Jones Commands Votes for State Rep. District 53 Seat

District 53 State Representative Sheila Jones appears to have been reelected, beating out her Democratic challengers Jason Esteves and Robert Patillo.

"I like that the people are still standing with me and believing in me and I'm going to work even harder," she told Buckhead Patch Tuesday night. "I'm going to be more visible in the community."

Jones took a commanding 63.77% of the 4698 total votes in 15 of 15 reporting precincts. 

Jones has served the Georgia State House of Representatives since 2004 and co-sponsored the statewide "Mattie's Call Act," which was adopted to implement an emergency state wide alert system when Alzheimer’s patients and other disoriented adults become lost.

During her first session in the General Assembly, Jones was named Freshman Legislator of the Year by the Cobb Democratic Women. Following her second session, she was selected to receive the Joe Mack Wilson People’s Champion Award. The award was presented by the Cobb County Democratic Committee.

 before redistricting occurred.