Emil Jones III
Democratic · IL · Illinois State Senator, District 14
Emil Jones III has served in the Illinois Senate since 2009 and sits on committees including education appropriations, human rights, and local government. In December 2025 he entered a federal deferred-prosecution agreement and admitted making a false statement to the FBI.
Where Emil Jones III stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (8 records), Environment and Public Health (11 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — Illinois State Senator, 14th Legislative District
Campaign Finance Information · Illinois State Senator, 14th Legislative District · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $215,039
- Spent
- $38,568
- Cash on hand
- $325,410
- Debts
- $0
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- CEO$750
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$30,000
- $1,000-$4,999$28,106
- $500-$999$5,750
- $250-$499$2,033
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · elections.il.gov
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1859, which requires community college courses to be taught by qualified faculty, not artificial intelligence alone. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 8 support
Voted to pass House Bill 5492, which requires health plans from 2028 to cover up to a six-month supply of prescribed hormone therapy at once. The Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.
May 30, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5390, which requires hospitals to use one state financial assistance form and honor approvals for at least 12 months. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4461, which bars hospitals and medical-debt creditors from placing a lien on a patient's main home. The Illinois Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.
May 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 2437, which lets Medicaid patients bring a Medicaid doula to childbirth, among other Medicaid changes. The Senate accepted this larger Medicaid package 36-19, and it became law.
June 1, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3248, which requires health plans issued after January 1, 2027 to cover medically necessary laser hair removal. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2517, which requires health professionals to take an hour of hidden-bias training to renew a license. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-12, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Filed a bill guaranteeing each safety-net hospital with a perinatal designation at least $5 million a year from the state's $50 million hospital funding pool (Senate Bill 1653).
February 6, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Lead-sponsored a law letting licensed athletic trainers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists in Illinois perform dry needling, a treatment that puts thin needles into muscle to ease pain, after set training and an exam (Senate Bill 1078, Public Act 102-0307).
August 6, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 11 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4418, which requires the state to control plastic pellet pollution in stormwater from factories. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-13, and it became law.
May 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4788, which requires high school CPR training to use manikins with breasts as well as without, from 2029. The Senate passed it 43-13, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5316, which lets the state emergency agency enter private land to sample soil, water, and air after a radioactive release. The Senate passed it 44-13, and it became law.
May 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 3772, which requires extra review of air pollution permits in communities already carrying unfair pollution burdens, starting 2027. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-11, and it became law.
April 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 3487, which requires hospitals to offer flu shots from September through March and pneumonia shots at admission or discharge. The Illinois Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Introduced a bill proposing a fee on plastic bags in Illinois (Senate Bill 3742).
February 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Introduced a bill to set up statewide rules for hemp and hemp-derived products in Illinois, covering licenses, lab testing, age checks, labeling and penalties. It also proposed a fund and a tax break for social equity hemp businesses (Senate Bill 3377).
February 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 25, Illinois' 2025 energy law, which expands battery storage, rooftop solar rights, and EV charging. The Senate agreed to that version 37-22, and it became law.
October 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 1859, which creates a task force on how climate damage pushes Illinois residents from their homes. The Senate agreed to that version 40-16, and it became law.
May 31, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2419, which makes local officials weigh traffic pollution and existing pollution on nearby communities before approving a waste facility. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2726, which lets the Department of Natural Resources use rewilding, returning land to its natural state with native species. The Senate passed it 39-16, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 3751, which makes the state's economic equity office support businesses that hire and train people facing serious barriers to work. The Senate passed it 40-19, and it became law.
May 28, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1189, which applies Illinois wage rules to federally funded construction run by an Illinois public body. The Illinois Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 5 support
Voted to pass House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies, funded by a per-trip fee. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4725, which lets the attorney general investigate, inspect workplaces, and interview workers before suing over worker protections. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-14, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4844, which requires employers with more than 25 workers to pay regular wages during jury duty. The Illinois Senate passed it 35-20, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1189, which applies Illinois wage rules to federally funded construction run by an Illinois public body. The Illinois Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1976, which stops state agencies weakening worker-pay or coal-mine safety rules below the federal protections of April 2025. The Illinois Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Filed Senate Bill 1439 in January 2025, proposing to let state agencies and public universities require suppliers to certify they were charging the state their lowest available price, and to reject bids judged non-competitive. The bill missed its committee deadline in April 2025 and never got a floor vote (Best Consumer Price Act).
February 6, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sponsored a law letting candidates sit for the CPA exam after 120 college credit hours, while full certification still requires 150 hours (Senate Bill 1723, Public Act 102-0222).
July 30, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sponsored a law letting Illinois counties enforce code-violation rulings the same way courts enforce judgments, and recover collection costs such as attorney's fees (Senate Bill 2833, Public Act 99-0739).
August 5, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4456, which lets regulators approve low-income discounts covering a whole utility bill, funded by a charge on other customers. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-17, and it became law.
May 19, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1430, which lets the State Treasurer make and buy loans that refinance student debt. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 8 support
Voted to pass House Bill 5024, which bars immigration detention centers within 1,500 feet of a school, day care, park, home, or place of worship. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-17, and it became law.
June 1, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 5093, which widens in-state college tuition and state aid by dropping a school-attendance condition. The Senate passed it 38-19; the House agreed, and it became law.
May 30, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4533, which requires money transfer companies to offer customers a voluntary donation to the Illinois DREAM Fund scholarship program. The Senate passed it 39-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1312, which lets people sue immigration officers who knowingly violate constitutional rights and requires hospital immigration policies. The Illinois Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.
October 30, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3247, which bars public schools from denying education or parent activities because of a child's or parent's immigration status. The Illinois Senate passed it 32-20, and it became law.
May 31, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 460, which extends state aid at city and county colleges to residents barred from federal aid, including undocumented students. The Senate passed it 34-18 and it became Public Act 104-164, effective January 1, 2026.
May 30, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2436, which lets Cook County public defenders handle immigration cases for county residents wherever they are heard. The Illinois Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 30, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass the Senate version of Senate Bill 405, which requires public school counseling to serve every student regardless of citizenship status. The Senate passed it 38-18; the House later made that duty required, the Senate agreed, and the required version became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Sponsored two veterans property tax bills: Senate Bill 2853, proposing that each tax bill show the amount that funds the local Veterans Assistance Commission, and Senate Bill 2854, proposing to exempt those commission levies from the property tax cap.
January 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1439 in January 2025, proposing to let state agencies and public universities require suppliers to certify they were charging the state their lowest available price, and to reject bids judged non-competitive. The bill missed its committee deadline in April 2025 and never got a floor vote (Best Consumer Price Act).
February 6, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Filed a bill guaranteeing each safety-net hospital with a perinatal designation at least $5 million a year from the state's $50 million hospital funding pool (Senate Bill 1653).
February 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4639, which lets judges set up mediation programs for young people accused of crimes and consider restorative practices before sentencing. The Senate passed it 39-18, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 191, which requires lap-and-shoulder belts on every seat of new school buses bought from July 2031. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-13, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1740 concerning safety requirements for non-emergency medical transportation services; it became Public Act 102-0364.
August 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4571, which lets large counties buy land, give grants, and sell property below market value for affordable housing. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-14, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Lead-sponsored a bill proposing to allow shops, restaurants, and housing of all types by right within one mile of transit-oriented developments, limiting conflicting local zoning rules (Senate Bill 3212, Transit Opportunity Zone Act).
February 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3564, which caps rental application fees at $50 and voids landlord fees not listed in the ad and lease. The Senate passed it 39-16, and it became law.
October 30, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Sponsored two veterans property tax bills: Senate Bill 2853, proposing that each tax bill show the amount that funds the local Veterans Assistance Commission, and Senate Bill 2854, proposing to exempt those commission levies from the property tax cap.
January 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Filed a bill guaranteeing each safety-net hospital with a perinatal designation at least $5 million a year from the state's $50 million hospital funding pool (Senate Bill 1653).
February 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 5 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4862, which requires every school board to adopt a written procedure supporting school employees' mental health by 2028. The Senate passed it 43-15, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4577, which defines play-based learning in kindergarten in state law. The Senate passed it 45-13, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4397, which raises school psychologist training to a 60-hour graduate degree and 1,200 supervised hours. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.
May 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3026, which makes the state guide schools on dual-language programs and plan to hire and keep bilingual teachers. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-12, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1859, which requires community college courses to be taught by qualified faculty, not artificial intelligence alone. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1373, which requires police to trace every crime gun through the federal eTrace system and share the results. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-11, and it became law.
May 31, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 5295, which makes health networks wall off abortion records from out-of-state sharing. The Senate passed it 38-19; the House agreed, and it became law effective July 1, 2027.
May 30, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 3341, which lets any minor consent to birth control without a parent's approval. The Illinois Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3709, which requires public colleges to give students access to providers who can prescribe birth control and medication abortion. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 30, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3489, which lets pharmacists provide all forms of birth control, including emergency birth control, with Medicaid covering their services. The Illinois Senate passed it 41-16, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4339, which requires every high school district to give eligible graduating students a chance to register to vote. The Illinois Senate passed it 41-12, and it became law.
May 29, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4834, which removes testosterone, abortion pills, and hormone medicines from the state prescription-tracking program. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 16 support
Voted to pass House Bill 4304, which requires public colleges to keep classrooms free of unlawful bias and protect students' right to speak and gather. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 4379, which requires adult changing tables and accessible restrooms in certain new public buildings from 2029. The Senate passed it 46-12; the House agreed, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4966, the SECURE Act, which makes the child welfare agency guard records showing a child's sexual orientation. The Senate passed it 35-19, and it became law.
May 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4758, which lets job ads require a driver's license only when driving is essential to the job. The Illinois Senate passed it 41-15, and it became law.
May 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5095, which lets people choose male, female, or X on a state ID or driver's license. The Illinois Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.
May 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4277, which lets a person with a felony conviction become a notary 10 years after finishing their sentence. The Senate passed it 36-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4217, which lets a public defender also handle a client's license suspension case arising from the same arrest. The Senate passed it 43-15, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4420, which makes media produced at state colleges a public forum and bars officials from reviewing content before publication. The Senate passed it 39-19, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass the Senate version of Senate Bill 3777, which makes rules that unfairly harm protected groups a civil rights violation. The Senate passed it 38-20; the House later narrowed it, and that version became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1836, the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals eligible criminal records and widens who qualifies. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-17, and it became law.
October 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 3363, which creates a State Public Defender Commission to plan a statewide Office of the State Public Defender. The Senate passed it 36-19, and it became law.
May 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2568, which gives children equal parentage rights regardless of their parents' marriage, gender, or use of assisted reproduction. The Illinois Senate passed it 36-19, and it became law.
May 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2425, which bars life insurers from denying or charging more for final-expense coverage because of a felony conviction. The Illinois Senate passed it 36-18, and it became law.
May 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 2397, the Eddie Thomas Act, which makes state prisons publish a yearly report on hospice and end-of-life care. The Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.
May 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1083, which makes marriage and property laws gender-neutral and waives deed fees for recording a legal name change. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-18, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1730 concerning LGBTQ representation on corporate boards; it became Public Act 102-0223.
July 30, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 13 support
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 3465, which sets sanitary requirements for construction sites, including menstrual hygiene products. The Senate agreed to that version 45-13, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies, funded by a per-trip fee. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.
May 31, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4725, which lets the attorney general investigate, inspect workplaces, and interview workers before suing over worker protections. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-14, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4844, which requires employers with more than 25 workers to pay regular wages during jury duty. The Illinois Senate passed it 35-20, and it became law.
May 20, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 714, which bars car insurers raising a renewal premium over 10% without 30 days' notice. The Senate passed it 42-14, and it became law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 4273, which bars home insurers from raising a renewal premium over 10% without 60 days' notice. The Senate passed it 43-14, and it became law.
May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Introduced a bill to set up statewide rules for hemp and hemp-derived products in Illinois, covering licenses, lab testing, age checks, labeling and penalties. It also proposed a fund and a tax break for social equity hemp businesses (Senate Bill 3377).
February 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 2319, which makes crypto cash machine operators register with the state, cap fees and warn users. The Senate agreed to that version 39-18, and it became law.
June 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 1797, which makes companies holding or trading cryptocurrency for Illinois residents register with the state. The Senate agreed to that version 41-15, and it became law.
June 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 1976, which stops state agencies weakening worker-pay or coal-mine safety rules below the federal protections of April 2025. The Illinois Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.
May 21, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1439 in January 2025, proposing to let state agencies and public universities require suppliers to certify they were charging the state their lowest available price, and to reject bids judged non-competitive. The bill missed its committee deadline in April 2025 and never got a floor vote (Best Consumer Price Act).
February 6, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Introduced Senate Bill 1973, proposing to stop ride-hailing companies from cutting off drivers over vague policy violations or for not working a set number of hours. It also proposes written reasons when a driver applicant is rejected.
February 6, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1730 concerning LGBTQ representation on corporate boards; it became Public Act 102-0223.
July 30, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Jones won the 2022 general election for Illinois Senate District 14 with 48,429 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: elections.il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 55 designating Barack Obama Day; it became Public Act 100-0037.
August 4, 2017
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 3 records
Entered a one-year deferred-prosecution agreement and admitted making a materially false statement to FBI agents. Agreed to pay a $6,800 fine and to refrain from owning firearms. Also agreed to stay out of legal trouble. The pending charges are due for dismissal in December 2026 if he complies.
December 11, 2025
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com · researched July 18, 2026
A federal judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked on all three counts in Jones's federal bribery case.
April 24, 2025
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Federal prosecutors charged him in September 2022 with bribery, soliciting a bribe, and lying to the FBI in a red-light-camera investigation. His 2025 trial ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked on all three counts.
September 20, 2022
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
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- Illinois State Senator, 14th Legislative District · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 14; Illinois · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.