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Brenda Jones

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Council Member (Detroit, MI) - At-Large (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Bachelor's, Psychology, Wayne State University

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Psychology, Wayne State University
  • Former Employee, Michigan Bell/SBC

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Psychology, Wayne State University
  • Former Employee, Michigan Bell/SBC
  • Council President, City of Detroit, Michigan, 2014-present
  • Council Member, City of Detroit, Michigan, 2006-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2018-2019

Current Legislative Committees

No committee memberships found.

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Psychology, Wayne State University
  • Former Employee, Michigan Bell/SBC
  • Council President, City of Detroit, Michigan, 2014-present
  • Council Member, City of Detroit, Michigan, 2006-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2018-2019
  • Member, Detroit Financial Review Commission, 2014-present
  • Member, Wyoming Church of Christ, 1967-present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, present
  • Member, CBTU, present
  • Member, CLUW, present
  • Board Member, Detroit Authority Health, present
  • Member, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Executive Board, present
  • Board Member, Detroit Election Commission, present
  • Member, Detroit Transportation Commission Executive Board, present
  • Trustee, Michigan Municipal League, present
  • Chair, Military Veterans Task Force, City of Detroit, present
  • Chair, Skilled Trades Task Force, City of Detroit, present
  • Vice Chair, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), present
  • Member, TULC, present
  • Former President, Communication Workers of American Local 4004
  • First Vice President, Metro Detroit A. Philip Randolph Institute
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Endorsements
John Conyers Jr.
Muriel Bowser
Speeches
Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On April 2, 2020, Brenda Jones announced she tested positive for COVID-19. COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. For more on responses to the coronavirus outbreak, .

Events

2020

Nov. 3
Aug. 4
The Election: State Primary

Tue 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT

Michigan

Jul. 24
Virtual Town Hall with the Honorable Bill Wild

Fri 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

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