"Hey I’m Congressman Rich McCormick. I’m here with Representative Todd Jones. I’m really excited about the things he’s been able to get done on the local level where real government gets done, the most representative government we have. I want to endorse him, say he’s doing a great job, he will continue to fight the good fight, and I want him to be part of this team. I want to grow the church, I want to grow the party, I want to continue looking to the future and he’s a big part of that."
You can see a video of his endorsement here.
"Keeping our community safe has always been my top priority. But safety isn't just about what happens on our streets; it's about the leaders who shape our future.
That's why I'm excited to support my friend Todd Jones. Todd has been serving our community for nearly two decades, from being the president of the elementary school dad’s club to representing us at the state level. Todd works tirelessly to ensure Forsyth County remains the best place to raise a family.
If we had more dads like Todd Jones, it would make my job a lot easier. His dedication to our community's safety, education, and prosperity is exactly what we need.
I’m proud to support Todd Jones for State House, and I hope you’ll do the same.
Thank you, and God bless.”
Sheriff Ron Freeman
Election integrity is an incredibly hot-button issue in American politics, particularly since the 2020 and 2016 elections. In fact, I think it’s been so hot-button, many people have developed “election integrity fatigue”. Frankly, I get it. I’m tired of watching grifters from across the political spectrum–like Jill Stein or Sydney Powell–use wild conspiracies to create doubt about our elections. That doubt creates political instability that can bleed into economic and social instability, negatively impacting our quality of life.
That’s why I’ve worked hard to strengthen voter confidence in our elections. Before we passed election reforms in 2021, only 56% of Georgia voters were confident in the results of our elections. After the 2022 election, that number increased to 73%. The reforms we worked tirelessly to pass are working, and Georgia has since been ranked as the top state in the country for election integrity. At the same time, an incredible 99% of Georgia voters said they had zero issues casting their ballot.
I would love to use this moment to take a victory lap and move on to other issues, but our election law has to keep pace with advances in technology. Like the widespread use of digital advertising in the 2016 election, recent advances in Ai technology could completely change the way campaigns work in 2024.
Ai is more than just a chatbot now, it has the ability to create photos, audio, and video. Just a few weeks ago, Ai was used to create a fake robocall from President Joe Biden encouraging Democrats to stay home on election day. While this particular attempt may run afoul of New Hampshire’s law against voter suppression, there’s little that can be done under current law to prevent future Ai “deep fakes”. Our election laws simply couldn’t foresee this technology.
That’s why I’m co-sponsoring legislation to prevent Ai “deep fakes”. The legislation would not prevent the use of Ai for campaign purposes, but would make it illegal to create fake content portraying another candidate or elected official. If this practice remains legal, campaigns and consultants will eventually add the Ai “deep fake” to their election strategy. That will further erode trust in our election, and create tremendous instability.
I believe this bill should enjoy bipartisan support and will help put guardrails on Ai to ensure it’s a tool used to create economic growth, not a weapon for political turmoil. I am also working to prevent the use of Ai to create pornographic content, which can be used to bully and embarrass with fake depictions of obscene acts. I should be able to provide more information about these efforts soon.
Until then, I hope you will support HB 986. As always, if you have questions or concerns please feel free to reach out. I would be glad to chat with you over coffee this Saturday at 9am at Fuel House Coffee.
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By Todd Jones Georgia House of Representatives, District 25
May 2, 2018
Georgia sits at a crossroads. Stay the current course and bet on the tried and true or jump into unchartered waters. Our economy is growing, job rates are at an all-time high and our children attend the best schools in the state.
The challenge is where do we go next. We are on the precipice of the next industrial revolution. Augmented intelligence, 3-D printing and autonomous vehicles will fundamentally change our business and personal pursuits and passions. Individually or combined, these three tectonic technology advancements will forever change the way we live.
The examples are endless, but here are a few:
Healthcare – an orthopedic surgeon printing an exact replica of the patient’s knee nearly assuring the perfect fit and less recovery time, IBM Watson, via AI, making a diagnosis of a rare bone cancer because it had “consumed” years of medical journals to “learn” what humans can’t and providing mobility to the elderly and home-bound patients via AV, liberating a whole segment of our population.
Education – empowering teachers to teach and removing the administrative burden by leveraging AI success coaches to handle the mundane and unlock the educator’s passion to change children’s lives. Providing real-time, 3-D modeling to high school robotics teams and higher education engineering students.
As a community and state, it is an imperative that we embrace AI, 3-D and AV. The intersection of these burgeoning technologies and industries like transportation, education, healthcare and of course manufacturing sets up Georgia’s new “north star”. We must rally private enterprise, education and government toward creating a workforce with the right skills, a business ecosystem with limited regulation and cash liquidity and R&D bolstered through deep partnerships between our higher education institutions and businesses of all sizes.
We have seen how the Internet can be the great equalizer. Uber versus taxis, Facebook versus traditional publishing and on and on. Imagine a manufacturing process comprised primarily of three phases – dream it, design it and print it. An entrepreneur could have a customized product on the company web site within days, not weeks or months. Each customer getting it in the color they choose along with their monogram.
Compare that to today. Today’s manufacturing processes are laborious, inefficient and typically do not create a positive return on investment for quarters and in many cases years. Let’s not pick on manufacturing, this can be said about nearly every industry of today.
The core processes existing in the USA are rooted in post-World War II thinking. That mantra drove a massive economic expansion in the 50’s and early 60’s, but like the abacus and corded phones we need to be willing to walk away from what is comfortable.
Setting us up for success means a commitment from each of us. We are all stakeholders in this revolution. Note revolution, not evolution. Evolving has been what we have been doing for decades. Today is our chance to grab tomorrow. The question is, do we have the resolve?
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Can you take a moment to provide me with your thoughts on many of the issues that will arise during this legislative session? The survey covers K-12 education, transportation and other key areas. Please click here to access the survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018SurveyforToddJones. Please cut and paste the URL into your browser if the hyperlink is not working.
I truly appreciate the time and please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance.
Best regards,
Todd Jones
Georgia House Representative, District 25
Todd.Jones@house.ga.gov
Mobile - +1 770 203 9230
PS - A town hall is being hosted on January 25th at 7pm at Brookwood Elementary School. The hosts include - Forsyth County Commissioners Brown and Semanson, BOE Chair Morrissey, Sheriff Freeman and me. It will be a Q&A format and open to all topics.
1) Please go to http://www.house.ga.gov/en-US/HousePageProgram.aspx. If the link does not work, go to www.house.ga.gov and click on Page Program (on the left).
2) Please click on the Page Interest Form and fill out all the details, including preferred dates.
3) Please email the completed Page Interest Form to Vanessa Turner, my assistant and me. Vanessa's email is vanessa.turner@house.ga.gov. My email is todd.jones@house.ga.gov.
A few quick things to consider:
1) Your son or daughter must be at least 12 years old.
2) You will need to provide transportation to and from the Capitol.
3) We will provide lunch and dinner if the day goes through 6pm.
4) Your daughter or son will receive $10 for serving and an excused absence from school.
5) Quick note - Session days get longer as we get closer to the 40th day (normally end of March). So, please keep that in mind when you request certain days - January days will typically be the shortest and March a bit longer.
As always, please call, text or email me if you have any questions or concerns. My mobile number is 770-203-9230.
Best regards,
Todd Jones
Georgia House of Representatives
Representative, District 25 (South Forsyth and North Fulton)
Mobile - +1 770 203 9230
Email – todd.jones@house.ga.gov
Committees – Budget & Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Economic Development & Tourism and Industry & Labor
