Jones Has Bipartisan Edge If Biden Picks Him as Attorney General
- Alabama Senator Doug Jones has earned Republican plaudits
- Biden allies Clyburn, Hoyer have touted Jones for key post
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Democratic Senator Doug Jones’s potential selection as Joe Biden’s attorney general could lead to a relatively easy confirmation with bipartisan support — a rarity these days for a job that has become a nexus of intensely partisan fights.
Jones, a former U.S. attorney, won a special election in 2017 but was defeated in November in deeply Republican Alabama. But he built bipartisan friendships in those three years -- Republican Senator Richard Shelby lauded his service after Jones gave his farewell address Wednesday — and he has been touted for the attorney general job by top Democrats and Biden allies, including House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.