By Salim Addrey
Baltimore Staff Writer
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that the newest member of the Maryland House of Delegates will be a woman familiar with both state and national politics.
Hogan selected Rachel Jones, a field representative in southern Maryland for Sen. Ben Cardin since 2016, to fill a vacancy in District 27. She previously worked for former U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) for three years and as an associate consultant for the Federal Communications Commission. She also worked as a legislative aide to former Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden (D-Baltimore City). She is a graduate of Morgan State University.
“I am confident that Rachel Jones will be a strong advocate for constituents in Calvert and Prince George’s counties in her new role as delegate,” said Hogan in a statement. “This decision came after the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee recommended her for the vacancy earlier this month.”
The District 27 seat had been held by Democrat Michael A Jackson for five years before he moved to the Maryland Senate after former President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. of Calvert County resigned in January. Miller served about five decades but stepped down when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Outside of Jones’s roles within Maryland’s government, she has been active in her church community and also is the Farming 4 Hunger board of directors’ vice president.
“She’ll be a good [delegate] because she knows Southern Maryland very well,” said Jeanette Flaim, chair of the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee.