Eddie Bernice Johnson | |
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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 3, 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 | Waco, Texas, U.S. | December 3, 1934
Died | December 31, 2023 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)
Resting place | Texas State Cemetery Austin, Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
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, 1934 – December 31, 2023) was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.
Johnson was elected to the House in 1992, becoming the first registered nurse in Congress. At the swearing-in of the 116th United States Congress, she became dean of Texas's congressional delegation. Upon Representative Don Young's death in March 2022, Johnson became the oldest member of the House of Representatives. She retired at the end of the 117th Congress.[1]
Johnson also served in the Texas House of Representatives, where she was elected in 1972 in a landslide, the first black woman to win electoral office from Dallas. She also served three terms in the Texas Senate.