Christine Jones

Background

Jones was born in Navasota, Texas, on Christmas Day in 1929.

Education

She attended Huston-Tillotson College where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 1949.

Career

Jones was an educator and teacher in the Prince George"s County school system for more than 20 years. Jones died on January 26, 2013, a week after being rescued from a house fire. She also served on that committee"s Worker"s Compensation Subcommittee and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, the Joint Committee on Federal Relations and the Joint Committee on Protocol.

Jones chaired the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 1991 to 1992.

Achievements

• Founder, honorary member, Procter and Gamble Coalition on Black Affairs.

Membership

She was a member of the Oxfordshire Hill Democratic Club, the John Hanson Women"s Club, the Southern Prince George"s Business and Professional Women"s Club, the Prince George"s County Education Association and the Maryland State Teachers Association. Jones was also a member of the National Education Association and the Phi Delta Kappa chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church Women"s Club.

Jones was a member of the House of Delegates (Prince George"s County) from 1982 to 1994.

She was the Assistant majority floor leader in 1994 and a member of the Economic Matters Committee during her entire tenure.