Most recently, Atlanta resident Vernon Jones ran unsuccessfully in 2008 to become the first African American to win the Democratic primary for representation of the state in the United States House of Representatives.
In late 2006, then-county CEO Vernon Jones hired Terrell Bolton to serve as chief of police.
Vernon Jones, Businessman, Dekalb County chief executive officer, former member of Georgia General Assembly
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