Emil Jones III
Democratic · IL · Illinois State Senator, District 14
Emil Jones III is the Democratic Illinois state senator for District 14, serving since 2009. He is a former Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administrator and currently serves on Senate committees including Appropriations-Education, Human Rights, Local Government, Licensed Activities, and Tourism. In December 2025 he entered a one-year federal deferred-prosecution agreement, admitted making a materially false statement to the FBI, and faces dismissal of the pending charges if he satisfies the agreement.
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
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 2 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1439, the proposed Best Consumer Price Act.
February 6, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1973 concerning transportation-network-company transparency and driver deactivation.
February 6, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 3 records
Jones serves on the Illinois Senate Appropriations-Education, Human Rights, Local Government, Licensed Activities, and Special Committee on Tourism committees.
July 18, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1723 concerning accounting certification; it became Public Act 102-0222.
July 30, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 2833 concerning county enforcement judgments; it became Public Act 99-0739.
August 5, 2016For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 6 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1653 concerning Medicaid safety-net hospitals.
February 6, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1740 concerning safety requirements for non-emergency medical transportation services; it became Public Act 102-0364.
August 13, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1078 concerning athletic trainers and physical therapists; it became Public Act 102-0307.
August 6, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed House Bill 3596 unanimously through the Senate to require electronic opioid prescriptions for recording in the Prescription Monitoring Program, with a limited-volume prescriber exemption.
May 26, 2021For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored House Bill 1888 creating the Roseland Community Medical District; Governor Pat Quinn signed the measure.
August 5, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed legislation through the Senate authorizing opt-out HIV testing in Illinois prisons and the Cook County Jail.
May 17, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 3 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1740 concerning safety requirements for non-emergency medical transportation services; it became Public Act 102-0364.
August 13, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed House Bill 3596 unanimously through the Senate to require electronic opioid prescriptions for recording in the Prescription Monitoring Program, with a limited-volume prescriber exemption.
May 26, 2021For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed Senate Bill 2267 through the Senate to prohibit stalkers from using private investigators to locate victims.
April 15, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 2 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 3212, the proposed Transit Opportunity Zone Act.
February 2, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bills 2853 and 2854 concerning veterans' property-tax commissions and the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
January 21, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Jones sponsored Senate Bills 2853 and 2854 concerning veterans' property-tax commissions and the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
January 21, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 4 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1730 concerning LGBTQ representation on corporate boards; it became Public Act 102-0223.
July 30, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 55 designating Barack Obama Day; it became Public Act 100-0037.
August 4, 2017For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed legislation through the Senate authorizing opt-out HIV testing in Illinois prisons and the Cook County Jail.
May 17, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jones passed Senate Bill 2267 through the Senate to prohibit stalkers from using private investigators to locate victims.
April 15, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 6 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 3742 proposing a plastic-bag fee.
February 5, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 3377 concerning the Industrial Hemp Act.
February 4, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1439, the proposed Best Consumer Price Act.
February 6, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1973 concerning transportation-network-company transparency and driver deactivation.
February 6, 2025For
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, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 1723 concerning accounting certification; it became Public Act 102-0222.
July 30, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
Jones sponsored Senate Bill 3212, the proposed Transit Opportunity Zone Act.
February 2, 2026For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones sponsored House Bill 1888 creating the Roseland Community Medical District; Governor Pat Quinn signed the measure.
August 5, 2011For
Source: senatoremiljones.com · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 4 records
Jones won the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois Senate District 14 with 16,667 votes, or 60.6 percent, defeating Ahmed Karrar and Kenneth Williams.
March 17, 2026
Source: elections.il.gov · researched July 18, 2026
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
Emil Jones III has served as Illinois state senator for District 14 since 2009.
January 14, 2009
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jones graduated from Chicago Christian High School, attended Chicago State University and Robert Morris College, and worked as an administrator at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
January 14, 2009
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 4 records
Jones entered a one-year deferred-prosecution agreement, admitted making a materially false statement to FBI agents, and agreed to pay a $6,800 fine, refrain from owning firearms, and 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
Federal prosecutors announced that they would retry Jones after the April 2025 mistrial.
June 10, 2025
Source: yahoo.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 Jones in September 2022 with bribery, use of an interstate facility to solicit bribery, and making false statements to the FBI in a red-light-camera investigation; Jones denied agreeing to a corrupt deal.
September 20, 2022
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Illinois State Senator, 14th Legislative District · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 14; Illinois · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.