Michigan lawmaker's (R) campaign pays her son, as he faces charges

Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker has used donor money to pay her son more than $24,000 in consulting fees over the last two years, continuing to benefit him after he was charged with domestic violence in September.

The expenditures by the campaign committee of state Rep. Jamie Thompson, R-Brownstown Township, were uncovered through an ongoing Detroit News investigation of legislators' campaign spending, which has previously revealed payments by other officials for Netflix, car repairs and housing.

Thompson's campaign paid her 24-year-old son, Jackson Thompson, $24,690 from August 2024 through December 2025 for canvassing and general consulting, according to disclosures filed with the Secretary of State's office. On Sept. 22, 2025, Jackson Thompson was arraigned in Wayne County on charges that included domestic violence, according to court records.

A judge ordered Jackson Thompson to obtain a GPS tether and set his bond at $50,000. A week after the arraignment, Rep. Jamie Thompson's campaign paid her son $1,220 on Sept. 29. The campaign has paid him $5,290 while the charges have been pending, records show.



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