[citation needed] Jones was mentioned by several people as a potential opponent for Mayor Heather Fargo in 2008 due to his experience in local politics.

However, Jones decided not to run and endorsed the mayor in her unsuccessful reelection bid against former NBA star and non profit director Kevin Johnson.

Jones supported Democrat Barack Obama in his race against Republican John McCain in the November 2008 Presidential Election.

Jones' 2011 inauguration speech indicated his strong support for implementing Obama's health care reform law in California.

Jones' main opponent in the Democratic primary was Los Angeles Assembly Member Hector De La Torre.

Jones subsequently claimed that other major carriers on the exchange were charging unreasonable rates including Blue Shield of California[6] and United Healthcare.

Jones was re-elected to a second term in 2014 with 57 percent of the vote against Republican Ted Gaines, a state senator from Northern California.

In 2017, Jones was a passenger on board Air Canada Flight 759, which narrowly avoided a collision with four other planes while landing at San Francisco International Airport.