 Jones was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1992 , representing District SH 071 , succeeding Sidney Pope Jones , Jr .. Jones served from 1993 to 2001 , during which time he was a member of the Appropriations Committee , the Insurance Committee , and the Health & Ecology Committee , as well as the Banking Committee , and a special Judiciary Committee . Jones also chaired the Chairman of the Health Professions Subcommittee . Among the proposals Jones sponsored or co @-@ sponsored in the Georgia House was a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag emblem from Georgia State flag , and a bill that would have banned minors from purchasing music with explicit lyrics . Jones did not stand for reelection in 2000 , instead running for DeKalb County CEO , and was succeeded in the Georgia House by Ron Sailor 
