Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
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 (age 88) Waco, Texas, U.S.
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's voice Eddie Bernice Johnson speaks on World Refugee Day Recorded June 20, 2002

Elected in 1992, Johnson was the first registered nurse elected to 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 formerly 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.