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Eddie Bernice Johnson
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Official portrait, 2005
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In office
January 3, 2019 ? January 3, 2023
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Preceded by
| Lamar Smith
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Succeeded by
| Frank Lucas
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In office
January 3, 1993 ? January 3, 2023
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Preceded by
| Constituency established
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Succeeded by
| Jasmine Crockett
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In office
January 13, 1987 ? January 12, 1993
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Preceded by
| Oscar Mauzy
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Succeeded by
| Royce West
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In office
January 9, 1973 ? September 30, 1977
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Preceded by
| Constituency established
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Succeeded by
| Lanell Cofer
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Born
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1935-12-03
)
December 3, 1935
Waco, Texas
, U.S.
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Died
| December 31, 2023
(2023-12-31)
(aged 88)
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse(s)
| Lacey Johnson
(
m.
1956;
div.
1970)
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Children
| 1
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Education
| St Mary's College, Indiana
Texas Christian University
(
BS
)
Southern Methodist University
(
MPA
)
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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]
- ↑
"JOHNSON, Eddie Bernice, (1935 - )"
. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
. Retrieved
May 15,
2013
.
- ↑
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
.
- ↑
"Eddie Bernice Johnson, who represented North Texas in the U.S. Congress for 30 years, dies at 88"
.
- ↑
"Former Long-Time Legislator Passes"
. Texas Metro News. 31 December 2023
. Retrieved
31 December
2023
.
- ↑
Livingston, Abby; Salhotra, Pooja (December 31, 2023).
"Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 88"
.
The Texas Tribune
.