
Venton Jones
Texas State Representative, District 100 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 3
- 65 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.7%
- Chamber median 4.4%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +75.2
- 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.
- Corrections · vice chair
- Appropriations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Electronic Information Systems (I0311) · Became law Jun 2025
COMPENSATORY TIME (S0336) · Became law Jun 2025
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177) · Became law Jun 2025
BLOOD & MEDICAL TESTS (S0470) · Failed in the Senate May 2025
Crimes--Against Morals (I0180) · Failed in the Senate May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jones sits in the Texas House of Representatives
Jones is closer to the center than 39% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Donna Howard, James Talarico, Charlene Ward Johnson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Jones’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills86%
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 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Not voting | 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 |
| May 28, 2025 | SB 1300: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail… | No | No | Yes | Passed 110–31 |
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.
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 District 100 | Won | D+75.2 | D+55.4 | +19.8 |
| 2024 | Texas House of Representatives, District 100 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Texas House of Representatives, District 100 | Won | D+70.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $552.8K
- Spent
- $493.1K
- Cash
- $63.9K
Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Venton C. Jones State | Active |
Source: Texas Ethics Commission filings through Oct 24, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:49 AM ET
Seats Jones has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 100 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jones has run against
- Jordan Scott Hoffnagle (R) · 2026 general, won
- Joe Roberts (L) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Jones
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6b2d7f89-d7e0-44d1-b861-3167915f6925
- Wikidata Q116445063
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET