Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Former state delegate Jay Jones has filed to run for Virginia attorney general in 2025. Jones will challenge Henrico Commonwealth’s attorney Shannon Taylor for the Democratic nomination.
Jones represented Norfolk from 2018 until 2021, when he resigned his seat to focus on family. Jones lost to former attorney general Mark Herring for the Democratic nomination in 2021, and Herring then lost to attorney general Jason Miyares.
The Virginia Department of Elections accepted Jones’ statement of organization – paperwork needed to launch a campaign – on Aug. 28.
“Jay remains solely focused on the critical elections in November, which is why he is in Newport News today campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket,” Jones’ staff wrote in a statement. “Any formal announcement will come after those elections have concluded.”
