Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law and John Brown University, where he studied computer science and accountancy. After law school, Jonathan clerked for Justice Jill N. Parrish of the Utah Supreme Court and Judge Lavenski R. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He has accepted a position as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Jonathan, who is originally from Texarkana, Texas, is moving to Phoenix in September 2016 with his wife, Mariah, and their two daughters.