Delegate Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) announced in a video on Monday that he is running for Virginia Attorney General in 2021 in a bid to become the first Black person in the Commonwealth to hold the position.

Jones, a lawyer and alumnus of William & Mary and UVA, was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017 to the same seat his father served in. In his announcement, he said that his campaign has been generations in the making, citing his father’s work and his family’s activism.

“Clearly progress has come, but now quick enough,” he said in his video announcement. “We’ve become more equitable but not enough.” 

Jones has already received endorsements from several state legislators as well as Congresswoman Elaine Luria. 

During his time in the General Assembly, Jones has focused on criminal justice reform and economic policy to help those facing poverty. He has also been an advocate for removing Confederate statues and names.

Though Jones has yet to release his platform, he is widely considered to be a more progressive candidate than Virginia’s past Attorney Generals. Mark Herring, who currently holds the office, has already announced that he does not intend to run for reelection and will likely run for Governor of Virginia in 2021.