[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 135 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING TIMAKA JAMES-JONES

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
impeccable and self-motivated leader, Timaka James-Jones. Timaka 
currently serves as the Circuit Clerk & Registrar Chief Elections 
Officer in Humphreys County, Mississippi. She has been a champion and a 
leader of service and dedication to our great state.
  First, in March 1998, Timaka was appointed First African American 
Female Justice Court Judge by the Board of Supervisors to serve the 
remainder of the vacated term and position then held by the Hon. Wayne 
Holloway of the Southern Judicial District in Humphreys County, 
Mississippi.
  Then, in January 1999, she was elected as the First African American 
Female Justice Court Judge representing Humphreys County. Later in 
January 2003, she was elected as the First African American Female 
Circuit Clerk in Humphreys County, MS.
  The office of Circuit Clerk has evolved in many aspects. In the first 
year of her tenure, she implemented SEMS, (which is the Statewide 
Election Management System), the student intern poll-worker's program, 
and a professional development guide to improve the overall 
effectiveness of leadership for local elected/appointed officials. She 
and her staff has developed a maturing relationship in voter education 
and outreach with the Humphreys County Board of Supervisors, the 
Humphreys County public and private schools, as well as several other 
local and statewide political entities. She has diligently worked to 
promote more voter registration update awareness and, certainly, more 
African American election voter participation.
  Lastly, Timaka's office works, in concert, with the Humphreys County 
Board of Supervisors and any other entities necessary to promote and 
provide better opportunities for economic and social developments.
  In June 2007, Timaka was appointed by MS Supreme Court Chief Justice, 
the Honorable Jess Dickinson to the MS Access to Justice Commission. 
This commission formed to identify the current and future needs of the 
legal services communities, as well as developing a strategic statewide 
plan for the delivery of legal services to the poor in Mississippi.
  Timaka has committee memberships and affiliations of the following:

       Member of Mississippi Circuit Clerk's Association; 
     Mississippi Election Commission Association-Associate Member; 
     Active Member of Mississippi Legislative Action Committee of 
     Circuit Clerks; Current Member of the Federal U.S. Election 
     Assistance Commission and Standards Board; Former Member 
     National Judicial Association; Former Member of the 
     Mississippi Center for Worker's Rights, Director Sandra 
     ``Jaribu'' Hill; American Judicial Association-Past Member; 
     Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks of the 
     World Hill Temple No. 783, Belzoni, MS; Delta Sigma Theta 
     Sorority, Inc. Yazoo City Alumnae Chapter, currently serves 
     as Chapter President; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc-
     Greenville (MS) Alumnae Chapter; and Past 1st Vice President 
     2012-2014.

  Timaka is married to Marvin Jones (28 years married), Alderman for 
the City of Belzoni, MS, who is also a retired Transportation Director 
HCSD. They have two daughters--Ms. Sylvia LaSarah, 8th Grade Science 
Teacher, at McNair Middle School, and Mrs. Gabriel Nicole Harrington, 
Sergeant United State Army; one son-n-law, TiQuay Harrington, Sergeant 
United States Army; and one Bouncy Grandbaby Girl, Miss Melonie Rose 
Harrington.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Timaka 
James-Jones for her leadership, service, and dedication to Humphreys 
County and the State of Mississippi.

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