Members of Congress / John Conyers
Biographical InformationCONYERS, 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 workmens 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.) More coverage of John Conyers on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Representative, Michigan (Dist. 14), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee 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 VotesJohn 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 PartyJohn 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. | District InformationMichigan, District 14 demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView John Conyers's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 477: H R 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 476: H R 2454 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 475: H R 2996: Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 474: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 473: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 472: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 471: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 470: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 469: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 468: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 467: H R 2996 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 466: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 465: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 464: S CON RES 31: Adjournment Resolution | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 463: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 462: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 461: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 460: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 459: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 458: H R 2647 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes |
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