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AUSTIN (February 13, 2012)—Elizabeth Ames Jones, the chairwoman of the Texas Railroad Commission, resigned Monday to pursue a seat in the Texas Senate.
Jones sent her letter of resignation to the governor late Monday afternoon.
She’s running to replace state Sen. Jeff Wentworth to represent Central Texas in Senate District 25.
Gov. Rick Perry appointed Jones to the Railroad Commission in 2005 and she was elected to the post in 2006.
Jones said earlier she would run for the U.S. Senate, but dropped out of that race.
As railroad commissioner, Jones was required to live in Austin, and her opponents questioned whether she could run for a state senate seat where she did not presently live.
Jones has maintained a home inside district 25, but her primary residence was in Austin.
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