[2][3] Katie Jones grew up in rural Lebanon, Indiana[4] and received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Purdue University.

[7] She was also a member and president of the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association,[1] served on the City of Minneapolis Capital and Long-Range Improvement Committee,[8] and was appointed to Governor Tim Walz's Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council.

[10] In the following years, Jones returned to the Capital Long Range Improvement Committee and continued her work with the Center for Energy and Environment.

[12][13] Jones launched a campaign for the seat on March 6, 2024,[14] emerging in a crowded field of DFL candidates for the strongly Democratic district.

The district DFL caucus failed to endorse a candidate,[15] and three candidates filed and appeared on the DFL primary ballot: Isabel Rolfes, a legislative staffer for House Majority Leader Jamie Long; Will Stancil, a researcher at the University of Minnesota and online persona; and Katie Jones.