Monique Jones
Monique Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 18. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Monique Jones was born in Minden, Louisiana. Jones earned a bachelor's degree from Northwood University in 2018.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Robin Lundstrum defeated Monique Jones in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robin Lundstrum (R) | 62.3 | 6,399 |
 | Monique Jones (D)  | 37.7 | 3,868 | |
| Total votes: 10,267 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 18
Monique Jones defeated Hunter Vick in the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 18 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monique Jones | 86.9 | 720 |
| Hunter Vick | 13.1 | 109 | ||
| Total votes: 829 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robin Lundstrum advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 18.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monique Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I graduated from Northwood University with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Business Management. I have served as President of the Northwest Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Branch #60AC and currently serve as 1st Vice Chair. I am the President on the Arkansas Support Network Board. I have served with Big Brother Big Sister and CASA as a volunteer.
I recently started my own non-profit business - CPR NWA(Connecting People with Resources), offering Life Coaching and Case Management to provide training, coaching and life mapping through authentic business principles. I am most proud of being a wife to my husband, Minister James Jones, a mother to seven children, and grandmother to eight grandchildren.
- Improve our schools by paying teachers fair wages and by making sure they have the support and resources they need in order to teach our children. So many of our children and young people today are suffering with mental health issues after returning to school from isolation of the pandemic. These mental health issues are not being addressed. Even with resources, it can take months to get an appointment with a mental health professional or maybe your family does not qualify for the school services provided. We must provide access to mental health care and healthcare for our students and teachers. We have the resources to do that here in Arkansas.
- Feeding our kids and families. Too many kids go to bed hungry every day in Arkansas. As a mother and grandmother, it breaks my heart to know that nearly 20% of our state’s children lack the food they need. As a director of one of the largest food pantries in Northwest Arkansas, I know the impact food insecurity can have — if kids go without a meal, they have a tougher time in school and developing the skills they need to be successful. We can empower our amazing charities here in Arkansas and increase funding for our children.
- Protecting Arkansans with Disabilities As a minister, faith and compassion guide my work and my life. My commitment to our community starts with ensuring everyone has the same opportunities and the resources they need. As your state representative, I will lead with compassion to protect our children and adults with disabilities. We can remove the red tape and government disorganization that prevents our families from reaching the services they need.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas House of Representatives District 18 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2022
