Jenifer Marie Jones is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 32nd district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Early life and education

A native of

Deming, New Mexico Deming (, ''DEM-ing'') is a city in Luna County, New Mexico, Luna County, New Mexico, United States, west of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces and north of the Mexico–United States border, Mexican border. The population was 14,855 as of the ...

, Jones graduated from Deming High School. She earned an associate of science degree in nursing from New Mexico Junior College.

Career

Jones began her career with the

Lovelace Health System Lovelace Health System is a healthcare company which operates six hospitals in New Mexico, five in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque and one in Roswell, New Mexico, Roswell. It is one of New Mexico's largest employers with 3,659 employees as o ...

, specializing in home health care. She also worked at the Gila Regional Medical Center and the

University of Kansas Health System The University of Kansas Health System, commonly known as KU Med and formerly known as The University of Kansas Hospital, is a nonprofit, academic medical center located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, with branch hospitals and education c ...

. Jones was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in November 2022, defeating incumbent Democrat Candie Sweetser.

References

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