LeRoy J. Jones Jr. (born September 5, 1957) is an American politician who served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 27th Legislative District. He is currently a partner at 1868 Public Affairs and a political operative serving as the Democratic Party chairman for both East Orange and Essex County, New Jersey. Early life and education Jones received his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University, with a major in accounting. He earned a master's degree in Business Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Career Early career Jones served as the City Administrator of East Orange, New Jersey for seven years, where he was responsible for developing the city's $100 million operating budget. Jones also served in various positions at Public Service Electric and Gas, including Business Development Manager, Director of Workforce Diversity and Public Affairs Manager. Jones is currently a founding partner of 1868 Public Affairs a full-service government and public affairs consultancy with offices in Trenton, New Jersey Jones served two terms on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1988 to 1993. and four-terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 27th Legislative District from 1994 to 2000. As a member of the New Jersey General Assembly , Jones served on the Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee and was Deputy Minority Leader from 1996 to 1998. He was first elected in 1993 along with Nia Gill, and the pair won re-election in 1995, 1997 and 1999. Jones proposed legislation in the Assembly in 1995 that would ban the sale of box cutters to those under 18 years old, with a fine of up to $7,000 and 18 months in jail imposed on those violating the ban. In 1998, Jones proposed legislation that would require children up to the age of 14 to wear ski helmets and would require ski areas to make them available for use by all underage skiers. Politics On May 18, 1998, Jones and Senator Shirley Turner requested Senate President Donald DiFrancesco and Assembly Speaker Jack Collins to impanel a bicameral legislative task force to review the issue of racial profiling. Their request was denied. On May 28, 1998 Assemblyman Jones and Senator Turner introduced legislation to create a joint legislative task force to hold public hearings to investigate racial profiling and minority employment discrimination within the State Police. Jones said, "If you know