ATLANTA – State Representative Vernon Jones (D-Lithonia) today announced his support for Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan’s proposed hate crimes legislation, which Lt. Gov. Duncan announced during a press conference today.
“I am so glad to see that Lt. Governor Duncan included the status of exercising certain rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in his hate crimes proposal,” said Rep. Jones. “Too many people are attacked and threatened because of their political ideologies and party affiliations, and we must address this. I support this legislation and look forward to it being taken up in the House.”
Rep. Jones previously introduced House Bill 1120, which would make it punishable by law to commit a crime based on a person’s political party affiliation or ideology.
For comments, please contact Rep. Jones at 404-656-0287 or housedistrict91@gmail.com.
To see the AJC article about this proposal, please click here.
Representative Vernon Jones represents the citizens of District 91, which includes portions of DeKalb and Rockdale counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and currently serves on the Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Human Relations & Aging and Transportation committees.
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