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{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the 2009 Illinois Senate member|his father, who was president of the Illinois Senate|Emil Jones}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Emil Jones
|state_senate = Illinois
|district = 14th
|term_start = January 14, 2009
|term_end =
|predecessor = [[Emil Jones Jr.]]
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|16}}
|birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education = [[Chicago State University]]<br>[[Robert Morris University, Illinois]]
}}
'''Emil Jones III''' (born May 16, 1978)<ref name="ILGA_bio">{{cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography |url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=2823 |website=www.ilga.gov |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> is the [[Illinois State Senator]] for the 14th Senate District since 2010. The 14th district covers all or parts of [[Palos Heights, Illinois|Palos Heights]], [[Oak Forest, Illinois|Oak Forest]], [[Crestwood, Illinois|Crestwood]], [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]], [[Alsip, Illinois|Alsip]], [[Midlothian, Illinois|Midlothian]], and [[Riverdale, Illinois|Riverdale]]. Jones is the son of former Illinois Senate President [[Emil Jones]].<ref name="ss-1349625">{{cite news|url=http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1349625,122608jones.article |title=Jones III set to succeed father, mum on Blago scandal |first=Nathaniel |last=Zimmer |date=2008-12-26 |work=[[SouthtownStar]] |publisher=[[Sun-Times News Group]] |location=[[Tinley Park, Illinois]] |access-date=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229030342/http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1349625,122608jones.article |archive-date=December 29, 2008 |quote=Jones effectively inherited the seat when his father announced in August that he wouldn't run for re-election and local Democratic committeemen dutifully chose the younger Jones to replace him on the ballot. }}</ref>

==Electoral career==
In the midst 2008 election season, Jones' father, Illinois Senate president [[Emil Jones, Jr.]], vacated the 14th Legislative District Illinois Senate seat in August, after the [[Illinois Democratic primary, 2008|February 5 primary]] had already passed; son Jones III was appointed as Democratic candidate and won the [[Illinois Senate elections, 2008#14th District|November 2008 general election]].<ref name="ss-1349625"/>

Jones was re-elected to the Illinois Senate in [[2012 Illinois Senate election|2012]], [[2016 Illinois Senate election|2016]] (to a 2-year term), and [[2018 Illinois Senate election|2018]], running unopposed in each election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois State Board of Elections |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154554/https://www.elections.il.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Illinois State Senate==
As of July 2022, Jones is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/senate/SenCommittees.asp?MemberID=2823 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ilga.gov}}</ref>

* Appropriations - Business Regulations and Labor Committee (SAPP-SBRL)
* Energy and Public Utilities Committee (SENE)
* Financial Institutions Committee (SFIC)
* (Chairman of) Licensed Activities Committee (SLIC)
* Public Safety Committee (SPUB)
* Redistricting Committee (SRED)
* Redistricting - Chicago South Committee (SRED-SRCS)
* Transportation Committee (STRN)

Jones also serves as the Treasurer for the [[Illinois Legislative Black Caucus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kapos|first=Shia|date=2020-12-11|title=BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD|url=https://politi.co/33YpyFF|access-date=2020-12-11|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2022, Jones was indicted on three felony charges, including bribery and lying to federal agents in connection with a scandal involving a company that provides red light cameras for the state of Illinois. Jones pled not guilty to the charges. Illinois Governor [[J. B. Pritzker]] called for Jones to resign his seat.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cherone |first=Heather |title=State Sen. Emil Jones III Took Bribes from Red-Light Camera Company, Lied to Feds: Charges |url=https://news.wttw.com/2022/09/20/state-sen-emil-jones-iii-took-bribes-red-light-camera-company-lied-feds-charges |website=wttw.com |publisher=PBS |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hancock |first=Peter |title=State Sen Emil Jones III pleads not guilty in bribery case |url=https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/state-sen-emil-jones-iii-pleads-not-guilty-in-bribery-case |newspaper= Capitol News Illinois |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> The jury deadlocked on all three charges and U.S. District Judge [[Andrea Wood]] declared a mistrial.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meisel|first=Hannah|title=Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in federal bribery case of Sen. Emil Jones III|date=April 24, 2025|newspaper=[[States Newsroom|Capitol News Illinois]]|access-date=April 28, 2025|url=https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/jury-deadlocks-mistrial-declared-in-federal-bribery-case-of-sen-emil-jones-iii/}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jones is the son of former [[Illinois Senate]] President [[Emil Jones Jr.]] and Patricia Jones. He graduated from [[Chicago Christian High School]] before attending [[Chicago State University]] and [[Robert Morris College]] but did not receive a degree from either institution.<ref name="nepotitis">{{cite web | url = http://blogs.suntimes.com/marin/2008/08/nepotitis_no_cure.html | title = Nepotitis. No cure. State politics smitten with incurable plague | first = Carol | last = Marin | author-link = Carol Marin | work = [[Chicago Sun-Times]] blog | publisher = [[Sun-Times News Group]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080908185348/http://blogs.suntimes.com/marin/2008/08/nepotitis_no_cure.html | archive-date=2008-09-08 | access-date = 2009-01-09 }}</ref> He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name="ss-1349625" />

Before becoming a State Senator, Jones served as an administrator at the [[Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/1963?tab=1&chamber=S Biography, bills and committees] at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
**By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1963 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1753 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1554 96th]
*[http://senatoremiljones.com/ Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III] legislative website
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=110860 | fec= | congress= }}
*[https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?id=sg4IeLeB5ed8HR%2fcW1VHsQ%3d%3d Friends of Emil Jones III]{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} campaign committee filings (including donors) at the [[Illinois State Board of Elections]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050123/https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetailOfficers.aspx?id=DYR7Wz2qASo Citizens for Emil Jones] campaign committee filings (including donors) at the [[Illinois State Board of Elections]] — father's campaign fund; Jones III was treasurer until 2014

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Emil Jones III - Revision history

imported>Mpen320: Removed dead, unrecoverable link. It is a redundant citation and was self-published. It is also, after 16-17 years unnecessary to have his name explicitly cited given it appears in a number of publications unrelated to the subject