Jewell Jones
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Jewell Jones | |
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 Jones in 2017 | |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lauren Plawecki |
| Succeeded by | Veronica Paiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 11, 1995 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan–Dearborn |
Jewell Jones (born April 11, 1995) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served on the city council of Inkster, Michigan, and was elected to represent the 11th district of the Michigan House of Representatives as the youngest representative in state history.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jones's parents involved him in his church and in volunteering from a young age. He became a deacon in his family church.[2] Jones graduated from John Glenn High School in Westland, Michigan, in 2013.[3] He is a student at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, where he is pursuing a Dual-Degree in Business and Political Science.[2][4] He participated in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. During his years in school, he became involved in politics, working on the political campaigns of David Knezek for Michigan State Senate and Hilliard Hampton for mayor of Inkster, Michigan, in 2014. In 2015, at the age of 20, he was elected and sworn into the Inkster City Council, becoming the youngest councilperson in the city's history.[4] Jones campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.[5]
Career
Inkster City Council
Jones was elected to the Inkster City Council at the age of 20, becoming the youngest person to ever sit on the city council.[6][7] As an Inkster City Councilman, Jones focused on the city's education system.[2]
Michigan House of Representatives
State Representative Julie Plawecki died in 2016, creating a vacancy in the Michigan's 11th House of Representatives district. Her daughter Lauren Plawecki was the only candidate to file for the Democratic Party nomination in the special election to finish her term, which she won.[8][9] However, precinct delegates selected Jones to be the Democratic Party's nominee for the 11th district in the 2016 general election.[10] He won, receiving 66% of the vote against Republican Party nominee Robert Pope, and became the youngest State Representative in Michigan's history.[2][6]
