A Democrat representing the communities of South Los Angeles, Florence-Firestone, Huntington Park and Walnut Park, Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer was elected to the California State Assembly in 2012 and serves as Chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Jones-Sawyer previously served as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, Director of Real Estate for the City of Los Angeles, Chair of the Los Angeles County Small Business Commission, Assistant Deputy Mayor for the City of Los Angeles and Vice President of the Los Angeles Professional Managers Association. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Jones-Sawyer’s legislative agenda is focused on criminal justice and corrections reform, ending the school to prison pipeline, improving access to California’s education systems, as well as fair employment and job creation in South LA and communities like it throughout the state