Brenda Jones (politician)
Brenda Jones | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th district | |
| In office November 6, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Conyers |
| Succeeded by | Rashida Tlaib |
| President of the Detroit City Council | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Saunteel Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sheffield |
| Member of the Detroit City Council from the at-large district | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Cockrel Jr. |
| Member of the Detroit City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2006 – January 1, 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1959 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Wayne State University (BA, GrCert) |
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Brenda B. Jones (born October 24, 1959) is an American politician who served as a member of the Detroit City Council from 2006 to 2022, and as the president of the City Council from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones also briefly served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district from November 29, 2018, to January 3, 2019. She won the 2018 special election to succeed John Conyers following his resignation in December 2017, and was succeeded by Rashida Tlaib. She ran for the seat again in 2020, losing the Democratic primary to Tlaib.