California State Senator Brian W. Jones, who has served as Senate Minority Leader and is active in education and veteran support legislation, issued a series of tweets on May 14, 2026 criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration for its fiscal and energy policies.
In a post at 20:08 UTC, Jones wrote: “Newsom’s Affordability Program Has 14 Six-Figure Executives. $20 million to a nonprofit with $75 million in assets and 14 executives each making over $100,000. If he actually wanted to help families afford diapers he would cut their taxes. Instead he created a bureaucratic”.
At 20:09 UTC the same day, Jones addressed California’s reliance on foreign oil imports: “California Just Received Its Last Drop of Middle Eastern Oil. Nothing else is en route. California sits on over 1 billion barrels in proved oil reserves and produces about 250,000 barrels a day. Our refineries can handle 1.4 million. Instead 60 percent comes from foreign imports”.
Later that evening at 23:32 UTC, Jones criticized the state budget process under Governor Newsom: “Newsom’s Final Budget. Nothing to Show For It. This governor is a fiscally irresponsible tax-and-spend grifter who cares only about growing his own financial and political capital. He defied voters and destroyed public safety by defunding Prop 36. Now he is raising taxes on https://t.co/ZMKD9rw6JA”.
Jones’ career includes leading the California Senate Republican Caucus as Senate Minority Leader and winning seats in both the State Assembly and State Senate (official biography). Born into a military family in Austin, Texas, he graduated from Grossmont College before earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University (official biography). He has been married since 1992 with three adult children (official biography).
