Ed Foreman

Edgar Franklin Foreman Jr.
Foreman in 1969
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 16th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byJ.T. Rutherford
Succeeded byRichard C. White
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
Preceded byAt-large:

E.S. "Johnny" Walker

Thomas G. Morris
Succeeded byHarold Runnels
Personal details
Born(1933-12-22)December 22, 1933
Portales, Roosevelt County,
New Mexico, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2022(2022-02-02) (aged 88)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Barbara Lynn Southard Foreman
(m. 1955)
ChildrenPreston Kirk Foreman
Rebecca Lynn Foreman
Residence(s)Odessa, Ector County, Texas

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dallas, Texas
Alma materEastern New Mexico University
New Mexico State University (BS)
OccupationCivil engineer

businessman

motivational speaker
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1956–1957

Edgar Franklin Foreman Jr. (December 22, 1933 – February 2, 2022) was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He had one term representing Texas's 16th congressional district from 1963 to 1965 and a second term from 1969 to 1971 representing New Mexico's 2nd district, then newly established.[1] He is the most historically recent member of Congress to have represented more than one state during their career.

  1. ^ Prior to 1968, New Mexico U.S. representatives had been elected at-large statewide.