In nine days, Rep. Rashida Tlaib will defend the congressional seat she won in 2018. "Fundraising is another obstacle that Jones has faced. "Detroit accounts for 60 percent of the 13th Congressional District and Brenda Jones knows Detroit," the newspaper's Jones has also received endorsements from prominent Black church leaders, including Reverend Wendell Anthony, the president of the Detroit branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).While the role of the candidates' ethnic identities cannot be dismissed from the campaign, critics say it is not necessarily right to assume that all African-American voters will back Jones because she is Black. Conyers died two years later. Rashida Tlaib for Congress (Michigan's 13th congressional district) - Rooted in Community and Unbossed, Rashida Tlaib is what’s needed in Congress. Heading into the election the incumbent is Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who was first elected in 2018.. Michigan's 13th Congressional District is located in the southeastern region of the lower peninsula of Michigan.It is made up of portions of Wayne county including some areas of … Copyright 2019 Suburban Chicagoland.com All Rights Reserved I am interested in building the economy for the 134th Congressional District. "This stuff happened because regrettably she was targeted by the man behind the Oval Office; she was targeted by the president of the United States, who has the largest bully pulpit possible. And I am proud to endorse her for re-election. They filed a Federal lawsuit and it was dismissed by the federal government,” Jones said during an interview of U.S. Arab Radio’s “The Arab Street” program on Friday July 10, 2020.“And now they filed a state lawsuit. Our people need hope.”Jones added, “I ask what has Rashida accomplished (during her two years in office)? The second election was held to fill Conyer’s vacant seat and represent the 13th district in the new two-year term.Jones defeated Tlaib in the special election by a vote of 32,727 to Tlaib who had 31,084 with only four candidates in the race. "Thinking about what she's done in her first term is pretty extraordinary, and that's what I think the residents of Detroit care about. They challenged one to the county clerk. Rep Tlaib never stops fighting for her district, which she is proud to represent. Jones won the and she tried to preventThis time, Jones is facing Tlaib one-on-one with the backing all of the other candidates who ran in the prior congressional battles, and she has deflected several petitions and lawsuits filed to forcibly remove Jones’ name from the ballot to ensure Tlaib’s re-election.“Rashida Tlaib and her supporters tried to go against me from being on the ballot.