[4] Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright was born and raised in southeastern San Diego[2][3] by a single mother who worked as a cafeteria worker at Lincoln High School.

[citation needed] In January 2016, Jones-Wright was involved in a notable incident where she was pulled over and handcuffed at gunpoint by police in front of Malcolm X Library in Valencia Park due to a reported DMV error regarding her license plates.

[16][17][18][19][20] She was endorsed by then-Senator Kamala Harris, then-Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom, businessman George Soros,[21][22][23] Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, the San Diego County Democratic Party,[24] and NFL player and activist Malcolm Jenkins.

[28] Despite her progressive views, she faced challenges garnering support from key political figures who had endorsed her in her previous campaign for District Attorney.

Additionally, many progressive groups, such as the LGBTQ Victory Fund, Equality California, and the San Diego County Democratic Party, chose to endorse Gloria's re-election bid over Jones-Wright's candidacy.