Micah Jones

Micah Jones grew up in California with a college librarian mother and a father who served in the Army and Los Angeles Police Department.¹ As a University of California, San Diego student, he spent a year in Granada taking classes in Spanish.¹ He and his wife now live in Essex with their two children.²

Jones commissioned as an Army officer in 2011 and served with the 82nd Airborne Division.¹ His 2014 to 2015 Afghanistan tour included intelligence advisory work and duties supporting NATO's rule of law mission.¹ He received a Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and left active duty as a captain in 2016.¹

Using GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon benefits, he attended Northeastern law school before joining Morgan Lewis in securities enforcement and litigation.¹ His pro bono work included helping restore the Army's line of duty determination for Private Albert King, a Black soldier killed in 1941.¹³

A former Democrat who later registered Republican, Jones supports congressional term limits and banning individual stock trading by members and spouses.²⁴ He also proposes stronger inspector general resources, protection for whistleblowers and searchable public financial disclosures.⁴ His economic proposals include expanded gas infrastructure, updated nuclear permitting and fewer barriers to housing construction.⁵ He faces Democrat Dan Koh.⁶