Dana Caudill Jones

Dana Caudill Jones is the incumbent Republican State Senator for North Carolina’s 31st Senate District and is seeking re‑election in the November 3, 2026 general election. She began her first Senate term on January 1, 2025 and will serve a two‑year term that ends on January 1, 2027, as required by the North Carolina Constitution, which mandates that senators be at least 25 years old, qualified voters, and residents of the state for two years and of their district for one year before election ⁸.

Jones earned a B.A. in political science from High Point University in 1993. She is the owner of Caudill’s Commercial Electric Company, Inc., based in Kernersville, and has deep roots in local government, having served four terms on the Kernersville Board of Aldermen and sitting on the board of the Kernersville Medical Center. She lives in Kernersville with her husband, David, and their child ⁷.

Before joining the General Assembly, Jones built a career as a small‑business owner and municipal official. Her experience on the Board of Aldermen gave her insight into local‑government finance and infrastructure, which she has carried into her legislative work. In the 2024 election she won re‑election with 62.4% of the vote (78,429 votes) against Democratic challenger Ronda Mays and an independent write‑in, demonstrating strong support in her district ⁷.

During the 2025‑2026 legislative session, Senator Jones was assigned to the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education Committee, the Education/Higher Education Committee, the Senate Transportation Committee, and the Senate State and Local Government Committee ⁷. She has sponsored a range of bills, including SB 6 (Local Act‑1 for the 31st Senatorial District), SB 24 (addressing government‑mandated health‑care costs), SB 31 (the Wells Act), SB 48 (Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All), and SB 50 (Freedom to Carry NC), among others ¹⁴. These measures reflect her focus on local infrastructure, education, public safety, and individual rights.

Jones’s official Senate biography lists her mailing address in Raleigh (16 West Jones Street, Room 2113) and provides a district‑wide email address, [email protected] ¹¹. No phone number is published on the NC Legislature site. Her campaign for 2026 is unopposed in the Republican primary, which was canceled, and she will face Democratic nominee Andy Bowline in the November general election ⁷.

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