Jewell Jones, the youngest state representative in Michigan’s history, has been re-elected.

Jones defeated Randy Walker on August 7’s primary and will face Republican James Townsend in the next election, according to the Michigan Chronicle. The 23-year-old made history twice as the youngest city council member in Inkster, Michigan, history and Michigan’s state legislature.

This victory is especially sweet since Jones got in some legal trouble in May. According to WXYZ, he was pulled over for speeding on Memorial Day weekend, and officers noticed an opened alcohol container in his car. He received a citation and will be arraigned on August 24.

Despite this mistake, voters stood by Jones.

“Worthy of the position he holds. He was groomed for it from birth, and he has applied himself real well,” Earnestine Fowler-Moon told the station.

Shirley Sharpley, another voter, believes the incident was a mere lapse in judgment.

“Keen discernment regarding the environment he is in, and the people who are around him and he’ll make it,” she said.

According to The Detroit News, Jones beat Walker’ by 24 percentage points, 61-37.

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