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Jones, Jewell (D)

Office: N690 HOB Term: 3rd Phone: (517) 373-0849 Email: JewellJones@house.mi.gov Home Address: 4014 Farnum, Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://housedems.com/state-rep-jewell-jones Seat Number: 83 Standing Committees: Military, Veterans & Homeland Security(VC), Regulatory Reform (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Jewell Jones became the youngest Inkster City Council-member in 2015 at the age of 20. His term would end in 2019. In 2014, Jones worked as a field organizer for the David Knezek for State Senate campaign.

A second term was secured by Jones in 2018 when easily defeated Randy W. WALKER in the primary 62.2% to 37.7%.  In the general, he defeated GOP nominee James TOWNSEND 66.8% to 33.1%. 

Jones secured his third term in the House in August 2020 when he ran unopposed in the primary.  He secured 65.2% of the vote in the November general election, again defeating Townsend.  

The 11th district has a partisan Democratic base of 68 percent according to calculations by Target Insyght.  

To read MIRS biography of Rep. Jones, click here.

EDUCATION

He is attending the University of Michigan-Dearborn and is in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

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