Thaddeus Jones

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Thaddeus Jones
Democratic Party
Candidate, Illinois House of Representatives District 29
Illinois House of Representatives District 29
Tenure
2011 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
15
Prior offices:
Alderman City of Calumet City
Compensation
Base salary
$93,712/year
Per diem
$178/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 17, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Loyola University
Personal
Profession
President, Time Entertainment, Inc
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Thaddeus Jones (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Jones (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 29. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations-Higher Education
• Appropriations-Public Safety
• Community College Access & Affordability, Chair
• Judiciary - Civil
• Labor & Commerce, Vice chair
• Public Utilities

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jones served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jones served on following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones (D) is running in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2026.

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Thaddeus Jones (D)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on March 17, 2026.

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Thaddeus Jones

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2024

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Marketa Franklin in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones (D)
 
100.0
 
38,498
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Marketa Franklin (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,515
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Gloria White in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones
 
72.4
 
7,332
Image of Gloria White
Gloria White Candidate Connection
 
27.6
 
2,792

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,124
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Jeffery Coleman in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones (D)
 
69.5
 
23,198
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Jeffery Coleman (R)
 
30.5
 
10,178

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,376
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Monet Wilson in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones
 
77.7
 
8,125
Image of Monet Wilson
Monet Wilson Candidate Connection
 
22.3
 
2,332

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,457
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2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones (D)
 
100.0
 
42,578

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,578
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated DeAndre Tillman in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones
 
54.4
 
10,820
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DeAndre Tillman
 
45.6
 
9,053

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,873
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones (D)
 
100.0
 
33,109

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,109
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Corean Davis in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 29 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones
 
64.2
 
11,021
Image of Corean Davis
Corean Davis
 
35.8
 
6,137

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 17,158
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2][3]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thaddeus Jones Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Kenny Williams and Will Tillman in the Illinois House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thaddeus Jones Incumbent 65.30% 17,934
     Democratic Kenny Williams 21.96% 6,030
     Democratic Will Tillman 12.75% 3,501
Total Votes 27,465


2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Thaddeus Jones defeated Kenneth "Kenny" Williams in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election. Harold Ward (I) filed to run but was removed from the ballot following an objection. Rene Chandler (D) withdrew from the race on December 27, 2013.[6][7][8]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Jones Incumbent 73.2% 5,468
Kenneth "Kenny" Williams 26.8% 1,999
Total Votes 7,467

Endorsements

In 2014, Jones' endorsements included the following:[9]

  • The Illinois Observer

2012

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Jones won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 29. Jones ran unopposed in the March 20 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Jones Incumbent 100% 40,000
Total Votes 40,000

2010

Jones won election in the state's November 2, 2010 general election, defeating Green Party candidate Kenneth Williams.[13]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Thaddeus Jones (D) 24,762 83.01%
Kenneth Williams (G) 5,067 16.99%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Thaddeus Jones campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Illinois House of Representatives District 29Won general$712,128 $435,747
2022Illinois House of Representatives District 29Won general$721,142 $570,083
2020Illinois House of Representatives District 29Won general$647,278 N/A**
2018Illinois House of Representatives District 29Won general$529,034 N/A**
2016Illinois House of Representatives, District 29Won $380,612 N/A**
2014Illinois House of Representatives, District 29Won $333,276 N/A**
2012Illinois State House, District 29Won $76,102 N/A**
2010Illinois State House, District 29Won $238,185 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 3, 2021

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Jones announced on December 3, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[14]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
    2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
    4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    6. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    7. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    9. ↑ www.illinoisobserver.net, "Illinois House and Senate 2014 Primary Endorsements Part I,” accessed February 24, 2014
    10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
    11. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
    12. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
    13. ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
    14. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones, a state rep, tests positive for COVID-19, in quarantine," December 3, 2021

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Illinois House of Representatives District 29
    2011-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Alderman City of Calumet City
    1997    		 Succeeded by
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