Robert Jones (Georgia)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Robert Jones
Image of Robert Jones

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 17, 2025

Education

High school

Oakland High School

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 1980

Graduate

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982

Personal
Birthplace
Oakland, Calif.
Religion
Methodist
Profession
Technology Executive
Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Twitter

Personal LinkedIn

Robert Jones (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Georgia Public Service Commission to represent District 3. He lost in the special Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.

Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Robert Jones was born in Oakland, California. He earned a high school diploma from Oakland High School. Jones earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980 and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1982. His career experience includes working in software sales, as a technology executive, as a senior analylist at the California Public Utilities Commission, as an executive at Telecom Utility, and as the global business leader at Microsoft.[1][2]

Elections

2025

See also: Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2025

General election

Special general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Fitz Johnson and Peter Hubbard are running in the special general election for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Fitz Johnson
Fitz Johnson (R)
Image of Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard (D) Candidate Connection

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary runoff election

Special Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Peter Hubbard defeated Keisha Sean Waites in the special Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on July 15, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard Candidate Connection
 
58.2
 
65,570
Image of Keisha Sean Waites
Keisha Sean Waites Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
47,132

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 112,702
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Keisha Sean Waites and Peter Hubbard advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robert Jones in the special Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on June 17, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Keisha Sean Waites
Keisha Sean Waites Candidate Connection
 
46.1
 
58,022
✔
Image of Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard Candidate Connection
 
33.3
 
41,912
Image of Robert Jones
Robert Jones Candidate Connection
 
20.7
 
26,036

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 125,970
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Fitz Johnson advanced from the special Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on June 17, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Fitz Johnson
Fitz Johnson
 
100.0
 
54,640

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 54,640
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Robert Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

Having previously worked as a state regulator for both energy and telecommunications utilities and then as a Corporate Officer for a major regulated utility, my plan is to help Georgia shape strategic energy and communications policies through technology innovation while applying disciplined regulation that serves the consuming public, businesses and utilities operating in Georgia in a fair and balanced manner.

“Electricity and communications are the lifeblood of the Georgia economy. Ensuring the reliable delivery of these services at affordable and stable prices, is essential to creating opportunities for all citizens of Georgia."

Given the substantial amounts of new energy needed to power the data center infrastructure required for processing artificial intelligence, I am also well positioned to have Georgians benefit from these emerging technologies through my deep understanding of what it takes to build out a viable energy infrastructure, which I acquired during my recent near-decade experience operating as a global executive at Microsoft.
  • I will work to limit energy price increases and relieve some of the financial pressures that hard-working Georgia families and small businesses are facing in their struggle to manage constantly rising energy budgets. The days of having consumers assume the construction investment risk for the new energy facilities – that in effect provide interest-free financing to utility companies – must end and never be revisited
  • I will drive the growth of Georgia’s economy with secure, reliable sources of climate friendly energy at affordable prices for businesses and consumers alike, including working to have Georgia become the nation’s leader in rooftop solar energy.
  • I will advocate to further expand the cost-effective delivery of advanced high speed internet services to our rural and agricultural communities, and work to enable them to both access and be empowered to take advantage of emerging technologies for increasing the production yields of farming and livestock.
Accelerating the transition away from burning coal as a fuel source for generating electricity has to be at the top. Over the past decade, America has made progress along this transition, to the point that we are confronted with needing to resist totally irresponsible federal policies that seek to exploit the need for new energy requirements for powering data centers as justification for prioritizing machines over the environmental health of humans.
As the Federal Courts have acknowledged, the Public Service Commission performs a quasi-judicial duty. Given the nuance and complexity of conducting ongoing due diligence of utility operations and finances, having a Commissioner that brings this specialized knowledge benefits the citizens who have entrusted the institution with serving them in a manner that best represents the public interest.
Lina Khan - She modernized the traditional view of monopolies and market power to address the current technological underpinning of our economy.
My candidacy was inspired by the book, "The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics" written by former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. He makes a point of emphasizing the importance of particpating in our democracy. 

"  One can vote, campaign, run for office. The possibilities are endless."
I highly recommend this very short but powerful book.
To perform and operate at the highest levels of ethical integrity, without ever approaching an appearance of having a conflict of interest. This means a Public Service Commissioner should never accept campaign gratuities, donations or contributions from 1) any regulated utility, 2) utility industry lobby, 3) affiliate company of a regulated utility or 4) any supplier or company that derives substantial revenue from business it conducts on behalf or for the regulated utility. It is regrettable that Georgia law carves out exceptions which allow the current sitting Commissioners to vastly underperform this high standard of ethical integrity. Hence, another reason why I am seeking office.
Active listening, inquisitive probing with fair and balanced deliberation and decision-making
To operate in a fair and impartial manner throughout the process of receiving and reviewing testimony in support of, or opposed to, utility request for 1) price changes, 2) profit setting, 3) utility financing and 4) construction of new facilities. All of this must be pursued with a keen eye on ensuring the affordability and reliability of utility services.
Change that benefits those among us who are not yet of voting age. The "future generation" is here now.
The assassination of JFK. I was 6 yrs old, and will never forget the grief and dispare on my Mother's face, as she tried to explained to me what had happened.
To help out with family expenses, when I turned 15, I started working after school in record store, were I worked until I graduated high school.
Chasing perfection and never achieving it.
The ability perform detailed nuanced due diligence, with an eye on relating decisions and actions to outcomes that would likely be achieved in a fully competitive market.
Given the appaling low awareness that the general public has of the core functions of the Public Service Commission, and the responsibilities of this office, the need for regular outreach, communication and education is critical.
I believe it is immensely beneficial for holders of the office to have worked at the highest levels of a regulated utility or a publicly held investor owned company of similar size, even if they have not previously run for office.

The public is disadvantaged with office-holders who do not possess this experience, as these individuals often struggle in their understanding of all the integrated complexities. Over time, Commissioners without these attributes tend to default to utility requests at the expense of the consuming public.
As mentioned above, given the substantial and enormous challenges we now face in needing to develop and supply substantial new energy sources; and to do so in a way that aligns and supports America’s path to further decarbonization; I embarked upon equipping myself with additional postgraduate study in the fields of organic chemistry and the science of climate change. I foresee this enhanced knowledge to be highly relevantant in taking on the challenges of modernizing Georgia’s energy strategy.
To early answer - Decisions to be announced in 2 weeks
These are bedrock values that must be fully upheld if we are to earn and sustain the trust of the public.
It would be very very good. There are times when elected representatives wander astray from the priorities and issues that they campaigned on. The state ballot initiative is a high bar method of the will of the people being truely expressed

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.


Campaign website

Jones' campaign website stated the following:

“

If you care about the high price of energy we are all paying, then know that my campaign is about working for you!

I intend to:

  • Limit Price Increases
  • Digitize our Rural Economy
  • Reduce Green House Gas Emissions
  • Offer Financial Incentives for Saving Energy
  • Expand Rooftop & Community Solar Energy
  • Grow the Georgia Economy

[3]

”
—Robert Jones' campaign website (2025)[4]


Campaign finance summary

Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.

See also

2025 Elections

Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
What's on the ballot?
U.S. Congress special elections
State executives
State legislatures
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards
Election analysis hub

Government

Seal of Georgia.png
Who represents me?
U.S. Congress
State executives
State legislators
State courts
Ballot measures
Municipal government
School boards

Newsletters

Ballotpedia RSS.jpg
The Daily Brew
The Weekly Brew
The Ballot Bulletin
Checks and Balances
Economy and Society
Hall Pass
Number of the Day
Robe & Gavel
Union Station


External links

Candidate

Georgia Public Service Commission District 3
  • Website
  • Twitter
    		•

    Personal

  • LinkedIn
    		•

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Robert Jones for PSC, "About Robert," accessed May 5, 2025
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 7, 2025
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Robert Jones' campaign website, “Home,” accessed May 5, 2025
    Flag of Georgia
    v • e
    State of Georgia
    Atlanta (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy


    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Jones_(Georgia)&oldid=10372744"