Megan Jones
Official portrait, 2013
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 6th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byChris Hall
Personal details
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWill Jones
Children2
Residence(s)Sioux Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materDrake University
OccupationLawyer, politician
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Megan Jones (née Hess, born 1988) is an American politician from Iowa. Jones is a Republican member of Iowa House of Representatives from District 6 and has been a Representative since 2013.

Early life

In 1988, Jones was born as Megan Hess in Harlan, Iowa. In 2005, Jones graduated from Spencer High School.[1][2][3]

Education

Jones earned a bachelor's degree in Law, Politics, and Society from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2011, Jones earned her JD degree from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]

Career

In 2005, while Jones was in high school, she was a page for Representative Clel Baudler. While Jones was attended college, she was a clerk for Clel Baudler.[3]

Jones is an attorney with Hemphill Law Office.[1]

On November 6, 2012, Jones won the election and became a Republican member of Iowa House of Representatives for District 2. Jones defeated Steve Bomgaars, a teacher from her high school, with 56.5% of the votes. On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Jones won the election and continued serving District 2. Jones defeated Terry Manwarren and write-in candidates with 86.9% of the votes.[1][2][4] At age 26 in 2013, Jones was one of the three youngest legislators.[3] As a mother with a baby, she was working as a legislator who also brought her baby to work.[5]

On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Jones won the election, and continued serving District 2. Jones ran an unopposed election.[4]

On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Jones won the election, and continued serving District 2. Jones defeated Ryan Odor with 66.0% of the votes.[4][6]

Committee assignments

As of January 2016, Jones serves on the following committees in the Iowa House.

  • Environmental Protection (chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Local Government
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Administrative Rules Review Committee

She has endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio for President of the United States.[7]

Electoral history

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives General Election, 2014 [8]
District 2
Turnout: 10,097		Republican Megan HessRepublican8,77086.9%
Terry Manwarren 1,28712.7%
Iowa House of Representatives General Election, 2012 [9]
District 2
Turnout: 15,840		Republican (newly redistricted) Megan HessRepublican8,65254.62%
Steve Bomgaars Democratic6,65241.99%

Personal life

In 2014, Jones married Will Jones, a farmer. They have two child, Anchor Jones and Alma Jones (born January 2018). Jones and her family live in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.[1][2][10][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Representative Megan Jones' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet Our Members - Megan Jones". iowahouserepublicans.com. May 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Hayworth, Bret (January 6, 2013). "Spencer, Iowa, native, 26, heads to Does Moines as legislator". siouxcityjournal.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Megan Jones". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Rodrituez, Barbara (April 1, 2018). "Iowa lawmaker closes chapter on bringing new born to work". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Opsahl, Robin (November 8, 2018). "Iowa voters elect female governor, 2 female U.S. representatives, record number of female lawmakers". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.(Jones is referred as Megan Lee Hess Jones)
  7. ↑ "Iowa's Megan Jones Endorses Marco Rubio". Marco Rubio. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "November 4, 2014 General Election". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 48. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  10. ↑ Kastens, Katie (2018). "Baby in the House: Rep. Megan Jones brings baby to work at Iowa state house". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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