{"id":603792,"date":"2021-07-27T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=603792"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T18:05:30","slug":"state-rep-reports-strip-club-visit-using-campaign-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-rep-reports-strip-club-visit-using-campaign-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"State Rep Reports Strip Club Visit Using Campaign Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-rep-reports-strip-club-visit-using-campaign-funds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=603792&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones reported the usage of $221 in campaign funds at a strip club in March, stating the venue was used for a \u201cconstituent meeting\u201d to talk about \u201cpotential economic projects,\u201d The Detroit News reported.<\/p>\n<p>The information was revealed in a disclosure filed Sunday, before the Monday deadline for elected officials and candidates to submit their fundraising reports, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2021\/07\/26\/michigan-lawmaker-reports-221-campaign-spending-strip-club\/8091648002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The third-term Democratic lawmaker described the venue, Pantheion Club, as a \u201clounge\u201d he was uncertain functioned as a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/24\/strip-club-covid-19-vaccination-site-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strip club<\/a> before he arrived, in a phone interview with the Detroit News, before the call disconnected.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7178228\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7178228\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7178228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685.jpg 730w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685-282x120.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685-620x264-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685-767x328-1.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685-1535x656-1.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arrest-of-jewell-jones-e1619388503685-2048x875-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7178228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michigan State Rep. Jewell Jones is arrested by Michigan state troopers for drunk driving, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and resisting arrest. (Screenshot via YouTube\/LisaRooseChurch)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have (to) meet people where they\u2019re at some times \u2026 #HOLLA,\u201d Jones said in a text message to the Detroit News after the interview, while including the club had \u201cgreat lambchops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones was previously in the spotlight for being <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/25\/jewell-jones-drunk-driving-arrest-gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a> April 6 after his black Chevy Tahoe swerved in and out of its lane before crashing into a ditch. His blood alcohol content was 0.19, over the state\u2019s 0.08 legal limit, the Detroit News reported.<\/p>\n<p>He was also accused of struggling with troopers, threatening to call the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/michigan-republican-gretchen-whitmer-call-secretary-state-investigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">governor<\/a> and claiming he had oversight on the Michigan State Police budget, the Detroit News reported. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/detroit-michigan-james-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Detroit Never Burned\u2019: Former Police Chief Touts Record In 2020 Riots As He Explores Running For Michigan Governor)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jones was ordered to pay $1,000 on Friday because he failed to keep up with payments on his alcohol tether, a bracelet which measures intoxication through an individual\u2019s sweat, with the judge noting he would \u201cbe looking at jail\u201d if he made any other violations, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2021\/07\/23\/detroit-lawmaker-fined-1-000-violation-court-order-drunk-driving-case\/8071131002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan state Rep. 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