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Ella Jones

Democratic · MO

Ella Jones is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 1. She previously served as mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, the city's first Black and first woman mayor.

Track record

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 1 record

  • Introduced Ferguson City Council Resolution 2024-52, authorizing a $537,031.80 five-year contract with Axon Enterprise for Ferguson Police Department body-worn cameras, cloud evidence storage, and virtual-reality de-escalation training.

    December 3, 2024For

    Source: fergusoncity.com · researched July 23, 2026

General

· 3 records

  • As mayor of Ferguson, swore in Troy Doyle, a former St. Louis County police lieutenant colonel, as Ferguson's chief of police.

    March 27, 2023

    Source: stlpr.org · researched July 23, 2026

  • Took office as the first Black and first woman mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, succeeding James Knowles III.

    June 17, 2020

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 23, 2026

  • As a Ferguson City Council member, was appointed by the EPA Administrator to the EPA Local Government Advisory Committee's Small Community Advisory Subcommittee.

    February 25, 2020

    Source: epa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.