Tishaura Jones: Uncoming Meeting with President Obama, Administration Officials in Washington

State Representative Tishaura O. Jones (D-63) will travel to Washington, D.C. Friday to meet with members of the Obama administration and attend an intimate reception with the president. Rep. Jones is one of a small number of members of People For the American Way Foundation’s Young Elected Officials Network, a network of young progressives in elected office, who was invited to the White House to discuss important issues facing states and localities.

“A quality education is the key to economic recovery and I applaud the President on his progress in both areas,” said Rep. Jones. “I’m very interested to discover his plans for our continued economic recovery and how we start preparing our children to compete in a global economy.”

The Young Elected Officials Network, a project of People For the American Way Foundation, provides support and training for over 600 progressive state, county and city elected officials from all 50 states.

“We are thrilled to be able to take the observations and concerns of so many young, progressive elected officials to President Obama and the Administration,” said Andrew Gillum, Executive Director of the Young Elected Officials Network. “These young leaders are on the front lines of progressive change, fighting for the values of fairness, equality and opportunity in their home communities. President Obama, a successful grassroots leader himself, understands that national movements are built by individual citizens and their elected representatives working hard to bring about positive change in their own communities. We’re tremendously proud to be able to help the president get to know our communities and discuss the issues affecting states and localities across the country.”