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
06/05/2012	H.R.5838	Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012	06/05/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions)
06/01/2012	H.Con.Res.119	Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.	06/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
05/18/2012	H.R.5593	John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012	05/18/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
05/07/2012	H.R.3771	Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2012	05/07/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
03/06/2012	H.R.4098	Shield Our Streets Act of 2012	03/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
01/06/2012	H.R.3618	End Racial Profiling Act of 2011	01/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
01/03/2012	H.R.1059	To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.	01/03/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-84. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
11/18/2011	H.R.2823	National Jazz Preservation and Education Act of 2011	11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
10/25/2011	H.Res.434	Celebrating the 10-year commemoration of the Underground Railroad Memorial, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.	10/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.R.2701	Main Street Fairness Act	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.R.2667	Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2011	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.R.2212	Democracy Restoration Act of 2011	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.R.1899	Oil Consumer Protection Act of 2011	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions)
08/05/2011	H.Con.Res.72	Expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients.	08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/29/2011	H.R.1805	USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011	07/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
07/11/2011	H.Res.283	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should takes steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities.	07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
07/11/2011	H.R.1409	Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011	07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions)
06/20/2011	H.R.1276	For the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba.	06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions)
06/01/2011	H.R.1587	Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2011	06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
03/21/2011	H.R.1060	Prevent Lockout of Athletes this Year Act of 2011	03/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions)

Total: 10579

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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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