John Conyers
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John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Michigan representative from 1965 to 2017. He was a member of western Detroit since its inception. His district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area, during his three terms.
Conyers served more than 50 years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in US history; he was the longest-serving African American member of Congress. Conyers served as the Dean of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017, despite his being the longest-serving member of Congress at the time. By the time of his last term, he was the only remaining member of Congress after Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency.
Conyers became involved in the civil rights movement after serving in the Korean War. Before winning the House of Commons in 1964, he served as an aide to Congressman John Dingell. He co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969 and acclaim his status as one of Congress' most liberal lawmakers. Since being established in 1991, Conyers joined the Congressional Progressive Caucuses. Conyers favoured the establishment of a single-payer health-care system and sponsored the United States National Health Care Act. He also sponsored legislation to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday, and he was the first congressman to pass legislation to compensate descendants of African-American slavery.
In 1989 and 1993, Conyers ran for Mayor of Detroit, but he was defeated in the primary each time.
Conyers served as the top Democratic member of the House Judiciary from 1995 to 2007 and then from 2011 to 2017. He served as chairman of the committee from 2007 to 2011 and as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995. Conyers resigned from Congress on December 5, 2017. Following allegations that he sexually assaulted female workers members and secretly used taxpayer funds to resolve a harassment lawsuit, Conyers resigned from office.
Personal life and death
In 1990, Conyers married Monica Esters, a Detroit teacher. She was 25 and he was 61; they had two sons together, John James III and Carl Edward Conyers. She served as a vice president of the public schools later in 2005, and was elected to the Detroit City Council in 2005. Monica Conyers applied for divorce in September 2015, citing a "breakdown of the marriage" as the reason for the separation. However, in late 2016, the two families reconciled.
Ian Conyers, Conyers' grandnephew, was elected to the Michigan Senate in 2016. In interviews before the congressman announced Conyers' retirement and remarking on his great-uncle's endorsement, he caused controversy by announcing Conyers' proposed retirement and informing the world of Conyers' proposed resignation. Following the Congressman's resignation, Ian Conyers revealed that he would run in the special election for the congressman's seat. John Conyers III, the congressman's uncle, was eventually elected as his successor. John Conyers III did not run. Rashida Tlaib defeated Ian Conyers in the Democratic primary by a margin.
Conyers died in Detroit on October 27, 2019. He was 90 years old at the time. On November 4, his funeral was held at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.
Early life, education, and early career
Conyers was born and raised in Detroit, the son of Lucille Janice (Simpson) and John James Conyers, a labor leader. Among his siblings was younger brother William Conyers. After graduating from Northwestern High School, Conyers served in the Michigan National Guard from 1948 to 1950; the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1954; and the U.S. Army Reserves from 1954 to 1957. Conyers served for a year in Korea during the Korean War as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was awarded combat and merit citations.
After his active military service, Conyers pursued a college education. He earned both his BA (1957) and LL.B. (1958) degrees from Wayne State University. After he was admitted to the bar, he worked on the staff of Congressman John Dingell. He also served as counsel to several Detroit-area labor union locals. From 1961 to 1963, he was a referee for Michigan's workmen's compensation department.
Conyers became one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. He was present in Selma, Alabama, on October 7, 1963, for the voter registration drive known as Freedom Day.