i'm tashara jones. i was born and raised in st. louis. >> reporter: politics is in jones' blood.a and vervis jones. her father was an alderman and the city comptroller. she rose through the ranks in st. louis politics, serving in the missouri state house and then as the city's treasurer before winning the mayoral race in april of the year. your challenge will require you to transcend race. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: right? >> ye >> are you prepared for that? >>. >> i already had to transcend race and be known as someone who is going to get the work done, someone whose word is their bond, and someone who can work across the aisle. >> with all her success, her proudest achievement may be her 13-year-old son. >> i'm here today as the proud single mother of the most adorable 13-year-old son aidan. >> what has being a mother meant to you? and how has that changed your life? >> it totally changed my life because it happened right when i entered politics. but my faith is huge. so if god brings you to it, he'll bring you through it. >> reporter: she share atmosphere with so many other black mo

. >>> plus making history -- >> so help me >> tashara jones joining a nation of pioneers running and