Eddie Bernice Johnson

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Official portrait, 2005
Chair of the House Science Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 ? January 3, 2023
Preceded by Lamar Smith
Succeeded by Frank Lucas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas 's 30th district
In office
January 3, 1993 ? January 3, 2023
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Jasmine Crockett
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 13, 1987 ? January 12, 1993
Preceded by Oscar Mauzy
Succeeded by Royce West
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 9, 1973 ? September 30, 1977
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Lanell Cofer
Personal details
Born ( 1935-12-03 ) December 3, 1935
Waco, Texas , U.S.
Died December 31, 2023 (2023-12-31) (aged 88)
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s)
Lacey Johnson
( m.  1956; div.  1970)
Children 1
Education St Mary's College, Indiana
Texas Christian University ( BS )
Southern Methodist University ( MPA )

Eddie Bernice Johnson (December 3, 1935 ? December 31, 2023) was an American politician. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 30th congressional district . Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party . [1] Johnson was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and The Links . [2] : 105 

Johnson died on December 31, 2023, at the age of 88. She had recently been admitted into hospice care. [3] [4] [5]

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  1. "JOHNSON, Eddie Bernice, (1935 - )" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved May 15, 2013 .
  2. Graham, Lawrence Otis (2014). Our kind of people . [Place of publication not identified]: HarperCollins e-Books. ISBN   978-0-06-187081-1 . OCLC   877899803 . Archived from the original on September 24, 2022 . Retrieved February 7, 2022 .
  3. "Eddie Bernice Johnson, who represented North Texas in the U.S. Congress for 30 years, dies at 88" .
  4. "Former Long-Time Legislator Passes" . Texas Metro News. 31 December 2023 . Retrieved 31 December 2023 .
  5. Livingston, Abby; Salhotra, Pooja (December 31, 2023). "Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 88" . The Texas Tribune .

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