Lee Jones

Elizabeth "Lee" Jones is an organic farmer and Monroe County Commissioner representing District 1.

She has been active in Democratic Party politics since high school. She served as an officer in the Monroe County Democratic Party, including a stint as chair, before running for her first elected position on the Monroe County Council in 2012. In 2018 she was elected to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners representing District 1, and was re-elected in 2022.

Prior to her election to Monroe County Council, Jones served in several appointed roles in county government, including as a member of the plan commission, parks and recreation board, and board of zoning appeals.

Jones grew up in Bloomington and holds an undergraduate degree in biology from Indiana University. In 1982 she married Dale Jones. The following year they moved to the west side of Monroe County and started Stranger’s Hill Organic Greenhouses and Farm, which is the oldest Certified Organic Farm in Indiana.

The couple has an adult son, Steve.

Timeline: Lee Jones

2022-11-08 Defeats Republican Perry Robinson to retain the District 1 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. The four-year term starts Jan. 1, 2023.

2022-05-03 Defeats Dominic Thompson in the Democratic Party primary for Monroe County Commissioner District 1.

2019-01-01 Is sworn in as District Monroe County Commissioner with Julie Thomas (District 2) and Amanda Barge (District 3). They are the first all-female Board of Commissioners in Indiana history.

2018-11-06 Defeats Republican Larry Barker to win the District 1 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. The four-year term starts Jan. 1, 2019.

2018-05-08 Defeats incumbent Patrick Stoffers in the Democratic Party primary for District 1 Monroe County Board of Commissioners. Stoffers was seeking his fourth term in that position.

2018-02 Announces intent to run for the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, District 1, facing incumbent Patrick Stoffers in the Democratic Party primary.

2016-11-07 Is re-elected to a four-year term for a Monroe County Council at-large seat.

2016-05-02 Is one of three at-large Democrat incumbents on the Monroe County Council running for three at-large seats. The others are Cheryl Munson and Geoff McKim. They all move forward to the November general election.

2015-12-29 Announces intent to seek re-election to Monroe County Council in 2016 for another four-year term.

2012-11-06 Garners the most votes in the Monroe County Council at-large race to win one of three at-large seats. The term is four years.

2012-07-28 Wins Monroe County Democratic Party caucus to run in the general election for a Monroe County Council At-Large seat. Defeats three other caucus candidates: Jeff Carson, Cheryl Munson and Scott Wells. Jones defeated Munson by only one vote. The caucus was held because a previous candidate, at-large county council incumbent Julie Thomas, had won the primary but dropped out to instead run for Monroe County Commissioner in the general election.

2005-09 Becomes interim chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party following the resignation of former chair Dan Combs, the Perry Township Trustee who cited health as his reason for stepping down. She later is elected chair.

2001-05 Is elected treasurer of the Monroe County Democratic Party. She later holds other offices in the local Democratic Party, including vice chair and chair.

2000-11-06 Runs for Monroe County Auditor and loses to incumbent Republican Barbara Clark.

2000-05-02 Runs unopposed in the Democratic Primary for Monroe County Auditor -- her first attempt at running for an elected office.

1983 Opens Stranger's Hill Organic Greenhouses and Farm.

1982 Marries Dale Jones.

1960 Family moves to Bloomington when Jones was 7 years old after her father accepted a position at the Indiana University History and Philosophy of Science department.

1953 Year of birth.