Chris Jones (Arkansas politician)
Chris Jones | |
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Jones in 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Michael Jones October 13, 1976 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jerrilyn Jones (m. 2002) |
| Education | Morehouse College (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Christopher Michael Jones (born October 13, 1976) is an American politician who was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he attended Morehouse College and graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He previously worked at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, from which he resigned in April 2021. On June 15, 2021, Jones announced that he was entering the Democratic primary for governor of Arkansas. He won the primary but lost the general election to Sarah Huckabee Sanders. On August 1, 2025, Jones filed to run for the Democratic nomination in Arkansas's 2nd congressional district.