Jones served as California Commissioner of Insurance from January 3, 2011, to January 6, 2019. He won election to the office on November 2, 2010, and was re-elected in 2014.

About the office

The commissioner oversees the California Department of Insurance, which regulates the state's insurance industry. The Department of Insurance is charged with licensing insurance companies and reviewing their financial statements, establishing rate regulations, investigating consumer complaints and punishing insurers with fines or penalties for regulatory noncompliance.

Previously Jones was a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 9th District from 2004 to 2010.

Issues

Jones did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.

Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Jones ranked as a 94.

Committee assignments

Jones served on the following committees during his time in the Assembly:

• Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly
• Health Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Judiciary Committee, California General Assembly
• Select Committee on Youth Violence Prevention

Sponsored legislation

Jones' sponsored legislation included:

• AB 1011 - Insurance: green incentives
• AB 1218 - Health care coverage: rate approval
• AB 1543 - Medicare supplement coverage

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Jones served on the Sacramento City Council from 1999 to 2004.