In 1994, Jones began working for St. Onge, a supply chain logistics company based in York, Pennsylvania.[4] He was named president of the company in 2006. Jones served as president of St. Onge until his retirement in 2017.[6]
Political career
Jones served briefly served on the board of the Dallastown Area School District, having been elected in 2017,[7] and resigning in 2019. His resignation came after he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018. Jones believed serving on both the school board and in the State House would constitute a conflict of interest.[8]
Jones was first elected to represent the 93rd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018, winning re-election in 2020 and 2022.[9]
In 2020, Jones founded the Economic Growth Caucus, made up of state representatives with backgrounds in business, Jones defined the group's purpose as promoting economic growth. Upon its founding Jones was made chairman of the caucus.[10]
Jones opposed mitigation and lockdown measures imposed by Governor Tom Wolf during the COVID-19 pandemic. He claimed the economic impact of shutting down businesses to combat the spread of COVID would be "killing and devastating more lives than COVID ever will."[11] He participated in the "Reopen Pennsylvania" rally outside the state capitol building, where protestors demanded Governor Wolf repeal lockdowns measures.[11][12][13]
In 2022, Republican leadership removed Jones from three of his four committee assignments after he endorsed Joe D'Orsie and Wendy Fink in their primary challenges against incumbent Representatives Keith Gillespie and Stan Saylor, respectively. Jones said his decision to endorse the two challengers wasn't personal but "business" because Gillespie and Saylor didn't oppose COVID shutdowns.[15] In response to his support for D'Orsie and Fink, the York County Republican Committee attempted to censure Jones. The censure vote reportedly failed, according to Jones.[16] Both D'Orsie and Fink were successful in defeating the incumbent representatives.[15]