# Jo Jones

Jo Jones is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 147.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 147
- Serving since: 2022-05-18
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/45cd43ff-77b3-467c-aa61-890ebee8ece5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45cd43ff-77b3-467c-aa61-890ebee8ece5 (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

The policy areas Jones talks about and legislates on agree at 0.37 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

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

240 classified statements: 240 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jones | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.5% | 140 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.0% | 10.4% | 206 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 29.6% | 39.2% | 535 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 2.9% | 539 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.3% | 14.4% | 353 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.0% | 67 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 49% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 35% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 8.5% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 812 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,587 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.9% (85%). 206 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted not voting · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted not voting · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 46 bills: 45 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 30. 60.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 33 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 233: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. (introduced, 2025-07-30) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB233/
- HB 5155: Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5155/
- HB 5561: Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons… (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5561/
- HB 5177: Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing an administrative penalty. (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5177/
- HB 5342: Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including measures to fund and support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and related services. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5342/
- HB 109: Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB109/
- HB 116: Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship. (became law, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB116/
- HB 5153: Relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services by local public health entities under the child health plan program. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5153/
- HB 5525: Relating to parole guidelines and procedures for inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5525/
- SB 2722: Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty and limiting the counties' authority to adopt an ad… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2722/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2111106458750263734
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2107675546784256453
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2107675980034965763
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2106385469516787849
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2102181520836313145
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2088054834645647832
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2087577505662177362
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2081041378482536907
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2080137180878430699
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jonesjolanda/status/2079819631594717383

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=147
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://jolandajones.com/&ved=2ahUKEwiX4uyxyqGGAxWWvokEHfHyAIAQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1n7qpLYrpdlZt0OD_XbWLV
- X: https://x.com/jonesjolanda
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JolandaJoJones/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthenticJolandaJones
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jolandajones/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolanda-jones-2529902a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45cd43ff-77b3-467c-aa61-890ebee8ece5