Megan K. Jones | |
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| Born | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (BA) |
| Occupation | Political advisor |
Megan Krausman Jones is an American political strategist serving as a senior advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign. [1] Previously, Jones served in the Biden-Harris White House and as a longtime political advisor to former US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. [2] [3] [1]
Jones was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended Brigham Young University and received a bachelor of arts in American studies in 1997. [4]
Jones interned for US Senator Harry Reid while in college. [5]
After completing her education in 1997, she returned to Washington, D.C., to work for Reid, ascending to the role of deputy press secretary. Jones also worked on Reid's 1998 reelection campaign over John Ensign. Jones continued to work with Senator Reid in different roles, including on his 2004 reelection campaign, as his Nevada finance director, as political director for his 2010 reelection campaign, and as a senior advisor. [2] [3] [1] [6]
She later served as Nevada surrogate director for President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. In 2014, Jones joined the DC-based government relations firm Hilltop Public Solutions as a partner and leads Hilltop's Nevada office. During the 2016 election, she worked to elect Catherine Cortez Masto as US senator. [2] [3] [1] [5]
In 2019, Jones was named a senior advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris' 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign. [4] In 2022, Harris appointed Jones to work in the Office of the Vice President as an Assistant to the President and Director of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, where she served until December 2023. While serving in the White House, Jones worked with Vice President Harris in her fight to protect abortion rights. [2] [5]
In January 2024, Jones was appointed as a senior political advisor to Vice President Harris on the 2024 Biden-Harris reelection campaign. After Biden withdrew as the Democratic nominee, Jones remained a senior advisor to Harris, assisting Harris to secure the necessary delegates for her Democratic nomination. [4] [5] [7]
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