DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Conyers has won his 26th
consecutive term in Congress with a victory in the general election for
the 13th District seat.
The 85-year-old Detroit Democrat will become Congress' longest-serving member when Dearborn Democrat John Dingell retires at the end of this year. Conyers has served in Congress since 1965.
He survived a challenge earlier this year that sought to keep his name off the primary ballot. Many of his petition signatures were thrown out because the people who gathered names weren't registered voters or listed a wrong registration address.
In Tuesday's election, Conyers dispatched Republican Jeff Gorman and other candidates in the district that covers parts of Detroit and Wayne County.
Conyers has recently been protesting water shutoffs of Detroit residents who are behind in their bills.
Source: AP
The 85-year-old Detroit Democrat will become Congress' longest-serving member when Dearborn Democrat John Dingell retires at the end of this year. Conyers has served in Congress since 1965.
He survived a challenge earlier this year that sought to keep his name off the primary ballot. Many of his petition signatures were thrown out because the people who gathered names weren't registered voters or listed a wrong registration address.
In Tuesday's election, Conyers dispatched Republican Jeff Gorman and other candidates in the district that covers parts of Detroit and Wayne County.
Conyers has recently been protesting water shutoffs of Detroit residents who are behind in their bills.
Source: AP
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