# Shev Jones Shev Jones is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 34. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Florida Senate, district 34 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: FL 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a8a2eaa4-449b-441f-96bb-d8a3e8191479 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8a2eaa4-449b-441f-96bb-d8a3e8191479 (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 Jones sits at −0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Jones says (FL 2025–26 session) 263 classified statements: 263 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 | 1.9% | 2.4% | 103 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 8.4% | 10.3% | 158 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 20.5% | 42.9% | 289 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 3.8% | 3.4% | 110 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 3.4% | 16.1% | 284 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 1.5% | 0.8% | 59 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 22% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 1,719 donors and 718 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (FL 2025–26 session) 909 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 90% (90%). 14 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/ - 2026-06-02 · voted nay · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/ - 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/ - 2026-04-28 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4D Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/SB4D/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 628 Transportation Facility Designations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB628/ - 2026-03-13 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB399/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 1279 Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1279/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1451 Utility Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/ - 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1389 Affordable Housing · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1389/ - 2026-03-13 · voted not voting · Returning Messages · SB 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB7040/ ## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session) Sponsored 63 bills: 62 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 23. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 29 of 36). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1590: Sexual Assault Education and Support (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1590/ - SB 1732: Blood Testing Required Following Civilian-involved Shootings (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1732/ - SB 1744: Official Records of Condominium Associations, Residential Cooperative Associations, and Homeowners’ Associations (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1744/ - SB 1606: Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1606/ - SB 1638: Prohibitions Against Discriminatory Practices Relating to 340B Entities and 340B Drugs (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1638/ - SB 1194: Artificial Intelligence in Education (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1194/ - SB 1182: Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1182/ - SB 1252: Pilot Program for Students with Reading Deficiencies (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1252/ - SB 1098: Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1098/ - SB 1088: Guardianship (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1088/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,510 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2113967895218925697 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2110149901967643106 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2110150992494760347 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2109660622610657580 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2109660793486930192 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2105746524986630325 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2103248756049383685 - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2102476150614396950 - 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2101745992647258164 - 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/shevrinjones/status/2096426610295521512 ## Links - Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S34 - X: https://x.com/shevrinjones - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shevrin.jones - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shevrinjones/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8a2eaa4-449b-441f-96bb-d8a3e8191479