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Del. Jay Jones Gets Early Support For 2021 AG Candidacy - The New Journal and Guide

By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter

New Journal and Guide

Several months after hinting at a run for the office, Norfolk Delegate Jerauld Jones, Jr., has  formally announced his candidacy to run for Virginia Attorney General in 2021.

“Clearly progress has come, but now quick enough,” he said in a video accompanying the press release. “We’ve become more equitable but not enough.”

The announcement comes two months after Jones told local and national media outlets, he was exploring a run for the office.

Continue reading Del. Jay Jones Gets Early Support For 2021 AG Candidacy at The New Journal and Guide .
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