%%Remember Last Name, First Name for Alias%% # Rebekah Danielle Jones %%Archived photo URL%%  > **Rebekah Jones** (born 1989) is an American geographer, data scientist, and activist. She managed the team that created the Florida Department of Health's [COVID-19](Covid-19.md) dashboard using ArcGIS software. She was fired from her position in May 2020 for repeated insubordination. In May 2021, she was granted whistleblower protections while the state investigated her allegations. > > In May 2022, Florida's Office of Inspector General exonerated the state health officials, finding her claims against the DOH to be unsubstantiated or unfounded. In December 2022, she signed a deferred prosecution agreement admitting guilt to unauthorized use of the state's emergency alert system on November 10, 2020, which had resulted in her home being searched under warrant by state police in December 2020. > > In the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Florida, Jones was the [Democratic Party](Democratic%20Party.md) nominee against Matt Gaetz for Florida's 1st congressional district; she was defeated on November 8, 2022. > - *from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah%20Jones)* # Tags ---- - **First Indexed:** 06-18-2023 - 9:30 pm - **Last Updated:** 06-18-2023 - 9:48 pm %% - [ ] Date of birth: - [ ] Place of birth: - [ ] Death Date: - [ ] Death Location: - [ ] Nationality: - [ ] Citizenship: - [ ] Parent: - [ ] Spouse: - [ ] Sibling: - [ ] Child: - [ ] Notable Family: - [ ] Religion: - [x] Gender: - [x] Political Party: - [ ] Occupation: - [ ] Employer: - [ ] Position Held: - [ ] Member of: - [ ] Alma Mater: %%