On June 26, 2009, Conyers' wife, Monica Conyers, of the Detroit City Council, pleaded guilty to one count of bribery. Mrs. Conyers is accused accepting cash as a bribe on two occasions in 2007.http://mhlo.me/0f07ec

1. Born: May 16, 1929
2. Birthplace: Highland Park, Michigan
3. Assumed office: January 4, 1965
4. Alma mater: Wayne State UniversityOfficial Site: John Conyers Biography
5. Spouse: Monica Conyers
6. Served in the National GuardOfficial Site: [hhttp://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=About.Biography John Conyers Biography]
7. Served in the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersOfficial Site: [hhttp://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=About.Biography John Conyers Biography]
8. Korean War veteranOfficial Site: [hhttp://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=About.Biography John Conyers Biography]
9. Second-longest serving member of the House of Representatives
10. One of 13 founders of Congressional Black CaucusOfficial Site: [hhttp://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=About.Biography John Conyers Biography]
11. Introduced first bill to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a holiday

• Voted in favor of allowing embryonic stem cell research in 2005.
• Voted against making the Patriot Act permanent in 2005.
• Voted for an additional $10.2 billion of funding for education in 2007.
• Voted for keeping a moratorium on offshore oil drilling.
• Voted to increase minimum wage to $7.25.
• Voted in favor of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
• Voted against authorizing military force in Iraq.