Complex sentence: Jones was re-elected to the state House in 2002 and 2004, then stepped down in January 2005 to accept an appointment from Governor Rick Perry to fill the vacancy on the Railroad Commission created by the resignation of Charles R. Matthews.
Split into simpler sentences: Jones was re-elected to the state House in 2002 and 2004. She stepped down from the legislature in January 2005 to accept an appointment from Governor Rick Perry to fill the vacancy on the Railroad Commission created by the resignation of Charles R. Matthews.