Tishaura Jones

Tishaura Jones

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office January 2009 – December 2012
Personal details
Born	(1972-03-10) March 10, 1972 St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Residence	St. Louis
Alma mater	Hampton University Saint Louis University School of Public Health
Religion	Baptist

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.^[1] 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.^[2] When not involved with her legislative duties Representative Jones is Vice-President of Public Finance at Blaylock Robert Van, LLC.^[3] She's the mother of one child, a son, Aden. Jones was named a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow.^[4]

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^[5] 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.^[6] 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 ^[7]
Committees: Representative Jones serves on the following committees

Elementary and Secondary Education
Health Insurance
Special Standing Committee on Election Contests

References

↑ "Representative Tishaura Jones". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
↑ "Missouri House of Representatives". House.mo.gov. 1972-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
↑ "State Representative Tishaura O. Jones". Tishauraojones.com. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
↑ "About the Rodel Fellowship Program".
↑ "Tishaura O. Jones, Currently Elected Missouri State Representative District 63". Vote-mo.org. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
↑ "State of Missouri General Election - 2008 General Election". Retrieved 2011-01-16.
↑ "Tishaura Jones makes House history - St. Louis American: Community News". Stlamerican.com. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

98th General Assembly (2015-2016)

Speaker of the House: John Diehl (R)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Denny Hoskins (R)
Majority Leader: Todd Richardson (R)
Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel (D)

Allen Andrews (R)
J. Eggleston (R)
Nate Walker (R)
Craig Redmon (R)
Lindell Shumake (R)
Tim Remole (R)
Mike Lair (R)
Jim Neely (R)
Delus Johnson (R)
Pat Conway (D)
Galen Higdon (R)
Kenneth Wilson (R)
Nick Marshall (R)
Kevin Corlew (R)
Jon Carpenter (D)
Noel Shull (R)
Nick King (R)
Lauren Arthur (D)
John Rizzo (D)
Bill Kidd (R)
Ira Anders (D)
Brandon Ellington (D)
Randy Dunn (D)
Judy Morgan (D)
Jeremy LaFaver (D)
Gail McCann Beatty (D)
Bonnaye Mims (D)
Tom McDonald (D)
Noel Torpey (R)
Mike Cierpiot (R)
Sheila Solon (R)
Jeanie Lauer (R)
Donna Pfautsch (R)
Rebecca Roeber (R)
Gary L. Cross (R)
Kevin McManus (D)
Joe Runions (D)
T.J. Berry (R)
Joe Don McGaugh (R)
Jim Hansen (R)
Randy Pietzman (R)

Bart Korman (R)
Jay Houghton (R)
Caleb Rowden (R)
Kip Kendrick (D)
Stephen Webber (D)
Chuck Basye (R)
Dave Muntzel (R)
Travis Fitzwater (R)
Caleb Jones (R)
Dean Dohrman (R)
Nathan Beard (R)
Glen Kolkmeyer (R)
Denny Hoskins (R)
Rick Brattin (R)
Jack Bondon (D)
Wanda Brown (R)
David Wood (R)
Mike Bernskoetter (R)
Jay Barnes (R)
Justin Alferman (R)
Tom Hurst (R)
Bryan Spencer (R)
Robert Cornejo (R)
Anne Zerr (R)
Tommie Pierson (D)
Alan Green (D)
Keith English (I)
Margo McNeil (D)
Bill Otto (D)
Sue Meredith (D)
Mary Nichols (D)
Courtney Allen Curtis (D)
Sharon Pace (D)
Rochelle Walton Gray (D)
Josh Peters (D)
Kimberly Gardner (D)
Penny Hubbard (D)
Michael Butler (D)
Mike Colona (D)
Jacob Hummel (D)
Michele Kratky (D)

Gina Mitten (D)
Karla May (D)
Clem Smith (D)
Joe Adams (D)
Stacey Newman (D)
Tracy McCreery (D)
John Diehl (R)
Deb Lavender (R)
Jeanne Kirkton (D)
Genise Monticello (D)
Bob Burns (D)
Cloria Brown (R)
Marsha Haefner (R)
Mike Leara (R)
John McCaherty (R)
Shamed Dogan (R)
Andrew Koenig (R)
Sue Allen (R)
Vacant
Kurt Bahr (R)
John Weimann (R)
Kathie Conway (R)
Mark Parkinson (R)
Chrissy Sommer (R)
Ron Hicks (R)
Justin Hill (R)
Paul Curtman (R)
Kirk Mathews (R)
Shane Roden (R)
Rob Vescovo (R)
Dan Shaul (R)
Becky Ruth (R)
Elaine Gannon (R)
Kevin P. Engler (R)
Linda Black (D)
Ben Harris (D)
Dave Hinson (R)
Jason Chipman (R)
Keith Frederick (R)
Steve Lynch (R)
Diane Franklin (R)

Rocky Miller (R)
Warren Love (R)
Patricia Pike (R)
Mike Kelley (R)
Sue Entlicher (R)
Sandy Crawford (R)
Jeffrey Messenger (R)
Sonya Anderson (R)
Charlie Norr (R)
Eric Burlison (R)
Elijah Haahr (R)
Lincoln Hough (R)
Kevin Austin (R)
Lyndall Fraker (R)
Don Phillips (R)
Jered Taylor (R)
Lynn Morris (R)
Tony Dugger (R)
Robert Ross (R)
Jeff Pogue (R)
Paul Fitzwater (R)
Shelley Keeney (R)
Donna Lichtenegger (R)
Kathryn Swan (R)
Holly Rehder (R)
Donald Rone (R)
Andrew McDaniel (R)
Tila Hubrecht (R)
Todd Richardson (R)
Steve Cookson (R)
Shawn Rhoads (R)
Lyle Rowland (R)
Jeffrey Justus (R)
Mike Moon (R)
Scott Fitzpatrick (R)
Bill Lant (R)
Bill Reiboldt (R)
Bill White (R)
Charlie Davis (R)
Tom Flanigan (R)

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