CONYERS, JOHN JR.

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 707

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2266	Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017	05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.Res.158	Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2325	Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/11/2017	H.R.1673	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017	04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.Res.246	Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States.	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1498	End Racial Profiling Act of 2017	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.676	Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
02/09/2017	H.R.1000	Jobs for All Act	02/09/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.144	Corporate Crime Database Act	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.143	Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.142	Dangerous Products Warning Act	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.141	Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.139	Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.138	Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.136	Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.137	Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017	01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.135	Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017	01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.134	Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2017	01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.40	Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act	01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.Res.4	Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.	01/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 10579

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/14/1975	H.Con.Res.281	Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that during the Nation's present economic crisis, and so long as the national unemployment rate remains at 6 percent or more, the emergency unemployment program established by the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 should be extended to continue benefits for involuntarily unemployed individuals when 25-percent or more of workers entitled to compensation thereunder are unable to find jobs during the period for which they are eligible for benefits.
05/13/1975	H.R.6937	African Development Fund Act
05/13/1975	H.R.6934	A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
05/13/1975	H.R.6933	A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a National Student Financial Assistance Data Bank.
05/12/1975	H.R.6883	A bill to enlarge the Sequoia National Park in the State of California.
05/12/1975	H.R.6868	A bill to encourage greater participation in Federal elections by designating election day a national holiday.
05/08/1975	H.R.6833	A bill to amend the Small Business Act to impose a moratorium on the repayment of principal and interest on certain loans made by the Small Business Administration for a period of 2 years or until such time as the President determines that the United States is no longer a period of economic recession.
05/07/1975	H.R.6783	Offender Employment and Training Act
05/07/1975	H.R.6769	A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to insure that cost-of-living increases in supplemental security income benefits are granted to recipients of such benefits in all States, to provide a housing supplement to certain recipients of such benefits, to prevent reductions in such benefits because of social security benefit increases, to allow recipients of such benefits in cash-out States to elect to receive food stamps, to provide for emergency assistance to recipients.
05/06/1975	H.R.6730	Unemployment Compensation Amendments Act
05/06/1975	H.R.6688	Prisoner Rights Act
05/06/1975	H.Res.442	Resolution providing for additional staff members for certain Members of the House of Representatives, whose duties shall relate to certain legislative responsibilities of such Members.
05/06/1975	H.J.Res.432	Joint resolution to amend the Constitution to provide for representation of the District of Columbia in the Congress.
05/05/1975	H.R.6677	A bill making a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975 to provide additional funds for youth summer employment programs pursuant to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.
05/01/1975	H.R.6632	A bill to provide increased congressional oversight of foreign military sales conducted under the Foreign Military Sales Act.
04/30/1975	H.R.6559	A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain forms of economic coercion based on religion, race, national origin, sex, or certain other factors.
04/30/1975	H.R.6549	National Health Education and Promotion Act
04/28/1975	H.R.6417	A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to provide for improved and more extensive means of distributing food stamp informational materials, to improve the application procedure for food stamp applicants, and to provide special assistance in areas of high unemployment.
04/24/1975	H.R.6350	Flexible Hours Act
04/23/1975	H.R.6333	A bill to provide for an immediate 15-percent cost-of-living increase in social security benefits.

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