Official Resignation Letter from Three Staff Members of Democrat State Rep. Jolanda Jones

Dear Representative Jones, We regret to inform you that we are submitting our formal letter of resignation. We, as a collective of senior staff, have repeatedly attempted to curb your behavior and address the type of work environment you have bred over the last month. But, to no avail; we haven't seen any success. You have continued to endorse, encourage, and create an abusive and hostile work environment in the workplace without accountability for you or your relatives’ actions. Below, we address some of the incidents that we believe deserve your immediate attention: • Your son, Jiovanni Christian Jones, Esq. (herby Jio), is having an inappropriate • relationship with the office TLIPer (Intern), Jessica Fuqua. His relationship with an office intern displays disrespect for the workplace and diminishes the morality of the office. o Jio is not only your son, but General Counsel at Elite Change Inc. (registered lobbying firm and also the financial vehicle of your campaign manager, Dallas Jones). This inappropriate relationship may constitute as sexual harassment or a conflict of interest between his office of employment and your state office. o You abused the power of your office by manipulating your District Director, Yesenia Wences, to falsely take the blame for you finding out that the affair had to do with Jessica Fuqua.  Jio threatened to state false allegations to you that Yesenia is conducting illegal business in the state office because he is reportedly angry at her. You knew Jio suffered from severe mental illness, and yet you decided to put Yesenia in harm's way. • You have involved staff in the affairs of your personal and family life, without regard for work-life boundaries and the scope of staff’s employment. o You ask your staff to assist in the coordination of the terminal cancer treatment of your son’s father-in-law. o You have had your staff involve themselves in your son’s legal issues and criminal charges. o Jio’s continued prominent presence in the office, as well as his participation in staff meetings, planning and strategy meetings, and unsolicited input on office policies and political stances is a distraction and is a direct example of abuse of power. While not a member of the office staff, Jio’s opinion is often held to a higher prominence than paid staff. The inappropriate relationship between your son and the Intern has caused you to listen more to subordinates than senior staff. o You have called staff at all hours of the night and on weekends to discuss work and to drive you from place to place.