Term-limited from his position, he ran for the Florida Senate in a crowded primary for District 35 facing no Republican opposition in the general election.

Jones attacked Sharief and Castillo in a mailer over the fact that they would have to resign their positions in local government if they were elected, declaring, "Both of my opponents are incumbent politicians who have abandoned their oath to serve us for the full term for which they campaigned.

[2] In early October 2016, Jones abruptly lost the ability to walk after he ruptured part of his lower spinal cord during an accident at the gym, causing a nerve injury that his doctors told him should have left him paralyzed.

Serving in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 - 2020, Jones championed meaningful bipartisan legislation, including two consecutive bills to secure dignity for incarcerated women; statewide expansion of a clean syringe exchange program; safety and oversight for athletic coaches for youth athletic teams; and ensuring transparency and accountability via State-wide police body cameras.

[5] Jones beat 6 candidates with a comfortable margin of more than 27 percentage points over the closest challenger, former State Senator Daphne Campbell.

Jones won the State Senate seat over three Tallahassee veterans — Campbell, Rep. Barbara Watson and former Rep. Cynthia Stafford — as well as Miami Gardens Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro and retired firefighter Wilbur Harbin.

And that’s what we’re gonna fight for.” Jones and his campaign became victims of homophobic robo-texts stemming from a ripped off version of a Miami Herald story about his attempt to donate plasma after recovering from COVID-19.