Leslie Jones

Leslie Jones is the Democratic candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives, District 130, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[2][1] A board-certified music therapist who has run her own therapy business and taught as an adjunct professor at Drury University, Jones also ran for the same seat in 2024.[2][3]

Leslie Jones was born in Springfield, Missouri, and graduated from Springfield Catholic High School.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree from Drury University in 2008 and a graduate degree from Drury in 2012.[2] Her career has been as a board-certified music therapist, and as of 2024 she was affiliated with the American Music Therapy Association.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, Jones said she has run Musical Bridges Music Therapy for more than 12 years and has been an adjunct music therapy professor at Drury University since 2012.[3]

Bishop Davidson defeated Jones in the November 5, 2024 general election for Missouri House District 130.[2] In the same 2024 survey, Jones said she was a team lead for her local Moms Demand Action chapter before running for office and is the mother of two young children.[3] She listed public education, affordable childcare, fair wages, healthcare access and affordability, reproductive rights, public safety and infrastructure among her priorities.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.