Micah Jones

Meet Micah

Micah Quinney Jones is a U.S. Army veteran, an attorney, a father, and a husband. He is running to represent Massachusetts’ Sixth Congressional District because of his deep love for the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the North Shore and Merrimack Valley. Above all, he wants MA-6 to be the best place to raise a family, start a business, and build a life. His campaign is founded on three core principles: accountability for members of Congress, opportunity for the North Shore and Merrimack Valley, and security for our nation.

Micah Quinney Jones is a U.S Army Veteran, an attorney, a father of two young children, and a husband. Micah is running for Congress because he loves the United States of America, Massachusetts, and the greater North Shore and Merrimack Valley community his family calls home. He is running on a platform of accountability for members of Congress, opportunity for the communities that make up the Massachusetts Sixth Congressional District, and security for our nation. Micah believes that it is incumbent on this generation to take immediate and decisive action to restore civility and faith in our political process.

History of Service and Respect

Micah was born in Monterey, California, where his father was stationed as an active-duty Army Officer. Micah was raised in a bipartisan household. His mother, a Democrat, worked as a college librarian, and his father, a Republican, served 25 years on the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after leaving the Army. Despite their political differences, Micah’s parents always encouraged healthy debate grounded in the respectful exchange of ideas.

Early Days

Growing up in Santa Clarita, California, near Los Angeles, Micah attended public schools, before going on to earn his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego. Micah’s undergraduate studies included a year abroad in Granada, Spain. During this full-immersion exchange program, all of his classes were in Spanish and, in many of his classes, he was the only American student. This year abroad created opportunities not just to travel throughout Western and Eastern Europe, but also to North Africa and the Middle East. These experiences abroad further solidified Micah’s love of country, and upon graduation Micah delayed his plans to attend law school and, instead, joined the United States Army.

Decorated Veteran

Micah completed Army Basic Combat Training and Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant in October 2011 as a Military Intelligence branch detail Infantry Officer. Micah successfully completed the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course, Airborne School, and Ranger School. Upon graduating Ranger School as part of class 09-12, Micah received orders to the 82 nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In the 82 nd, Micah first served as a dismounted reconnaissance platoon leader of 1 st Platoon, Charlie Troop, 5 th Squadron, 73 rd Cavalry Regiment, 3 rd Brigade Combat Team, leading his platoon through live-fire training exercises and airborne operations. He would also serve as the Executive Officer for Charlie Troop, as well as an Assistant S-2 (Military Intelligence Officer) for 3 rd Brigade. During the majority of his time in the 82 nd, his brigade was on the Global Response Force, prepared to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours. While in the 82 nd, Micah earned his Expert Infantry Badge, and graduated from the high-risk Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) school that was part of the Special Forces (Green Beret) Qualification Course. In September 2014, Micah deployed to Afghanistan to begin a year-long tour. His deployment spanned both the final months of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission, as well as the Resolute Support (RS) advisory mission. During his deployment, he served as both an intelligence advisor to the Afghan Ground Forces Command, as well as the military aide, and security officer, to the Brigadier General in charge of NATO’s Rule of Law mission. Micah completed more than 170 outside the wire missions and for his service was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service. Micah was honorably discharged as a Captain in July 2016.

Building a Life on the North Shore

Following his active duty service, Micah and his wife moved to Boston to pursue academic and professional opportunities. Micah utilized the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program to enroll at Northeastern University School of Law. In law school, Micah was selected as a 2017 Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy, as well as a judicial intern to a US Federal Magistrate Judge in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Following graduation from law school, Micah began working in the Boston Office of the international law firm, Morgan Lewis, with a practice focused on Securities Enforcement and Litigation. In addition to his main practice area, Micah worked significantly on high-profile pro bono cases – including helping an Afghan refugee and his family successfully immigrate to the United States following the fall of Kabul in 2021, as well as reestablishing a “death in the line of duty” determination for an African-American soldier who was killed at Fort Benning, 85 years ago in 1941. In 2020, Micah and his wife moved to Essex on Boston’s North Shore. Both of their children were born at Beverly hospital. Micah is proud to call Massachusetts and the greater North Shore community his family’s home, and wants to make sure that the Massachusetts Sixth Congressional District is the best place to raise a family, start a business, and build a life.

What’s in a Name?

My name represents my family’s history— a story that is only possible in America. Micah. As is Jewish Tradition, I am Named in Honor of a Deceased Relative I am named in honor of my mom’s deceased father, Milton (Mickey). “Micah” is an old-testament name and shares the letter “M” with Mickey. Mickey enlisted in the Navy in World War II where he served in the Pacific as a tail gunner in a Grumman TBF torpedo bomber. Quinney. My Middle Name Honors My Great Grandmother’s Great Uncle, a Lawyer for, and Leader of, the Stockbridge Native Americans I am further named in honor of John Waunnacon Quinney, who was a lawyer for, and leader of, the Stockbridge Native Americans. In the early-1800’s he negotiated with the US Government regarding the relocation of his tribe from Stockbridge, New York, to townships near Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. Jones. Hailing from the British Isles and Rooted in the United States of America My father’s family name. I am proud to have one of the most common names in the country.

A Family of Opposites

My Parents come from Very Different Backgrounds My parents come from very different backgrounds, and their politics could not be more different. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, my mother’s family settled in Los Angeles in the 1960’s. My mother’s side is part of the greater-Los Angeles liberal, Jewish, community. My mother was a librarian at various colleges and institutions throughout her career. My father grew up in rural, conservative, Wisconsin. He enlisted in the Army at 17, before commissioning via ROTC. He was recruited out of the Army by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) where he served 25 years in various capacities, including as an undercover narcotics officer, robbery and homicide detective, and firearms cadre instructor. My mom was, and is, a registered Democrat, and my Dad was, and is, a registered Republican. Although their votes cancelled each other, they always encouraged my younger brother and me to approach topics with an open mind and to form our own opinions.

My Political Journey

From JFK Democrat to Common Sense Republican Given my parents’ disparate backgrounds, I have lived a life of many opposites. For example, at 12, I first participated in my family’s annual deer hunt. And, at 13, I had my Bar Mitzvah. I’ve subsequently carried this “foot in both worlds” mentality my entire life. Regarding my own political journey, I was a registered Democrat for more than eight years, from 2008 to 2016. I had always viewed myself as a “JFK Democrat,” with an appreciation of President Kennedy’s policies and administration. In particular, I valued his comprehensive vision of American foreign policy, as distilled in his creation of both the Green Berets and the Peace Corps. I left the Democratic Party during law school after realizing my own views no longer fully aligned with the direction of the Left. I subsequently became an Independent who voted Republican. And in 2022, I officially registered as a Republican and have been involved with Massachusetts Republican politics ever since.