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Conyers III confident of making ballot, increasing cash
Conyers III likes his fundraising, ballot prospects
John Conyers III is confident that the Wayne County clerk will find that he submitted enough valid voter signatures to qualify for the congressional race to replace his father, former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Detroit.
State Sen. Ian Conyers, the elder Conyers’ great-nephew, wants to be the only Conyers on the primary ballot in August. The senator’s attorney formally challenged his cousin’s nominating petitions in a Wayne County filing last week.
“The focus of my campaign was ensuring my name would appear on the ballot, as it will, despite the pending challenge,” Conyers III said in an statement to The Detroit News on Wednesday.
He issued a plea on Facebook on Monday to “please stop including me in the false Conyers v Conyers narrative.”
“I’m running for office to serve the 12 cities of the 13th Congressional district. Elected office is not about a family dynasty or ‘the throne.’ There is no throne this is an elected position,” John Conyers III wrote about the Democratic primary that will decide who represents the district.
Conyers, 27, has struggled to raise money since he joined the primary race in mid-February. He reported spending more than he raised in the first quarter of 2018, with receipts totaling $3,100, and the campaign spending nearly $3,700.
“To date, we have already exceeded the raise from the first quarter,” Conyers told the News.
The campaigns for both Ian Conyers and John Conyers III are using logos similar to what was previously used by the former congressman.
“Ian’s logo was taken from my father’s and thus, it is our family logo. He’s entitled to use it if he pleases,” John Conyers III said.
Republican off ballot
The only Republican who filed to run for former Rep. Conyers’ seat says he won’t appear on the primary ballot.
David A. Dudenhoefer said he received a letter informing him that the signatures on his nominating petitions were tossed out because of an error in how he filled out the expiration date of the office sought.
“I am disgusted and sorry for my mistake. But, leaders evaluate, learn and keep marching forward,” Dudenhoefer wrote on Facebook.
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