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- Birth nameJohn James Conyers Jr.
- John Conyers is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area.
Conyers served more than 50 years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history; he was the longest-serving African American member of Congress. Conyers was the Dean of the House of Representatives. By the end of his last term, he was the last remaining member of Congress who had served since the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Conyers served as the ranking Democratic member on the House Committee on the Judiciary from 1995 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2017. He served as chairman of that committee from 2007 to 2011 and as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995.- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseMonica Esters(June 4, 1990 - October 27, 2019) (his death, 2 children)
- U.S. Representative from Detroit, Michigan (1965- 2017).
- He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
- When White House counsel John Dean handed over President Richard Nixon's "Enemies List" to the Watergate committee in June 1973, Conyers' name was among the 20 on the list.
- Has two sons: John III, and Carl.
- [observation, 2013] Despite the historic election of our first African-American President, the challenges remain daunting. In June, the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act at a time when many states are adding onerous new voter-ID requirements. Affirmative action is under assault in the courts. Our schools are becoming resegregated. But these challenges are not insurmountable. Through a renewed commitment to the teachings of Dr. King, we must keep the struggle alive.
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