She was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorates of Molonglo and then Murrumbidgee for the Liberal Party from 2012 until her resignation in 2022.

She married army officer Major Bernard Jones, and moved to Canberra in late 2005 after twelve months in Darwin.

She ran a small business, worked in the public service, and as a political staffer for Sophie Mirabella and Tony Abbott.

[17] On 8 April 2024, Jones publicly announced her preselection nomination to run on the Liberal Party's Senate ticket.

[29] Whilst Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals in 2021, Jones was part of the party room decision to support territory rights.

[30] The decision resulted in a rare tripartisan motion from Labor, the Greens and the Canberra Liberals calling on the federal government to restore rights to the territory.

[33] In a 2013 Canberra Times article, Jones commented that the ACT Labor Government was failing constituents in regards to local car park management.

[34] In 2020, Jones had her driver's license suspended for three months for various speeding offences while she was serving in the ACT Legislative Assembly as the Liberal opposition's spokeswoman for police and emergency services.