DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Jolanda Jones

Texas State Representative, District 147 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2022 and 2025, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 147Born 1965Heptathlete

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In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 12; 72 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.5%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +68.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Criminal Jurisprudence
Public Health
Redistricting

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 72 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 650 Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the…
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0472) · Became law Jun 2025

SB 646 Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
COUNSELING & THERAPY (S4389) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 109 Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the…
Family--Juvenile Delinquency (I0360) · Became law Jun 2025

HB 5155 Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177) · Became law Jun 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jones sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Jones is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Yvonne Davis, Rhetta Bowers, Rafael Anchía

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Jones’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills90%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Jones	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 80–48
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 95–29
Aug 27, 2025	HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	No	No	Yes	Passed 88–45
Aug 26, 2025	HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of…	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–63

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 147

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Texas House of Representatives, District 147	Won	D+68.6	D+52.2	+16.4
2025	U.S. House, TX-18 (special)	Lost	R+9.8	—	—
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 147	Won	D+49.1	D+52.2	−3.1
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 147	Won	—	D+59.3	—