Dana Jones was born, raised, and educated in Maryland. Before joining the Maryland Legislature, Dana spent 23 years working with elected officials including serving as a Legislative Assistant to then-Congressman Benjamin Cardin (MD-3) on Capitol Hill, as a Senior Researcher at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Senior staff at EMILY's List and partner in her own national consulting firm.

 
In 2020, just days after a statewide stay-at-home order was issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dana was chosen by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee and appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to represent District 30A in the Maryland General Assembly. In 2022 she was reelected to her purple district winning by 11% points. In the six sessions Dana has served, she has been one of the most productive members of the General Assembly passing 41 bills, including The Freedom to Read Act, a historic piece of legislation that makes Maryland the first in the Nation to protect books from authoritarian bans, protects our library spaces and librarians from censorship, punitive action and harassment. Her legislative portfolio also includes expansive work on election law to protect our democracy, broadening access to telehealth services for students, and supporting our firefighter and EMS personnel.

In 2026 Dana was named Deputy Speaker Pro Tem. She currently serves on the Appropriations Committee, where she is the Vice Chair of the Health and Social Services Subcommittee, and a member of the Oversight Committee on Pensions. She also serves as the Capital Budget Chair of the Anne Arundel County House Delegation. Most recently, she concluded two years as President of the Maryland Legislative Women’s Caucus. In those two years the Caucus passed more legislation than any other year in their history. The Maryland Legislative Women’s Caucus, the oldest in the Nation!  

​She and her family are active with numerous local community organizations in Annapolis & Anne Arundel county and most weekends can be found volunteering or at a youth sports event for their son with their puppy, Annie Chesapeake.

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Membership: 

• Appropriations Committee

• Vice Chair: Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

• Oversight Committee on Pensions Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

• Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Anne Arundel County Delegation

• Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review

• President - Women Legislators of Maryland 

• Maryland's Student Data Privacy Council - Member

• Aquaculture Coordinating Council - Member

• Latino Caucus - Member

• Transportation Caucus - Member

• Veterans Caucus - Member

• LGBTQ+ Caucus - Associate Member

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Awards While in Office & Local Awards: 

• Maryland Library Association Distinguished Service Award, 2023

• Fannie Lou Hamer Award Winner, 2022

• Michelle Obama Award, Anne Arundel County and The Caucus of African American Leaders, 2021

• New Leaders Honoree, Leadership Anne Arundel, 2020

• Jennifer Summers Barrett Volunteer of the Year Award, Junior League of Annapolis, 2019.