Tishaura Jones

Tishaura Jones (born March 10, 1972) is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She represents the 63rd District, which encompasses a large portion of downtown St. Louis. She served as House Assistant Minority Floor leader during the 96th Missouri General Assembly.

Personal history

Tishaura Jones is the daughter of former St. Louis City Comptroller Virvus Jones. After graduation from Affton Senior High School in 1990, she attended Hampton University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Finance in 1994. Jones later earned a Master's degree in Health administration from Saint Louis University School of Public Health in 2001. When not involved with her legislative duties Representative Jones is Vice-President of Public Finance at Blaylock Robert Van, LLC. She's the mother of one child, a son, Aden. Jones was named a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow.

Political history

Jones' political career began in 2002 when she was appointed Democratic committeewoman of the 8th Ward for the city of St.Louis. Since 2004 Jones has served as Sergeant-at-Arms for the St. Louis City Central Democratic Committee Jones was first elected to the Missouri House in November 2008 when she defeated Independent candidate Nels Williams 85.4% to 14.6%. There was no Republican challenger for the seat. Jones ran unopposed in 2010 to win her second term. She made Missouri political history in November 2010 by becoming the first African-American elected to serve as assistant minority leader.She currently serves as the Treasurer of the City of St. Louis
Committees: Representative Jones serves on the following committees