Geneviéve Jones-Wright

Geneviéve Jones-Wright
Born
Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright

Education
Occupation(s)Attorney, Public Defender
Political partyDemocratic

Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright is an American attorney and activist who served as a San Diego County public defender from 2006 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an unsuccessful candidate for San Diego County District Attorney in 2018 and mayor of San Diego in 2024. She gained attention for being falsely handcuffed and held at gunpoint by a San Diego police officer in 2016.