in the news as Georgia’s election system remains unsettled ahead of the 2026 general election. Lawmakers failed to agree on a replacement for the state’s Dominion voting machines, and the planned switch has now been delayed until 2028, leaving the current system in place for now. A separate court ruling also let Fulton County reject Republican nominees for its election board, adding to the broader fight over how elections are run in Georgia.
Georgia election system faces uncertainty for November
GA lawmakers end session without settling conflict on voting machines
A Georgia appeals court rules Fulton County can reject GOP election board picks
Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20222022
LatestCycle 2022
Source: FEC
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