Christina grew up in Orlando, Florida, and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. She moved to Raleigh in 2012 with her husband, Adam, and they have 2 daughters.

Christina has served as a substitute teacher. She worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years before pivoting to virtual schooling during the pandemic. 

Christina Jones currently serves on the Raleigh City Council. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her 1st term. She previously served as Chairperson for the North West Citizens Advisory Council. 

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Supports transparency and community involvement by holding monthly meetings to discuss council issues.

Supports "transparency and community involvement" through monthly meetings to discuss council issues.

Supports improving public comment tracking to enhance community engagement.

Believes Raleigh must improve efforts to reduce a 15.4% vacancy rate in public service jobs, translating to over 600 full-time positions, to prevent losing employees to other cities.

Believes Raleigh must improve efforts to reduce the vacancy rate in public service jobs.

Plans to enhance public services by improving staff resources and making city employment more attractive through better wages and benefits.

Plans to make city employment more attractive through better wages and benefits.

- Supports "transparency and community involvement" through monthly meetings to discuss council issues.
- Supports improving public comment tracking to enhance community engagement.
- Believes Raleigh must improve efforts to reduce the vacancy rate in public service jobs.
- Plans to make city employment more attractive through better wages and benefits.

Public Services

Opposes large-scale annexations that do not fully cover the costs of building and staffing new fire stations.

Opposes large-scale land transfers to the city that do not fully cover the costs of building or staffing. 

- Opposes large-scale land transfers to the city that do not fully cover the costs of building or staffing. 

Public Safety

Opposes policies that unfairly tax renters.

Opposes policies that only tax renters and not homeowners.

Supports connecting local businesses with residents to build relationships.

Supports unions, believing they are essential for giving workers a voice and a seat at the table in professional discussions.

Supports unions, believing they are essential for giving workers a platform in professional discussions.

Believes expanding venue capacity will boost the economy and help local businesses survive the summer months.

- Opposes policies that only tax renters and not homeowners.
- Supports connecting local businesses with residents to build relationships.
- Supports unions, believing they are essential for giving workers a platform in professional discussions.
- Believes expanding venue capacity will boost the economy and help local businesses survive the summer months.

Economy

Supports free educational classes and hopes to encourage staff to create more educational opportunities.

Believes in creating an education system that focuses on educating residents so they can participate in city-related discussions.

- Supports free educational classes and hopes to encourage staff to create more educational opportunities.
- Believes in creating an education system that focuses on educating residents so they can participate in city-related discussions.

Education

Believes affordable housing is essential for community growth and plans to include residents making 30%, 50%, and 80% of the Annual Median Income in development efforts.

Believes affordable housing is essential for community growth.

Supports programs that hire unhoused community members at $18/hr to clean the city.

- Supports historic preservation.
- Believes affordable housing is essential for community growth.
- Supports programs that hire unhoused community members at $18/hr to clean the city.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes in innovating to establish more frequent bus service throughout District E.

Believes in establishing more frequent bus service throughout District E.

Believes in the need to continually update local codes, such as stormwater management regulations, to address evolving community changes.

Believes in the need to continually update local codes, such as stormwater management regulations.

- Believes in establishing more frequent bus service throughout District E.
- Believes in the need to continually update local codes, such as stormwater management regulations.

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Christina grew up in Orlando, Florida, and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007 with a bachelor's of fine arts. She moved to Raleigh in 2012 with her husband, Adam, and they have 2 daughters.

Supports the reinstatement of Citizens Advisory Councils (CACs) to strengthen community input and public services. As a council member, successfully led efforts to revive CACs in 2024 after their dismantling in 2020.

Supports community engagement and has advocated for maintaining 3-minute public comments even with over 100 speakers.

Supports keeping public comments at 3 minutes, even with over 100 people speaking.

Believes in involving residents in development cases to ensure their voices are heard during significant changes in their neighborhoods.

Promises to continue to advocate for residents' concerns, even if it doesn't lead to agreement on final decisions.

Believes in encouraging Board members to innovate and align their work with personal values.

Believes in enhancing public services through community engagement, highlighting their role in developing a workforce program during The Great Raleigh Cleanup.

Believes local elections are crucial because they make decisions that affect everyday life.

Supports community engagement through initiatives like "Community Conversations" to foster interactive learning about city services.

Supports Citizens Advisory Councils (CACs) as a means for residents to engage with city departments and council members and influence Raleigh's future.

Believes the proposed move of the Red Hat Amphitheater is worth considering and wants to hear community opinions on the pros and cons of the project.

Believes the community is being harmed by understaffing of firefighters and Emergency Communication Center (ECC) employees, resulting in longer 911 wait times and fewer firefighters per truck.

Believes increasing pay for public safety staff will help retain staff and integrate them into the community.

Believes the number of budgeted firefighters should increase.

Believes budgeting for more positions and offering a strong benefits package will help attract careers in fire protection.

Believes addressing firefighter vacancies and staffing challenges is crucial for public safety, especially in light of the city's rapid annexations.

Believes addressing public safety requires first assessing current equity levels, acknowledging shortcomings, and then collaborating with the community to develop effective solutions.

Believes in addressing community concerns to improve public safety.

Believes addressing gentrification, improving pay for police, fire, and city staff, and fostering open dialogue between residents and representatives will help build a more equitable and inclusive city.

Believes that inadequate staffing services, such as having 3 firefighters instead of the recommended 4 riding on every truck, can "dramatically impact residential safety."

Plans to work on amplifying the messages of the collaborative staff members to ensure their voices are heard.

Supports adding a "Separation Allowance" benefit for Raleigh firefighters and telecommunicators and plans to advocate for its approval after cost analysis.

Supports creating a committee to address transparency and accountability in public safety. Acknowledges the existence of a Public Safety Collaborative but notes a lack of action items and unaddressed staff concerns.

Plans to continue advocating for firefighters and addressing their concerns.

Believes in advocating for improved working conditions for Raleigh firefighters.

Supports workers' rights and aims to give employees a voice.

Opposes taxes that do not affect everyone equally.

Supports paying workers a livable wage and investing in their work to maintain city connections.

As a council member, collaborated with local officials to improve community services, such as increasing crossing guard pay to over $15/hr.

Supports offering benefits like Separation Allowance to motivate current employees and attract new ones.

Believes in community engagement and transparency through actions like the council's vote for a ceasefire, reflecting local values and addressing diverse opinions.

Supports a "living wage" of at least $15 an hour for city/county workers and employees of companies with city/county contracts.

Believes that low wages are sacrificing "the crucial services those jobs provide and at the end of the day, we all suffer."

Supports the Amphitheater, believing it will boost small downtown businesses by increasing local traffic.

Believes in improving economic conditions by addressing budgetary issues and implementing innovative programs like the alternative response unit.

Believes the taxes from annexations do not cover the associated costs, and as a first-term council member, has "sounded the alarm" on this issue in various rezoning cases.

Believes residents should participate in local education discussions.

Believes parents should be involved in their children's education.

Supports connecting with local leaders and experts to address specific issues like education and development.

Believes the stroll way will help bring education and community to the area formerly known as the Fourth Ward.

Believes in balancing growth with preserving historic or unique parts of Raleigh, and ensuring existing residents can continue to live in Raleigh.

Supports guiding development in the Prince Hall Overlay District, a historic Black community in Downtown Raleigh, to honor its history while allowing for growth.

Believes lower-income communities, particularly people of color, "always have to bear the brunt of growth?"

Believes resident support can strengthen cases, but bigger issues like affordable housing are more important.

Believes the City of Raleigh's employees are leaving for smaller cities due to affordability issues, which will create a future employment gap.

Believes development should consider more than just building height, especially in historic areas, and emphasizes the need to define the importance of these districts to developers to help them create a better future.

Believes in maintaining relationships between the Development Industry and Residents, and supports connecting both parties to address concerns.

Opposes the project due to potential loss of connectivity and isolation of lower-income communities.

As a council member, advocated for 150 affordable housing units in District E.

As a city official, partnered with the Great Raleigh Cleanup to hire unhoused individuals for city cleanup jobs, providing career opportunities and addressing urban vacancies.

Supports affordable housing despite opposition from some constituents.

Believes leaders should "help build bridges rather than division" and facilitate conversations between developers and the community to find mutually beneficial solutions.

Supports the construction of a "slip lane" under the train tracks to improve connectivity to McDowell, but acknowledges that city approval from the Department of Transportation is needed to proceed with the plan.

Plans to address public transportation and affordable housing.

Believes in collaborating with county, state, and federal partners to enhance transit and affordable housing.

Supports traffic calming measures and crosswalks but acknowledges that many roads in his district are state owned and controlled, limiting city influence.

Believes city government alone cannot solve infrastructure issues, as they rely on taxpayer funds for maintenance.

Supports updating infrastructure codes to address modern challenges like increased stormwater from 100-year storms.

Believes ongoing updates to infrastructure codes are necessary to keep pace with new development.

Supports biophilic design in urban planning.

Believes it is important for leadership to value transportation staff.

Believes the rapid population growth over the last decade has not been matched with adequate infrastructure development.

Believes completing the hotel project is crucial to starting plans for expanding the Convention Center.

Christina Jones grew up in Orlando, Florida, and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007 with a B.F.A. She moved to Raleigh in 2012 with her husband, Adam, and they have two daughters, Annalise and Elizabeth.

Christina Jones worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years before pivoting to virtual schooling during the pandemic. She is currently a substitute teacher.

Christina Jones has held office on the Raleigh City Council for two years and previously served as Chairperson for the North West Citizens Advisory Council. She has also served on the Raleigh Parks Board and the Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance.

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 