John Conyers, Democrat

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Detroit, MI (05/16/1929)
Home city: Detroit, MI

Education: J.D., Wayne State Law School, 1958 B.A., Wayne State University, 1957.

Profession: Lawyer, 1958-1964 Appointed Referee, Workmen's Compensation Department, State of Michigan, 1961 Legislative Assistant, Congressman John Dingell, 1958-1961 United States Army Reserves, 1954-1957 United States Army, 1950-1954 Michigan National Guard, 1948-1950 United States Army Corps of Engineers, Korean War.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1964-present Candidate, Mayor of Detroit, 1989, 1993 Former Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations Chairman, Pivotal House Judiciary Committee.

Membership: Founding Member/Dean, Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues Congressional Census Caucus Congressional Family Caucus Congressional Human Rights Caucus Congressional Progressive Caucus Congressional Steel Caucus Congressional Urban Caucus Congressional Universal Health Care Task Force Democratic Homeland Security Task Force. Former Vice Chair, Americans for Democratic Action Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Vice Chair, National Advisory Council of the American Civil Liberties Union Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

First elected: 11/03/1964
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Wife: Monica; 2 Children: John III, Carl Edward.


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