Shannon Jones is an American politician from the state of Ohio.
18 Facts About Shannon Jones
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Shannon Jones was the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio from 2016 to 2024, and is currently a county commissioner in Warren County, Ohio.
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Shannon Jones served as the Executive Director of the Hamilton County Republican Party and as the campaign manager on the Congressional campaigns of Chabot and Mike Turner.
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When incumbent Tom Raga was tapped by Ken Blackwell to run for Lieutenant Governor, Shannon Jones was mentioned as a potential replacement for his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, and she eventually declared her candidacy.
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Shannon Jones served as House Assistant Majority Whip for the 127th General Assembly.
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Shannon Jones won re-election unopposed in 2014 after the Democratic candidate withdrew from the race.
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Shannon Jones was a member of the Insurance, Commerce and Labor, Government Oversight, and Health, Human Services and Aging Committee.
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Shannon Jones was appointed to the newly formed, six-member Budget and Planning Commission.
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Shannon Jones served as a member of the Controlling Board; the Joint Legislative Committee for Unified Long-Term Services and Supports; the Legislative Service Commission; and the Warren County Transportation Improvement District.
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Shannon Jones introduced SB 5 in 2011, a bill that limited collective bargaining for Ohio state employees, such as public schoolteachers, police officers, firefighters, and prison guards.
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Shannon Jones was known as the primary sponsor of Ohio legislation that requires young children to be properly restrained in a booster seat when riding in cars; that legislation went into effect in 2009.
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Shannon Jones co-chaired the 15-member Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality.
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Shannon Jones supported John Kasich's campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination for President.
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In December 2015, Shannon Jones announced her intent to run for a county commission seat in Warren County, leaving her state Senate seat.
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Shannon Jones was succeeded in her Senate seat by Steve Wilson.
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Shannon Jones won election to the county commission in 2016 and resigned her Senate seat with two years left in her term.
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Shannon Jones won reelection in 2020, and was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.
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In 2017, Shannon Jones became executive director of Groundwork Ohio, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Columbus, Ohio that advocates for children.