Rachel Renee Jones (born December 18, 1984) is an American politician who served in the

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from District 27B from February 18, 2021, to January 11, 2023. She is a member of the

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Biography

Rachel Jones is an American politician who represented District 27B in the

. She was appointed by Maryland Governor

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to finish the term of

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who had been appointed to the Maryland State Senate to fill the vacancy created when Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr. resigned. Jones was born in

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, December 18, 1984. She graduated from Calvert High School in 2002 and matriculated to Morgan State University. By 2007 she had completed her studies and was awarded a Bachelor of Sciences degree in political science. Jones ran for her seat in the 2022 gubernatorial elections, losing in the Democratic primary to her eventual successor, Jeffrie Long Jr..

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