LaDawn Blackett Jones (born May 28, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician.

Early year and education

She was born LaDawn Blackett on May 28, 1980, in

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, to Wayne and Bonnie Blackett. In 1985, when she was five, her family moved to

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, where she attended St. Anthony's Catholic School. She later attended Osborne High School in Cobb County before ultimately graduating from Westlake High School in

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. In 1998, she enrolled in

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, graduating in 2002, cum laude, with a B.A. in English. She subsequently enrolled in

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. While at Tulane, Jones created a diversity program that was nominated for an

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Community Service award.

Law career

After passing the bar exam, Jones obtained a position with the Fulton County District Attorney's office, as an assistant district attorney. She was subsequently promoted to Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney, and Community Prosecutor for Zone 4 in southwest Atlanta. After 18 months in the unit, Jones was designated as the units first Director. The unit placed prosecutors throughout the county, by opening four new offices.

Political service

In 2012 Jones was elected to the

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, and served two terms from 2013 to 2017, representing a portion of Fulton County as a member of the

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.Georgia House of Representatives-LaDawn Jones
accessed July 8, 2021.

References

External links

LaDawn Jones-website
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