ing ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁children ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁for ▁him ." ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁Jones ▁had ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁such ▁issues ▁as ▁fund ing ▁public ▁education ▁in ▁Illinois . ▁Jones ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al ▁in ▁then - State ▁Senator ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁A ▁long ▁resident ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁he ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Lor rie ▁Jones , ▁a ▁psych ologist . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁late ▁wife ▁Pat ric ia ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly ▁- ▁Senator ▁Emil ▁Jones ▁Jr . ▁( D ) ▁ 1 4 th ▁District ▁— ▁official ▁IL ▁Senate ▁website ▁B ills ▁Comm itte es ▁Project ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁- ▁Senator ▁Emil ▁Jones ▁Jr . ▁( IL ) ▁profile ▁Follow ▁the ▁M oney ▁— ▁Emil ▁Jones ▁Jr ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Senate ▁Democr ats ▁– ▁Senate ▁President ▁Emil ▁Jones ▁Jr . ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ro ose vel t ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Democr ats ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Chicago ▁Category :