Overview
- Jones, an attorney and current state representative, says she is running at constituents’ urging and describes the campaign as personal.
- She cites her father’s unmet PTSD treatment needs at the VA and her own childhood poverty as motivations for expanding federal support for afterschool nutrition and related services.
- Jones identifies cost-of-living pressures as a top concern in the district, calling for greater federal oversight and resources on affordable housing and jobs.
- She took part in the Texas Democrats’ summer quorum break over redistricting, says authorities targeted her and levied a $10,000 fine, and is challenging those penalties in court.
- Sixteen candidates are competing to fill the Houston-based seat left vacant by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death in March, with Jones emphasizing her electoral experience and message as a fighter.