Jo Jones
State House, District 147 · Democratic · Texas
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Where they stand
Voting rights: Jones supports expanding access to the ballot through legislation that expands voting rights.
Voting rights: Jones supports replacing opt-in voter registration with a more inclusive opt-out system.
Voting rights: Jones supports restoring voting rights for people who have served time in prison.
Where Jo stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Texas should raise the state minimum wage.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Texas should support pathways to good jobs and economic growth.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Texas should add state legal protections for workers who organize or advocate collectively.
Energy and Environment · Supports: Texas should strengthen state disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, and community resilience.
Elections and Government · Likely opposes: Texas should require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote where legally permissible.
Elections and Government · Likely supports: Texas should expand access to voter registration forms and voter registration assistance.
Elections and Government · Likely opposes: Texas should require voters to affiliate with a political party before voting in that party's primary.
Elections and Government · Likely supports: Texas should have an independent commission draw its legislative and congressional districts.
Rights and Equality · Likely supports: Texas should prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Public Safety and Justice · Likely supports: Texas should increase funding and resources for law enforcement and first responders.
Public Safety and Justice · Likely supports: Texas should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.
Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: Texas should increase state investment in transportation infrastructure.
Health and Family · Supports: Texas should reduce state abortion restrictions and allow abortion care in more circumstances.
Health and Family · Supports: Texas should expand Medicaid eligibility for low-income adults.
Health and Family · Supports: Texas should expand behavioral-health crisis response, treatment, and recovery services.
Health and Family · Supports: Texas should expand maternal and family health services.
Education · Opposes: Texas should create state-funded education savings accounts or voucher programs for private school tuition.
Education · Likely supports: Texas should increase state funding for public schools.
Education · Likely opposes: Texas should restrict how public schools teach race and gender topics.
Education · Supports: Texas should increase pay for public-school teachers and staff.
Education · Likely supports: Texas should increase student support and health services in public schools.
Education · Supports: Texas should improve affordability and access to postsecondary education and career training.
Education · Likely supports: Texas should expand workforce training and career pathways tied to high-demand jobs.
Education · Supports: Texas should strengthen school safety measures.
In the news
Texas state representative, District 147: Jolanda Jones Endorsement (houstonchronicle.com, Oct 6, 2026)
Former candidate Jolanda Jones endorses Amanda Edwards in 18th Congressional District runoff (houstonpublicmedia.org, Dec 16, 2025)
Jolanda Jones vows to 'hit hard enough' against opponents so 'they won't come back' (thenationaldesk.com, Oct 24, 2025)