[1] Her mother was a longtime member of the Allegany County Democratic Central Committee and her father was the president of the local American Postal Workers Union.

[2] Jones graduated from Fort Hill High School and attended Towson University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in sociology in 1998.

[1] During the 2018 Anne Arundel County executive election, Jones worked on Steuart Pittman's campaign and helped him prepare for debates against Steve Schuh.

[3] The Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee voted to recommend Jones to the seat later that month,[4] and she was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan on April 23, 2020.

[12] The Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee nominated state delegate Shaneka Henson to fill the remainder of Elfreth's term on January 4, 2025, by a vote of 10–9.

[13] During the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee's meeting to select a candidate to fill Elfreth's Senate seat, Jones faced allegations that she had failed to report a payment or in-kind contribution to the Annapolis Maritime Museum—a location for which she had sponsored a $150,000 bond request a year earlier—for renting its event venue for an October 2023 fundraiser.

[6] In August 2020, she participated in a protest supporting a federal bill to provide the United States Postal Service with $25 billion in funding ahead of the 2020 presidential election.