Burt is from Butts County, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia. He lives with his wife, Jan, and their two children, Stella and Banks, in Butts County. He attends Rock Springs Church in Milner.

Burt Jones is currently the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously represented Georgia’s 25th District in the State Senate for over a decade.

As Lt. Governor, supported legislation to reduce the state income tax, return a portion of the state budget surplus to households, and provide tax relief for families with children.

Supports reducing Georgia's income tax rate to 4% annually.

Supports reducing the state income tax rate.

- As Lt. Governor, supported legislation to reduce the state income tax, return a portion of the state budget surplus to households, and provide tax relief for families with children.
- Supports reducing Georgia's income tax rate to 4% annually.
- Supports reducing the state income tax rate.
- Supports cutting state income taxes.

Economy

Supports increasing funding and grants for vocational and technical education.

Advocates to ensure public K–12 schools and higher education institutions designate athletic teams based on biological sex

- Supports school choice.
- Supports increasing funding and grants for vocational and technical education.
- Advocates to ensure public K–12 schools and higher education institutions designate athletic teams based on biological sex

Education

As of March 11, 2026, Burt Jones’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports increasing funding for local law enforcement to ensure they have necessary tools and resources.

Supports enhancing retirement benefits for law enforcement to maintain a stable workforce of first responders.

Supports increasing penalties for sex traffickers, gang members, and repeat offenders.

As Lt. Governor, led efforts to enact mandatory minimum sentences for gang offenders, enhance school safety, and address sanctuary cities and rogue prosecutors.

- Supports increasing funding for local law enforcement to ensure they have necessary tools and resources.
- Supports enhancing retirement benefits for law enforcement to maintain a stable workforce of first responders.
- Supports increasing penalties for sex traffickers, gang members, and repeat offenders.
- As Lt. Governor, led efforts to enact mandatory minimum sentences for gang offenders, enhance school safety, and address sanctuary cities and rogue prosecutors.

Public Safety

Backed initiatives to protect agricultural land and support family-owned farms.

- Backed initiatives to protect agricultural land and support family-owned farms.

Energy & the Environment

Supports stricter voting regulations, and as a state senator, helped pass Georgia’s Election Integrity Act (S.B. 202).

- Supports stricter voting regulations, and as a state senator, helped pass Georgia’s Election Integrity Act (S.B. 202).

Voting & Elections

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Burt Jones

- The Governor is similar to the President of the United States: they oversee the executive branch, sign bills into law and then enforce these laws, and act as the commander-in-chief of the state military.
- The Governor has a large influence over which new laws get passed because they can veto any legislation. Georgia lawmakers can only override a veto with a two-thirds majority in the State House and State Senate.
- The Governor appoints heads of various judicial and state offices including the: Department of Education, Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation, Department of Community Health, Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Natural Resources.
In case a state representative is not able to complete their term, the Governor can appoint a replacement until the end of the term. 
- The Governor is elected every 4 years in midterm election years (e.g., 2022, 2026, 2030). If a governor serves for eight years (two terms in a row), they must wait another four years before running again.