For Immediate Release
May 21, 2024
Governor Terry McAuliffe Joins Virginians for Jay Jones
McAuliffe joins Governor Northam and more than 70 leaders from across the Commonwealth encouraging Jones to run for Attorney General in 2025
Norfolk, VA — Today, Terry McAuliffe, the 72nd Governor of Virginia, joins Virginians for Jay Jones, urging Jones to seek the Democratic nomination for Attorney General in 2025.
“As someone who fought Republicans tooth and nail to enact the farthest reaching criminal justice reforms in the history of Virginia, I know exactly how Republicans try to twist the rule of law for their own extreme agenda and political gain. We need to win back the Attorney General’s office and Jay Jones is the person who will just do that,” said Governor McAuliffe. “We need new leadership that will fight for justice and truly uphold the laws of the Commonwealth as our next Attorney General. Jay has proven through his time in the General Assembly and as a successful advocate in both public and private practice that he is ready to win and ready to serve. My focus through November is re-electing President Biden, Vice President Harris and Democrats all across the country, but it is clear to me that Jay is that fighter who will restore sanity to the position of Virginia Attorney General and that is why I am making my voice heard now and calling on Jay to step up and run for Attorney General.”
About Jay Jones
Jay Jones is an attorney at Hogan Lovells, a global law firm, where he focuses his practice on state Attorneys General work as well as regulatory and policy matters, including environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues. He is an accomplished litigator with extensive trial experience in state court. He served in the House of Delegates from 2018-2021 where he fought to expand Medicaid, increase the minimum wage, and raise teacher pay. Jay also championed legislation known as the “Ashanti Alert,” a bill to establish a missing persons alert for adults in the Commonwealth, which was used as the model for a bill that eventually became federal law.
After serving in the House, Jay served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where he was a member of the Office of Consumer Protection. Jones lives in Norfolk with his wife Mavis and son, Charles.