Where are they now? BJC spotlights former interns

April 2008: Brandon Jones

A Fall 2000 Baptist Joint Committee intern, Brandon Jones, was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2007. Jones works as a general practice attorney at the Law Offices of W. Harvey Barton in his hometown of Pascagoula, Miss.

During his short time in the House, Jones has been a strong advocate for District 111 in Jackson, pushing for projects that will bring economic opportunity and meaningful insurance reform to the Gulf Coast. Jones is the vice-chairman of the House Insurance Committee in addition to serving on the Education; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Oil, Gas and Other Minerals; Ports, Harbors and Airports; and Transportation committees.

As a student at Mississippi College, Jones served as president of the Student Government Association and earned a B.A. in History and English. Mississippi College inducted him into the Mississippi College Hall of Fame. After Mississippi College, Jones attended Wake Forest University Divinity School where he was elected president of the Student Government Association and earned a Master of Divinity degree. Following divinity school, Jones enrolled at Mercer University School of Law where he was elected Moot Court Board Chairman, won the Lawson competition for oral advocacy and earned a law degree.

Jones and his wife, Laurie, have one child, Ellen. They are active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Pascagoula where Brandon teaches Sunday school.