State Sen. Andrew Jones selected for prestigious Council of State Governments fellowship

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September 11, 2024

State Sen. Andrew Jones was invited to Lexington, Kentucky to participate in the 2024 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship.

Bringing together 49 individuals representing 34 states and U.S. territories and all three branches of state government, the Henry Toll Fellowship is a highly-acclaimed development program for state government officials.

“I was honored to join this elite group of leaders from all across the United States for this prestigious fellowship, and I am grateful to Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, and Senator Arthur Orr for nominating and recommending me for this program,” State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) said.

“Ultimately, I’m looking forward to utilizing the intensive training and leadership development that the Toll Fellowship provided to better serve the citizens of District 10 and work toward a better Alabama.”

“While the CSG Henry Toll Fellows come from every region of our nation, from both political parties and all three branches of state government, they share one thing in common — they are all committed to improving the lives of the people they serve,” said CSG Executive Director/CEO David Adkins, a former Kansas state senator and 1993 CSG Henry Toll Fellow alumnus.

“Toll Fellows are selected based on their demonstrated commitment to solve problems, to work collaboratively to get things done, and their belief that state government can and must be a force for good.”

The Toll Fellowship honors the founder of CSG, Henry Toll, who, as a former state senator from Colorado, was the driving force behind the creation of CSG in 1933.

There are over 1,400 graduates of the Toll Fellowship, including four sitting state/territorial house speakers, eight sitting state supreme court justices, 10 sitting members of Congress, three sitting governors and more than 200 Toll alumni currently serving as state/territorial legislators.

Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270

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