Brenda Jones
| Brenda Jones | |
|---|---|
| Former U.S. Representative from Michigan's 13th Congressional District From: November 29, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Predecessor | John Conyers |
| Successor | Rashida Tlaib |
| President of the Detroit City Council From: January 1, 2014 – present | |
| Predecessor | Saunteel Jenkins |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Member of the Detroit City Council From: January 1, 2014 – present | |
| Predecessor | Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
Brenda B. Jones (born October 24, 1959, age 66) is a member of the Detroit City Council and a former United States representative from Michigan's 13th congressional district, succeeding the resigning John Conyers for a brief period before being defeated in the 2018 Democrat primary by the bigoted, far-left Rashida Tlaib.[1]
U.S. House of Representatives
2018 special election
After Rep. John Conyers of Michigan's 13th congressional district faced sexual harassment allegations and admitted to using taxpayer money to settle them,[2] he resigned and a special election was triggered. Jones ran for and won the special Democrat primary held on August 7, 2018 over Rashida Tlaib by less than 2% of the vote,[3] although the former lost the concurrent regular Democrat primary to Tlaib by 1%,[1] thus being unable to run in the general election to a full House term.
2020 run
It was announced on March 25, 2020 that Jones is running to primary challenge Rep. Tlaib in the Democrat primary in the 2020 U.S. House elections.[4] According to a poll in early May 2020, the primary may become competitive due to Tlaib's unpopularity.[5]