Tishaura Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jones in 2017 | |
| 47thMayor of St. Louis | |
| In office April 20, 2021 – April 15, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lyda Krewson |
| Succeeded by | Cara Spencer |
| Treasurer ofSt. Louis | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – April 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Williams |
| Succeeded by | Adam Layne[1] |
| Member of theMissouri House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Wright-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Michael Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tishaura Oneda Jones (1972-03-10)March 10, 1972 (age 53) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Hampton University (BS) Saint Louis University (MHA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Tishaura Oneda Jones (/tɪˈʃɑːrə/tish-AR-ə; born March 10, 1972) is an American politician who served as the 47thmayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of theMissouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in theMissouri House of Representatives, and as Treasurer ofthe City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021.[2]
Born in St. Louis to a former citycomptroller, Jones studied atHampton University inVirginia, returning to St. Louis upon graduating in 1994. Following a failed attempt to start a restaurant that left her bankrupt, she entered nursing, graduating from theSaint Louis University College for Public Health with aMaster of Health Administration in 2001 and working forCardinal Glennon Children's Hospital for two years.
A self-describedprogressive, Jones entered politics in 2002, when she was appointed to the Democratic Party Central Committee forSt. Louis's eighth ward. In 2008, she was elected to represent Missouri's 63rd District in the state legislature, defeatingindependent candidate Nels Williams with 85.4 percent of the vote. She ran unopposed forre-election to the House in 2010.
In 2012, Jones ran for St. Louis Treasurer and won the general election with 77.9 percent of the vote. She was re-elected to the office in 2016 and 2020.
Jones was elected asMayor of St. Louis inthe 2021 mayoral election, narrowly defeating St. Louis AlderwomanCara Spencer with 51.7 percent of the vote, becoming the first African-American female mayor in the city's history. In the2025 mayoral election, a rematch of the 2021 election, Jones lost to Spencer in a landslide, garnering 35.83% of the vote.[3][4]
Tishaura Oneda Jones was born on March 10, 1972, inSt. Louis to Virvus and Laura Jones.[5][6][7][8] Her father was a formercomptroller for the city.[7] She is the couple's only child.[9] Jones graduated fromAffton High School in 1990 and enrolled inHampton University, anhistorically black college inHampton, Virginia. At Hampton, she was a member of theDelta Sigma Theta sorority.[10] She graduated from the school with aBachelor of Science in finance in 1994. In 2001, Jones earned aMaster of Health Administration degree from theSaint Louis University College for Public Health. In 2015, she completed the State and Local Government program at theHarvard Kennedy School.[11]
In 1995, after graduating from Hampton University, Jones applied for aliquor license for a restaurant she was starting in theCentral West End called Sugar's Place.[12] The restaurant was unsuccessful, folding after about a year, and caused her major financial problems for years to come.[9] In 1999, she filed forbankruptcy and faced atax lien by the state of Missouri.[13] Jones toldThe St. Louis Business Journal that her financial problems came during a "tumultuous time" in her life, as she had taken on debt from the restaurant, her father had been convicted on two counts of fraud in 1995, and her mother was dying of cancer, and said declaring bankruptcy "was the only way" to avoid financial ruin.[9] Her lien was released in 2003, and Jones said hercredit score in 2017 was in the high 700s.[9][13] She said her experience with bankruptcy inspired her to create an office as treasurer that givesfinancial literacy instruction to St. Louis residents.[9]
From May 2001 to June 2003, Jones was an executive trainee atCardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.[14] When she ran for mayor in 2017, Steven M. Barney, who had mentored her at Cardinal Glennon, wrote that Jones did an "outstanding" job at the hospital and had "appropriate assertiveness."[15]
Jones began her political career in 2002, when she was appointed to theDemocratic Party Central Committee forSt. Louis's eighth ward. Since 2004, Jones has served as the committee'sserjeant-at-arms.[16]
On November 4, 2008, Jones was elected to theMissouri House of Representatives overindependent candidate Nels Williams to represent the state's 63rd district. There was noRepublican challenger for the seat, and Jones received 85.4 percent of the vote.[17] Her father, Virvus,managed her campaign.[7]
Jones ran unopposed in 2010 to win her second term, and became both the first African-American and the first woman appointed to serve as the Missouri House's assistantminorityfloor leader.[18][19][20] In the House, she served on several committees, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, the Health Insurance Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Election Contests.[21]
From March 2010 to June 2011, Jones also worked as theVice President ofMunicipal Finance at theminority-owned,Oakland-basedinvestment firm Blaylock Robert Van.[9]
In February 2012, after the Missouri House passed a resolution condemning acontraceptive mandate by PresidentBarack Obama's administration, Jones and six other female Democratic members of the House stated they were kept out of the debate.[22] Jones said that the group "stood and waited to be recognized for two hours" but "never got a chance to speak on an issue that is unique to women."[22] DemocratMargo McNeil argued that the incident was part of a Republican "war on women."[22] RepublicanJohn Diehl, who was presiding over the debate, dismissed the allegation that the seven women were ignored, stating that more Democrats were given time to speak than Republicans, and saying "it would take days" to vote on a bill if every member of the House got the chance to speak.[22]
On December 21, 2012,St. Louis Magazine included Jones on its annual "Power List", noting that "Tishaura knows how to cross the aisle. But like her father, she's also known as a blunt critic—which could make for a refreshing change in the city treasurer's office, which has been plagued by scandal and controversy in recent years."[23]
Jones served as St. Louis Treasurer between January 1, 2013, and her election as mayor in April 2021.
In 2012, Jones ran for the position of Treasurer of St. Louis. Her father, Virvus, once again served as her campaign manager.[19] Incumbent Larry Williams, who had been in the office since 1981 and was described by theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch as "plagued by scandal nearly from his appointment", decided not to seek re-election.[19][24] Jones was among four Democratic challengers in the primary election.[19] During the campaign, she argued that Williams's administration had focused too much on parking, and said she would be more transparent about salaries and financial data and make banks more equitable.[19][25] On July 26, following thePost-Dispatcheditorial board's endorsement of Fred Wessels Jr. for treasurer, in which they argued Jones was not qualified enough for the position, she responded to the paper through an interview withThe St. Louis American.[26] She stated that in addition to having the same qualifications as Wessels, she additionally had more relevant experience through her work with the investment banking firm Blaylock Robert Van, a fact which thePost-Dispatch did not mention.[26] On August 8, she won the Democratic primary, with Wessels coming in second place.[19] On November 6, she won the general election.[27] After winning the Democratic primary, Jones said her first step as treasurer would be to conduct an independentaudit to "see where all the bodies are buried, where the ghosts are" and said the office would undergo a "total house cleaning" of office staff.[28] She also said she would look intooffshoring jobs in the treasurer's office to see if that was more cost-effective.[29]
Jones was sworn in on January 1, 2013, becoming the first woman to serve as treasurer.[30][31] One of the "ghost" workers under Williams, Fred W. Robinson, was convicted on charges ofwire fraud and submitting falsetimesheets and was sentenced to two years in prison.[32][33][34] Within one month of taking office, Jones fired Robinson and four other employees who were accused of not doing their jobs and costing the city money.[35]
During her time as treasurer, Jones was credited with transforming the office from a bureaucratic seat into a position of advocacy. Koran Addo of thePost-Dispatch noted how Jones had changed the public perception of the treasurer's office and expanded its role:
In the past, the treasurer's office was viewed as a low-profile position a sleepy politician could use to coast into retirement. Under Jones, the office has become something of an advocacy center for financial literacy, offering programs to help people better manage their money and using revenue from parking meters to help needy kids save for college.[14]
As treasurer, Jones partnered with nonprofit financial literacy organizationOperation HOPE, Inc. and five local banks to launch a HOPE chapter insideCity Hall, the first of its kind.[36] Operation HOPE founder and chairmanJohn Hope Bryant, who described Jones as "my friend", said the program was "done at no direct cost to city residents, thanks to Tishaura's brilliant thinking."[36]
In 2016, Jones spoke at aplenary session alongsideRobert Greenstein andStarsky Wilson where she talked about her "firsthand experiences with social movements" following theshooting of Michael Brown and theFerguson unrest.[37]
On August 2, 2016, Jones lost an election to become the Democratic Party's committeewoman for the26th ward but won the uncontested Democratic primary for treasurer.[38] She was re-elected to a second four-year term as treasurer on November 8, 2016, with 76.6 percent of the vote.[39]
In 2017,KMOV reported that Jones had taken 50 trips during her first term as treasurer, including trips to attend conferences and meetings inChicago,Las Vegas,New York City,Paris, andWashington, D.C.[40] All the trips had been at least partially reimbursed by the city for a total of over $27,000.[40][41] The report prompted calls for an investigation by two members of theSt. Louis Board of Aldermen who alleged the majority of trips were taken for Jones's political benefit.[40] Jones defended herself, stating that the trips were related to her office and denying that any of the trips were a form ofkickback. Jones told KMOV "every one of my trips is well-documented and was because I am a leader on a national stage, I have been requested to come to meetings and conferences to speak, and because I have been requested to talk with other executives."[40]
At apress conference, she attacked the report and other reports on scandals as politically motivated to hurt her mayoral campaign. "They are suspicious because of all the candidates running for mayor, I alone have been singled out and subjected to these kinds of attacks," Jones said. "As treasurer, I expect people to hold me accountable for my actions. I also expect the media to be fair and tell the entire story, which has not happened thus far."[41]
In April 2020, Jones signed a $7 millionparking meter maintenance contract with a company whoseCEO had donated $31,000 to her campaigns since 2013.[42] The issue was brought to a circuit court, which ruled in favor of Jones, finding she did not violate city ordinance.[43]
In her 2020 campaign for a third term as treasurer, Jones was endorsed byDemocracy for America,[44]Planned Parenthood,[45]The St. Louis American'seditorial board,[46] and theUnited Auto Workers,[47] as well as by RepresentativeAyanna Pressley[48] and SenatorElizabeth Warren.[49] On November 3, 2020, Jones was re-elected with 77.6 percent of the vote.[50] Her third term was cut short due to her election as mayor of the city.
Jones was elected asMayor of St. Louis in 2021. She previously ran in the2017 St. Louis mayoral election, but was defeated in the Democratic primary bymoderate[51]Lyda Krewson. On November 4, 2020, after being elected treasurer for a third term, Jones announced she would once again campaign for the mayor's office. She won the2021 mayoral election againstSt. Louis AlderwomanCara Spencer on April 7, 2021, and was sworn in on April 20. She is the third African-American, the second woman, and the first African-American woman to hold the position.[a]
Agrassroots group of supportiveactivists calling themselves "Draft Tishaura" helped convince Jones to run forMayor of St. Louis in 2017.[14] On November 17, 2016, Jones announced her candidacy in the2017 mayoral election.[52] During the campaign, she received endorsements from theCoalition of Black Trade Unionists,[53]Democracy for America,[54]Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment,[55]MoveOn,[54]NARAL Pro-Choice America,[53] theService Employees International Union,[53][54] theWorking Families Party,[56] and theYoung Democrats of St. Louis,[53] as well as by St. Louis AldermanChris Carter III,[53] Missouri Secretary of StateJason Kander,[53] Missouri State SenatorJamilah Nasheed,[53] andSt. Louis County AssessorJake Zimmerman.[53] In the Democratic primary on March 7, 2017, Jones finished in second place with 30.4 percent of the vote, losing toLyda Krewson, who won with 32 percent of the vote.[57] The race was noted for its low turnout,[57][58] and many commentators speculated that the outcome was racial in nature.[b][57][58][59][60][61][62] On April 4, Krewson won the general election.[63]
During the campaign, Jones was notably a target of criticism by theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch's editorial board, which ultimately endorsedAntonio French.[64] She alleged that many of thePost-Dispatch's attacks against her wereracist, such as a January 21editorial calling her "high-flying", which she took to mean as adog whistle for "uppity",[65] and a January 25column by editorial editor Tod Robberson arguing that the top priority for a mayoral candidate would be to "addressblight and abate thegraffiti that's killing our city."[65][66][67] On February 9, less than one month before the city's Democratic primary, which wastantamount to election,[c] Jones penned anopen letter to Robberson, published inThe St. Louis American, where she declined an invitation to speak to the editorial board, accused the newspaper of "thinly veiled racism" in its attacks on her, and criticized the editorial board for not having any African-American members.[65] Her letter garnered national media attention, and was received favorably by readers and national press.[61][69][70][71][72] The letter was viewed by over 250,000 people within a few days, and following the letter's publication, Jones's campaign raised $36,000 in 48 hours.[61][73]CityLab's Brentin Mock commented that the letter had "become a viral sensation."[70]Jezebel's Prachi Gupta wrote that Jones was "breathing fire" and that one portion of the letter, where Jones referenced theFerguson unrest, "if delivered as a speech, would take her ten minutes to get through because everyone would be cheering so hard."[71]The Root'sJason Johnson called Jones's letter "savage" and said that "whether she wins the Democratic primary on March 7 or not, one thing is clear: the city of St. Louis, its local Democratic Party and press could use a wake-up call."[72] Jones herself described the letter as her "Fannie Lou Hamer moment."[55][61] After Jones lost the Democratic primary to Krewson, thePost-Dispatch's attacks continued, with the newspaper's editorial board commenting that a "dose of humility" could have helped Jones's campaign; Jones stated this remark wassexist.[61][73]
On November 4, 2020, one day after being elected treasurer for a third term, Jones announced her candidacy in the2021 St. Louis mayoral election, urging her supporters to "say no to business as usual."[74] Jones, alongside Cara Spencer, advanced from the primary election and competed in the general election on April 6, 2021.[75] Jones defeated Spencer in the runoff, becoming the second woman to serve as St. Louis mayor, after incumbent Lyda Krewson, who did not seek re-election.[76]
On April 20, 2021, Jones was sworn in as St. Louis' first African-American female mayor during a ceremony held in the City Hallrotunda.[95] That same day, she put forward her administration's budget proposal, which included closing the city's medium-security penitentiary known asThe Workhouse.[96] On April 23, Jones announced the formation of an advisory panel to assess how to spend funds St. Louis will receive from the federal government through theAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[97] On June 17, the Workhouse was closed, with detainees being moved to the City Justice Center.[98] The demolition of the Workhouse began in March of 2025.[99]
Jones politically identifies as aprogressive,[100] and has generally been characterized as such by the media.[55][101][102][103][104] She has described herself as a "Warren Democrat."[105][106] She opposesincrementalism, instead arguing that "St. Louis needs to change."[65] However, in 2012,St. Louis Magazine wrote that while Jones is "known as a blunt critic," she also "knows how to cross the aisle."[23]
Jones says she supports abortion rights generally,[107] although she has said she would not have anabortion herself.[107][108] At various points in her political career, she has been endorsed by thepro-choice groupsNARAL Pro-Choice America,Planned Parenthood, and #VOTEPROCHOICE.[45][109][110]
Jones criticized Missouri GovernorJay Nixon for allowing two bills restricting abortion to become law, and called the bills part of an effort by anti-abortion groups to "slowly but surely chip away at reproductive rights" followingRoe v. Wade.[111] Jones also endorsed a statement condemning anabortion law passed by theMissouri General Assembly.[112]
Jimmy Tobias ofThe Nation described Jones as a "champion ofBlack Lives Matter," writing in 2017 that "if Jones's [2017 mayoral] campaign prevails... the Black Lives Matter movement will clearly, finally, have an unequivocal ally atCity Hall."[55] TheAssociated Press labeled her as "outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system's 'arrest and incarcerate' model".[113] She has stated her support for no-judgmentdrug disposal sites, the abolition ofcash bail,focused deterrence, andsobering centers.[114] Experts in criminology have lauded various aspects of the criminal justice agenda put forward in her 2021 campaign, noting that she "has a strong focus on decarceration and decriminalization of minor offenses".[114]
On February 2, 2009, while in the Missouri House of Representatives, Jones introduced a bill that would curtail state intervention into theSt. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The bill was not put up for a vote.[115]
In her 2017 letter to theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch published inThe St. Louis American, Jones wrote that, if elected mayor, "I will look at every issue through a racial equity lens. I will ask if every decision we make helps those who have beendisenfranchised,red-lined and flat-out ignored for way too long. I will look through each and every program in city government and make the changes necessary to ensure that government is working for those people."[65]
On May 17, 2017, Jones started a fundraiser onGoFundMe to remove theMemorial to the Confederate Dead, aConfederate memorial inForest Park, after St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson said the only reason the memorial was still up was because it would cost the city too much to remove it.[116][117][118][119] "What I'm trying to do is set the record straight," Jones toldThe New York Times. "The Confederates, in my opinion, were traitors. And in this country, we honor patriots."[120] The fundraiser reached $17,545 of its $25,000 goal.[121] On June 26, Krewson's administration agreed to give the memorial to theMissouri Civil War Museum in exchange for the museum arranging to pay for the memorial's removal and store it until it was displayed;[122] Jones subsequently announced that all funds raised by the campaign would go to the city's Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department.[123]
Jones has advocated for closing the controversialSt. Louis Medium Security Institution (known as the "St. Louis Workhouse"), which she has called a "rat hole", citing "a damning list of abuses, includingsexual harassment, medicalneglect, extended or mistakenincarceration, andnegligence resulting in death" at the facility.[65][124] As treasurer, she formally recommended that the institution be closed, arguing that "the city currently spends $254 million a year repeatedly arresting the same people, trying them, and incarcerating them."[124]
On June 26, 2020, Jones criticized Mayor Krewson and called on her to resign after Krewson listed the names, addresses, and proposed police budgets of several protesters calling todefund the police during aFacebook Live stream, a move which critics said wasdoxing.[125] "It was irresponsible for the Mayor to publicize the names and addresses of her constituents, who were exercising theirconstitutional right to free speech and to petition their government," Jones tweeted. "I echo the calls for Mayor Krewson's resignation. Constituents should not fear retaliation for expressing their opinions on how our government aligns its spending priorities."[126]
Jones supportsdecriminalizing sex work, and instead providing prostitutes with housing, unemployment resources and drug addiction treatment.[127]
In June 2021, Jones was one of 11 U.S. mayors to formMayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE), a coalition of municipal leaders dedicated to starting pilotreparations programs in their cities.[128] Jones, along withKansas City, Missouri MayorQuinton Lucas, is a member of MORE's coalition board.[129] In April 2022, Jones signed a bill allowing voluntary donations to a reparations fund. The bill allows St. Louis residents to donate to the fund in theirproperty tax and water and refuse collection bills.[130] The reparations bill, sponsored by a cityalderman, was vague on details about eligibility and the potential disbursements of the funds.[131]
On January 10, 2012, while in the Missouri House of Representatives, Jones introduced a bill to set stricter requirements forcharter management organizations. Though the bill was voted "do pass" incommittee, the bill was never voted on.[132] On April 19, after theMissouri State Board of Education voted to close six St. Louis charter schools operated by the Virginia-based companyImagine Schools, Jones argued that her proposed bill could have stopped the schools from being closed.[133]
In November 2015, as treasurer, Jones created a program that opens asavings account for every St. Louiskindergarten student inpublic school, funded entirely from revenue earned byparking meters.[134][135][136] The program, called "College Kids", is meant to work as aSEED fund that accrues interest until high school graduation.[137] It includes severalincentive programs, such as matched savings up to $100, rewards forperfect attendance, and deposits when parents complete courses on financial education.[134] Jones said the program was inspired by a similar initiative bySan Francisco treasurerJosé Cisneros.[136] On June 9, 2015, she was recognized by theClinton Global Initiative for her work with the program.[138]
Jones believes thatgun control is necessary to reduce violent crime.[139] She also believes that the government needs to do more to address poverty in regards to violence, saying that "if we can't get the guns off the streets, then what are we doing to get resources down to thegrassroots to help the people who are affected?"[139] She has referencedAristotelianism in her beliefs about the connection between poverty and violence.[139]
In 2019, Jones criticized St. Louis mayorLyda Krewson for offering a $25,000 reward, paid for by billionaire political donorRex Sinquefield, for information regarding the gun-related death of a child, which ledSt. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan to favorably dub Jones "the Shadow Mayor of St. Louis."[59] On September 15, 2019, Jones joined in aprotest march against gun violence led byMoms Demand Action and other mothers' advocacy groups.[140]
Jones supports increasingimmigration to the United States and believes that "immigrants should be seen as an asset, not a burden."[141] Jones is in favor of making St. Louis asanctuary city, and said during her 2017 mayoral campaign that if elected, she would create an "Office of New Americans" providing assistance to immigrants.[141] She supports acity identification card program.[141] Jones has praised Mayor of New York CityBill de Blasio on immigration, and said she reached out to him during her 2017 campaign "to ask how we can follow his lead.[141]
On January 13, 2011, Jones introduced a bill to the Missouri House of Representatives requiring the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to post resources onumbilical cord blood banking on its website. The bill passed 149–1 in the House on April 5, with onlyLinda Black voting against it, and its companion bill passed unanimously in theMissouri Senate on April 28.[142][143] The bill was signed by Missouri GovernorJay Nixon on July 8.[143]
On February 7, 2012, Jones introduced two bills to the Missouri House related tolupus: the first to designate each May as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Missouri, and the second to create acheckoff onincome tax forms for a "Lupus Revolving Research Trust Fund." The first bill was passed by the House unanimously on March 28, but was not voted on by theSenate.[144] The second was referred to the House Ways and Means committee, which did not make a decision on it.[144]
As treasurer, Jones suspendedparking tickets in St. Louis during theCOVID-19 pandemic and madeparking meters free.[145]
On December 29, 1995, Jones's father, Virvus, was convicted on two counts of fraud and sentenced to one year and one day in prison.[146][147] The conviction resurfaced during Jones's first bid for mayor, after theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on links between the treasurer's office and Craig Walker, a banker who was convicted in the same case.[148] Virvus Jones had defeated James Shrewsbury in the 1993 St. Louis comptroller Democratic primary, a race where Walker had funded the campaign of "stalking horse candidate" Penny Alcott. Both were sentenced to prison, and Virvus Jones was barred from running for office again.[149] In 2016, thePost-Dispatch reported that IFS Securities, aninvestment banking andbrokerage firm based in Atlanta, where Walker was the vice president for public finance, was doing business with the treasurer's office.[148] When asked by thePost-Dispatch, Jones responded that "no company is squeaky clean, and Mr. Walker has paid his debt to society." Jones later called the report a "smear",[150] and theSt. Louis American editorial board called them racist, in an editorial headlined "Post is 'black' up to its old tricks".[151]
Jones's mother, Laura, died of cancer in November 2000.[7][8]Jones has one son, who was born in 2007.[52][7][152]
In 2020, Jones endorsed SenatorElizabeth Warren and then SenatorBernie Sanders in theDemocratic Party presidential primaries.[49]
On June 10, 2020, Jones revealed in a Facebook post that she was undergoing surgery foruterine fibroids.[152]
St. Louis – April 15, 2021 – on the heels of a historic win for Mayor-Elect Tishaura O. Jones, The St. Louis City Treasurer's Office is honored to announce the appointment of Adam L. Layne as the next Treasurer of St. Louis.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)In addition to passing Medicaid Expansion, PPMO is proud that many of our endorsed candidates won, including St. Louis Circuit AttorneyKim Gardner, St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, and Lieutenant Governor nominee Alissia Canady.
A self-described political moderate, Krewson faced fierce criticism from activists, progressives and Black officials who called for bolder leadership and were angry with her administration's response toprotests after the 2017 acquittal of former St. Louis police Officer Jason Stockley.
Ms. Jones was one of several well-known African-Americans in the mayoral race, and some political analysts have theorized that those candidates split the black vote and allowed Ms. Krewson, the only prominent white candidate, to sweep into office with 32 percent of the primary vote. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch analysis found that Ms. Krewson had deep support in parts of the city, but polled below 5 percent in some wards on the mostly black North Side.
Regardless of who is in the race for mayor this cycle, Tishaura will always be the candidate with the longest and most progressive record of helping folks in our city build wealth, working to reduce theracial wealth gap, and developing innovative ways of addressing our most pressing issues.
Jones presented a progressive platform similar to the one she ran on in 2017, promising more protection for renters, an equitable development plan that directs tax incentives to areas that need it the most and a change in the way the city is policed.
I am proud to be a Warren Democrat and have the endorsement of Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Democrat Tishaura Jones of St. Louis opposed the bill, saying she's pro-life for herself but pro-choice for everyone else: "The state needs to get out of my belly, out of my uterus, because that's my decision between me, my God, and my doctor," Tishaura said.
Rep. Tishaura Jones (D-St. Louis), a single mother, told colleagues of her decision to keep her child even after the father told her to have an abortion. "And I thank God for the choice that I made," Jones stated. "But that choice is between me and God, not the state."
City Treasurer Tishaura Jones, a former state representative, also endorsed the statement.
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