Tishaura Jones is an American politician who is well recognized as the first woman holding the position of Treasurer of St. Louis since 2013. Jones recently made headlines when she won the 2021 mayoral election becoming the first Black female mayor in the city which she will be joining officially on April 20, 2021. 

Versatile personality who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system's "arrest and incarcerate" model, won the election with 51.7% votes against Cara Spencer. She will become the third African-American, the second woman, and the first African-American woman to hold the position.

Besides, she is active on social media sites with over 10k followers on Instagram: @tishaura and over 24k followers on Twitter: @tishaura. 

How did Tishaura Jones get famous?

• Famous as the first Black female mayor of St. Loius. 
• Also known as the first woman holding the position of Treasurer of St. Louis.

Source: Instagram @tishaura

Where is Tishaura Jones From?

Tishaura Jones was born on March 10, 1972, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Her birth name is Tishaura Oneda Jones. Jones belongs to African-American ethnicity while Pisces is her zodiac sign.

Tishaura Jones was born as the only child to her well-to-do parents; Virvus Jones(father) and Laura Jones(mother). Tishaura developed an interest in politics also because her father, Virvus was a comptroller for the city, ST. Louis back then who also has been managing her campaigns also he was convicted on two counts of fraud and sentenced to one year and one day in prison in 1995. 

Her mother, Laura, died of cancer in November 2000. Born and raised in her hometown, Tishaura attended Affton High School after graduating from where in 1990, she got enrolled in Hampton University, a historically black college in Hampton, Virginia. She was even a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority at the university. 

She graduated from the university earning a degree of Bachelor of Science in finance in 1994. Following a failed attempt to start a restaurant that left her bankrupt after her graduation, she entered the world of nursing at the Saint Louis University College for Public Health graduating with a Master of Health Administration degree in 2001. 

She then worked for Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital for two years. Later, in 2015, she completed the State and Local Government program at the Harvard Kennedy School. 

Tishaura Jones’s Career Highlights

• Tishaura Jones started her career in politics in 2002 when she was appointed to the Democratic Party Central Committee for St. Louis's eighth ward.
• Since 2004, Jones has been serving as the committee's serjeant-at-arms. 
• In 2008, she successfully ran for the Missouri House of Representatives, eventually getting elected to represent the state's 63rd district on Nov 4 of the same year. 
• In 2010, she became both the first African-American and the first woman appointed to serve as the Missouri House's assistant minority floor leader. 
• Jones then ran for St. Louis Treasurer for the first time in 2012, eventually winning the election with 77.9 percent of the vote. Since then she has been serving the same position getting re-elected as treasurer in 2016 and 2020.
• With her works, she has been credited with transforming the office from a bureaucratic seat into a position of advocacy.
• As treasurer, Jones suspended parking tickets in St. Louis during the COVID-19 pandemic and made parking meters free. 
• In 2017, Jones lost a bid to become Mayor of St. Louis against Lyda Krewson. During the campaign, Jones was notably a target of criticism by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board, which she has variously described as racist, sexist, and unfair.
• On November 4, 2020, Jones announced she would once again campaign for the mayor's office. 
• She won the election against St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer on April 7, 2021, and will be sworn by the position on April 20, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position. 

Source: Instagram @tishaura

Is Tishaura Jones married?

Tishaura Jones is a single mother. She is blessed with a son, Aden Jones Jeffries, who was born in 2007. As a single mother, she has been raising her only son alongside her busy schedules. Also, she has been described as a “champion of Black Lives Matter,”. 

Recently, on June 10, 2020, Jones revealed that she was undergoing surgery for uterine fibroids.

Tishaura Jones Net Worth

Tishaura Jones has quite good earnings from her professional career as a politician and with her high-profile positions. Having her career started as a committee member in 2007, Trishaura has managed to come a long way up becoming one of the most praised female politicians with her kind works for civilians in her decade-long career. 

Her position as mayor and the treasure of ST. Louis surely has earned her quite a good fortune which is estimated to be around $1.2 million. 

Tishaura Jones Measurements and Height

Tishaura Jones is a beautiful woman in her late-40s. She stands tall with a height of 5ft. 5inch.(1.65m) while her body weighs around 58kg(128 lbs). She has a brown complexion with black hair and brown eyes.