County largely recovered in only four years. Senator Jones also sponsored and passed the Rosewood Bill, the only legislation in American history to grant reparations to African Americans. Uniquely qualified as an Air Force Officer, Lawyer and Statesman, during the 90s, Senator Jones successfully defended the existence of Homestead AFB before 2 Realignment and Closure Commission Boards. In 1995, Senator Jones was elected Democratic Senate President-designate. The next year, President Clinton appointed Senator Jones to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors]. In 1998 he was President Bill Clinton's choice to be Secretary of the Air Force but was not confirmed. In 2002, Jones was the first African-American to run for Governor of Florida. On September 14, 2006, he was chosen as a nominee for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Florida by gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis. Personal Jones currently resides in Miami. He has three children: Derek, Durel, and Michele. He has spent the past several years running his own real estate investment and consulting firm, D.L. Jones & Associates and is president of The Law Offices of Daryl L. Jones, P.A., a law firm specializing in foreclosure defense and loan modifications. References 1955 births Democratic Party Florida state senators Living people Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives United States Air Force Academy alumni University of Miami School of Law alumni United States Air Force officers United States Air Force reservists 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Candidates in the 2002 United States elections Candidates in the 2006 United States elections