Jolanda Jones
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- Current office
- State Representative, House District 147 (since 2022)
- Occupation
- Attorney (owner, Law Office of Jolanda Jones)
- Lives in
- Houston
Background
- Earned a B.S. in political science and government from the University of Houston and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Has owned the Law Office of Jolanda Jones since 1995 and Jolanda Jones Consulting since 2000. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 2008 to 2012. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Served as a Houston ISD Board trustee for District 4 from 2016 to 2020. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Has represented House District 147 since 2022. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Workers' right to organize, living wages, retirement security and safe working conditions source: branch.vote
- Criminal-justice and juvenile-justice reform and reentry programs source: branch.vote
- Expanding Medicaid and simplifying enrollment in Children's Medicaid and CHIP source: branch.vote
- Returning Houston ISD to its locally elected board; higher pay for teachers and school staff source: branch.vote
- An opt-out voter-registration system and an independent redistricting commission source: branch.vote
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