John Conyers, Jr. (born May 16, 1929) is an American Congressman from Michigan, representing that state's 14th District (map), which includes all of Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as parts of Detroit and Dearborn. First elected in 1964, he has served since 1965 and is the second longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranked only by fellow Michigan member John Dingell.

Conyers grew up in Detroit, and received both his B.A. and his J.D. from Wayne State University.

Conyers is a leading figure in the Democratic Party, Congressional Black Caucus, and is currently Ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. In 1971, he was one of the original members of Nixon's Enemies List.

According to the National Journal , Conyers has vied with Pete Stark as the most liberal member of Congress for many years.

He appears in Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 discussing the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and where he states that members of Congress "don't read most of the bills".

In April 2005, Ron Gunzburger revealed that Conyers had spoken at a Lyndon LaRouche event on March 23, 2005 in Detroit. At the event, Conyers was reported to have said that he wanted to "take these [LaRouche] arguments, the book [LaRouche's Draft Democratic Party Platform], the weekly newsletter, and let's get it out into the debate ... what I would like to do with you, is to begin to debate these issues. I know that they're taken as gospel. But, unless they can stand the test of debate, they're just a great view held by a number of people, who believe one thing. But that's not going to sell it. And so, what I want to do, is, extend the discussion: What we need is discussions about this and where [the Democratic Party is] and where are we going."

External link

• Official site
• 2004 campaign finance data