# Mike Jones

Mike Jones is a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3ceca66a-bf31-47c8-a1a6-e2f789b41be3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ceca66a-bf31-47c8-a1a6-e2f789b41be3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

77% of the 52 bills Jones sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 40 in the Virginia Senate.

## What Jones says (VA 2025–26 session)

719 classified statements: 719 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jones | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.4% | 164 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.3% | 214 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 20.7% | 42.9% | 287 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 3.4% | 226 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 11.0% | 16.1% | 189 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 118 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 8.7% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 243 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

5,316 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 99.7% (95.7%). 7 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 206. 76.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 40 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 839: Local governing bodies; member nondisclosure agreements prohibited. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB839/
- SB 840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB840/
- SB 841: Data centers; public hearing and notice requirements. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB841/
- SB 842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB842/
- SR 2075: Commending Mary Gresham. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2075/
- SR 2074: Commending Bishop John L. Harris, Sr. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2074/
- SR 2030: Commending Henry Michael Sawyer. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2030/
- SR 2026: Commending New Deliverance Evangelistic Church. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2026/
- SR 142: Commending Barbara Entzminger Williams. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR142/
- SR 82: Commending We Off The Couch. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR82/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $706.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114562424489549938
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114183774992797880
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114183948603445457
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114184453585052058
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114186795424346232
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114188459841663478
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114198453534261444
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114404491726311691
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114405931098472646
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones//status/2114407420697161987

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0368
- Campaign site: https://www.mikejonesva.com/
- X: https://x.com/TheDrMikeJones
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1210447916
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikejonesfordelegate
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelegateMichaelJones
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-michael-jones-043b3a109/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ceca66a-bf31-47c8-a1a6-e2f789b41be3