Jalen Jones

Alliance for Health Policy

Jalen Jones is a junior at the University of Richmond, where he is majoring in Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (PPEL) and minoring in Rhetoric and Communication. On campus, Jalen is involved with the Richmond College Student Government Association, where he currently serves as the vice president for external affairs and a senator for the class of 2023. He also enjoys being a new student orientation advisor in the summer. He interned with Mark Levine’s campaign for Lt. Governor of Virginia and Virginia State Representative, where he conducted research and reached out to voters. Jalen is passionate about healthcare policy and making sure that everyone has affordable access to good healthcare. Voting rights policy, and making sure that elections are fair, is another important area to Jalen. After college, Jalen plans to pursue a master’s in public policy to further his career working in federal politics and policy to affect positive change in society.