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.

Brenda B. Jones was born on October 24, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama, and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan, during the Great Migration.

[2] Jones worked for Michigan Bell and was later elected as a union president of the Communications Workers of America Local 4004 in Detroit.

Prior to the general election, Jones filed to run as an independent write-in candidate, prompting criticism.

[11] In the November 6 special election, Jones won with 86.8 percent of the vote, facing only a Taxpayers Party candidate as opposition.

[13] On March 25, 2020, Jones filed to run again in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th congressional district against Tlaib.