Who Am I?
State Sen. Emil Jones (D-IL) Currently Serves As President Of The Illinois State Senate. (State Sen. Emil Jones Website, www.ilga.gov, Accessed 7/9/08)

What I Say About a Special Election:
Emil Jones Supports Legislation That Would Create A Special Election To Fill The Senate Seat Left Vacant By Obama. "The idea [of a special election] is to take away Blagojevich's sole authority to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama. Lawmakers would pass legislation next week that is backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones." ("A Special Election?" Chicago Tribune, 12/11/08)

How I Help Myself and Family at the Expense of Taxpayers
"[S]tate Senate President Emil Jones, Serves Under An Ethical Cloud. He Has Several Family Members On The State Payroll And Uses His Clout To Aid Their Business Interests." (Ron Fournier, "Obama's Life And Record In Springfield, Ill., Hint At The President He Would Be," The Associated Press, 6/16/07)

Jones' Family Has Experienced "Financial Good Fortune," Including His Wife Who Was Promoted By Gov. Blagojevich's Administration And Given A $70,000 Raise. (Carol Marin, Op-Ed, "Jones Plots Ethics End Run," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/11/07)

John Sterling, Jones' Stepson, Has Received "Tens Of Millions Of Dollars" In State And Local Contracts. (Carol Marin, Op-Ed, "Jones Plots Ethics End Run," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/11/07)

Jones Is A "Veteran Of The Rough-And-Tumble World Of Chicago Politics." (Christi Parsons and Ray Long, "Wheeler-Dealer With A Cause," Chicago Tribune, 9/19/04)

"Illinois Senate President Emil Jones ... Is About As Old-School As They Come. Just Last Month, The Chicago Democrat Publicly Ridiculed An Attempt To Block A Pay Raise For Legislators By Sarcastically Declaring: ‘I've Got To Get Me Some Food Stamps.'" (Andrew Malcolm, "The Nation Sees One Obama, Chicago Knows Another," Los Angeles Times' "Top Of The Ticket" Blog, www.latimesblogs.latimes.com, 6/24/08)

What Blagojevich Says About Me:
Blagojevich: "Who says Democrats in high places in Springfield don't get along? In fact, this is such a job, you know, that I think it's fair to say that today I have fewer friends now than I had before I was governor but it's nice to know I've still got Emil." (Rick Pearson, "Blagojevich And Jones Praise Each Other, Shun Madigan," Chicago Tribune, 8/11/08)

Blagojevich: "Emil and I are homeboys, man." (Rick Pearson, "Blagojevich And Jones Praise Each Other, Shun Madigan," Chicago Tribune, 8/11/08)

Articles About Me:
Scott Helman, "Early Defeat Launched A Rapid Political Climb," The Boston Globe, 10/12/07

My Multimedia Clips:
WTTW Chicago Channel 11 Reports On Emil Jones' Controversial Family Connections And No-Bid Contracts