Shannon Jones takes Rep. Raga's former House seat

State Rep. Shannon Jones, a Republican from Springboro, was sworn into the 67th District seat formerly represented by Tom Raga, R-Mason, who ran for lieutenant governor as Ken Blackwell's running-mate.

Jones also stood up to give a seconding speech for the re-election of Jon Husted as Ohio House speaker.

"I am very grateful to the people of the 67th District for allowing me to represent them in the Ohio House of Representatives," Jones said. "Over the next two years I will be dedicated to serving the needs of our district and will work hard to address many of the important issues facing our state."

This is the first term in the Ohio House for Jones, who previously worked for U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot and former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine.

She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Cincinnati. Jones and her husband, Russell, live in Springboro with their two children.