John Conyers, Jr. (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th Congressional District, which includes most of northwestern Detroit, as well as Highland Park, Hamtramck and part of Dearborn. A Democrat, he has served since 1965 (the district was numbered as the 1st Congresional District until 1993). In January 2007, Conyers became chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the 110th United States Congress; he had been the committee's ranking Democrat since 1997. He is married to Monica Conyers.
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- Official web site, U.S. House of Representatives
Timeline: John Conyers
October 2, 2015. Monica Conyers files for divorce from Rep. John Conyers. Detroit Free Press. "She went from City Hall to federal court to prison. Now embattled former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers is headed to divorce court, seeking to end her marriage of 25 years to one of the highest-ranking Democratic members of Congress, U.S. Rep. John Conyers."
