Contact: Aly Ferguson
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WASHINGTON D.C. (June 10, 2026) — New Politics today endorsed State Senator Shevrin Jones for Congress in Florida's 24th Congressional District. Jones, a former high school teacher, AmeriCorps alum, community organizer, and Florida State Senator, has spent his career in service to the people of South Florida. New Politics has backed him since early in his public service career.
Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:
“Shev Jones has been proving himself in service long before he ever thought about running for Congress. He taught AP Chemistry in Broward County public schools. He served with AmeriCorps. He built two youth organizations from scratch. He led his caucus in the Florida Senate. He has lived his entire career in service to others. New Politics is proud to have backed Shev since 2020, and we are proud to stand with him again now as he takes this next step.”
Shevrin Jones is a Florida native who was born and raised in Miami Gardens (Carol City). After teaching A.P. Chemistry in Broward County Public Schools, he served as Executive Director of South Florida Reading Corps. He also founded South Florida Youth Summit, the largest gathering of young people in South Florida, and LEAD Nation, one of South Florida's top organizations for leadership training. As a teacher, leader, and legislator, Shev has always fought to expand opportunities for our kids and working families. Before his election to the State Senate, Shev served in the Florida House from 2013-2018. From advocating and securing funding for youth mentoring, to championing police accountability measures, he consistently fought for real change. Shev has earned a reputation as one of the state’s most effective lawmakers, always putting the people of South Florida first. He is running for Congress to bring that same record of results and a new generation of leadership to Washington. Learn more at shevrinjones.com.
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board. Learn more at newpolitics.org.
