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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Thu Nov 23, 2017, 02:16 PM Nov 2017

If John Conyers(D-MI) resigns or retires from the US House next year-Who is the likely replacement?

Hansen Clarke- former US Representative from MI-14
Ken Cockrel jr- former Detroit Mayor and City Council President
Monica Conyers- former Detroit City Council President and Conyers wife.
Coleman Young II - MI State Senator and son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young

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If John Conyers(D-MI) resigns or retires from the US House next year-Who is the likely replacement? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Nov 2017 OP

It will be pretty wide open MichMan Nov 2017 #1

What about Brenda Jones? Current Detroit City Council President? nkpolitics1212 Nov 2017 #2

He will not be retiring secondwind Nov 2017 #3

Conyers will be 89 when his term expires in 2018, same age John Dingell was when he retired in 2014. nkpolitics1212 Nov 2017 #4

MichMan

(11,938 posts)

1. It will be pretty wide open

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Thu Nov 23, 2017, 03:27 PM

Nov 2017

Monica Conyers would be a real longshot since her last elective office ended up with a bribery conviction and jail time.

Coleman Young II just got trounced in the mayoral election a couple weeks ago.

Clarke would do well I would think

Cockrell has been out of politics for awhile