Members of Congress / John Conyers

Biographical Information

CONYERS, John, Jr., a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 16, 1929; attended Detroit public schools; B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 1957; LL.B., Wayne State Law School, Detroit, Mich., 1958; lawyer, private practice; National Guard, 1948-1950; United States Army, 1950-1954; United States Army Reserves, 1954-1957; staff, United States Representative John D. Dingell, Jr., of Michigan, 1958-1961; general counsel for three labor locals in Detroit, 1959-1964; executive board member, Detroit, Mich., American Civil Liberties Union, 1964 to present; executive board member, Detroit, Mich., NAACP, 1963 to present; referee for Michigan workmen’s compensation department, 1961-1963; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1988 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Alcee Lamar Hastings, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; chair, Committee on Government Operations (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); chair, Commitee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how John Conyers voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

John Conyers has missed 60 votes (12.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

John Conyers has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 95.7% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Conyers did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

Michigan, District 14 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/26/09	Vote 477: H R 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 476: H R 2454	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 475: H R 2996: Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 474: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 473: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 472: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 471: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 470: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 469: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 468: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 467: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 466: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 465: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 464: S CON RES 31: Adjournment Resolution	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 463: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 462: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	Not Voting	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 461: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	Not Voting	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 460: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 459: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Not Voting	Yes	No
6/25/09	Vote 458: H R 2647	Not Voting	Yes	Yes

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