David Jones was elected to Waterloo City Council in 2010. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Tax Accounting in 1989 from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a MBA in 2004 from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Jones is employed by GMAC Mortgage in Waterloo.

He is a member of St. Edward church, and is also active in the Audubon Park Neighborhood Association and working with local groups on community service initiatives in the Cedar Valley. His family includes his wife Rachel, and two children.