• CONYERS, JOHN JR.
Experience: House: District 13, 1965-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $494,365Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John Conyers, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Monica; 2 Children: John III, Carl
    Birth Date: 05/16/1929
    Birth Place: Detroit, MI
    Home City: Detroit, MI
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    JD, Wayne State University School of Law, 1958
    BA, Wayne State University, 1957

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1965-present
    Candidate, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 1989, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Judiciary, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Founding Member/Dean, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Census Caucus
    Member, Congressional Family Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Out of Afghanistan Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Founder/Chair, Congressional Universal Health Care Task Force
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights
    Chair, Committee on Government Operations, 1989-1994

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 1958-1964
    Appointed Referee, Workmen's Compensation Department, State of Michigan, 1961-1963
    Legislative Assistant, Representative John Dingell, United States House of Representatives, 1958-1961
    Served, United States Army Reserves, 1954-1957
    Served, United States Army, 1950-1954
    Served, Michigan National Guard, 1948-1950

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Executive Board, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1964-present
    Member, Executive Board, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Michigan, 1963-present
    Former Vice Chair, Americans for Democratic Action
    Vice Chair, National Advisory Council, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
    Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 707
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/02/2003 H.Con.Res.221 Extending condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the late Mr. Eugene Gilmer. 07/02/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 H.Con.Res.223 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and supporting the designation of an Equal Justice Day in commemoration of such anniversary. 06/25/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 H.R.2213 JUDGES Act 06/25/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 H.R.2212 Maintaining and Ensuring Diversity and Integrity on the Airwaves Act of 2003 06/25/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.  (All Actions)
06/04/2003 H.Con.Res.99 Directing the Congress to enact legislation by October 2005 that provides access to comprehensive health care for all Americans. 06/04/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/04/2003 H.R.676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act 06/04/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/29/2003 H.R.1223 Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Commission Act 04/29/2003 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/16/2003 H.R.1508 Democracy Day Act of 2003 04/16/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.  (All Actions)
03/28/2003 H.R.1268 Melina Bill 03/28/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
03/24/2003 H.R.1219 Medical Malpractice and Insurance Reform Act of 2003 03/24/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
03/17/2003 H.R.1228 Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2003 03/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2003 H.R.1116 Medical Malpractice Insurance and Litigation Reform Act 03/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
03/06/2003 H.R.394 Violence Against Women Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2003 03/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
03/06/2003 H.R.260 Gun Show Background Check Act of 2003 03/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
03/06/2003 H.R.259 Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2003 03/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
03/06/2003 H.R.47 Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2003 03/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.  (All Actions)
11/22/2002 H.R.5760 Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Commission Act 11/22/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
10/07/2002 H.R.5387 Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2002 10/07/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/01/2002 H.R.5510 Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2002 10/01/2002 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/24/2002 H.Res.519 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1343) to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. 09/24/2002 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Conyers. Petition No: 107-12.  (All Actions)
Total: 10579
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2899 To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2855 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017 H.R.2841 To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.2585 To reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2449 SCRAP Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.226 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace.
05/18/2017 H.Res.197 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/17/2017 H.R.2509 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2486 To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
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