Dave Jones (politician)
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| 7th Insurance Commissioner of California | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Steve Poizner |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 9th district |
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In office December 2004 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Darrell Steinberg |
| Succeeded by | Roger Dickinson |
| Member of the Sacramento City Council from the 6th district |
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In office 1999–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Darrell Steinberg |
| Succeeded by | Kevin McCarty |
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January 4, 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Flores |
| Alma mater |
DePauw University Harvard University |
David Evan "Dave" Jones (born January 4, 1962) is an American politician. He represented California's 9th assembly district December 2004 through 2011. He is currently California's Insurance Commissioner. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jones attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois where he served as student body president alongside student body vice-president John Chiang. Lifelong friends, Chiang and Jones would run again together in 2010 on the California Democratic slate, with Chiang winning reelection as state controller and Jones being elected California Insurance Commissioner.
Prior to his election to the State Assembly, Jones was a member of the Sacramento City Council, representing the 6th District which includes much of Southeastern Sacramento and the College Greens neighborhood in East Sacramento. He served for five and a half years after winning a 1999 special election to replace Darrell Steinberg, also his predecessor in the Assembly.
Before his election to the city council, he worked for six years as a legal aid attorney with Legal Services of Northern California, providing free legal assistance to the poor. In 1995, Jones was one of 13 Americans awarded a White House Fellowship. Jones served in the Clinton administration for three years. He first served as a special assistant to Janet Reno and later as her counsel.
Jones received his undergraduate degree from DePauw University, his law degree from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
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