Rep. Brenda Jones (D-Mich.) was sworn in on Thursday to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. John Conyers John James ConyersBiden's immigration plan has serious problems Tlaib wins Michigan Democratic primary Tlaib holds lead in early vote count against primary challenger MORE (D-Mich.) for the final weeks of 2018.

Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE administered the oath of office to Jones as a handful of her Democratic colleagues, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.), looked on from the House floor.

"It is time to get to work," Jones said in brief remarks aimed at her constituents. "I’m ready to roll up my sleeves during this lame duck session, do what you expect me to do and join my colleagues in getting the job done for the 13th Congressional District and for the United States of America."

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It is the first time Michigan's 13th Congressional District will have a representative since Conyers resigned in December 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, The Detroit News reported.

Jones, who is also the president of the Detroit City Council, won a special election to serve out the remainder of Conyers' term, but lost her bid for a full, two year-term to Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).

Tlaib will officially take office in January as part of a new Democratic House majority.

The Detroit News reported that Jones has maintained her spot on the Detroit City Council while she serves in the lame duck session of Congress. The House created an exception for Jones to a long-standing precedent requiring members to give up state offices to serve in Congress, the news outlet reported.