    Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
    [Page 151]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        VERNON J. EHLERS, Republican, of Grand Rapids, MI; born Feburary 6,
    1934 in Pipestone, MN; educated at home by his parents; attended Calvin
    College, Ph.D. in nuclear physics from University of California at
    Berkeley; tenure of service in teaching, scientific research, and
    community service; NATO post-doctoral research fellow; research
    physicist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and lecturer in physics at the
    University of California; named an Outstanding Educator of the Year,
    1970-73; co-authored two books on the environment: Earthkeeping in the
    '90s: Stewardship of Creation and Earthkeeping: Christian Stewardship of
    Natural Resources; co-authored two books on world hunger; elected to the
    Kent County Commission, 1975; elected to the State House of
    Representatives, 1983; appointed to INTERSET, a science advisory
    committee; chairman, National Conference of State Legislatures
    Environment Committee; science advisor to then-Congressman Gerald Ford;
    president of his class during the 104th Congress, midwest regional vice
    president during the 103rd Congress; serves as a member of the House
    Republican Transition Team; assigned to lead efforts in revamping the
    U.S. House of Representatives computer system; full-time career in
    public office, 1983; member and former elder of Eastern Avenue Christian
    Reformed Church, Grand Rapids; married to the former Johanna Meulink;
    four children: Heidi, Brian, Marla, and Todd; vice chairman: Science
    Committee, House Oversight Committee; member: Transportation and
    Infrastructure Committee, Federal EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee;
    chaired Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee,
    Senate Committee on Public and Mental Health, Senate Appropriations
    subcommittees on Higher Education and Public Health; elected to the
    103rd Congress, December, 1993 in a special election; reelected to each
    succeeding Congress.

                      Office Listings
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    1717 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
     20515-2203............................................         225-3831
      Administrative Assistant.--Bill McBride.
      Office Manager.--Loraine Kehl.
    166 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI 49503...........   (616) 451-8383
      District Administrator.--Beth Bandstra.

    Counties: Allegan, Barry (part), Ionia, and Kent, Montcalm, Ottowa.
            Cities and townships: Ada, Allengan, Allendale, Alto, Bailey
            (part), Belding, Belmont, Byron Center, Caledonia, Cannonsburg,
            Casnovia, Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, Clarksville, Conklin,
            Delton (part), Dorr, Fenwick (part), Freeport, Gowen,
            Grandville, Grand Rapids, Grant, Greenville (part), Hastings,
            Hubbardston (part), Ionia, Kent City, Kentwood, Lake Odessa,
            Lowell, Lyons, Marne, Middleville, Muir, Nashville, Orleans,
            Palo, Pewamo, Portland, Rockford, Sand Lake, Saranac, Smyrna,
            Sparta, Sunfield, Wayland, Woodland, and Wyoming. Population
            (1990), 580,956.
    ZIP Codes: 48809, 48815, 48834, 48838, 48845-46, 48849 (part), 48851,
            48860, 48865, 48870, 48873, 48875-76, 48881, 48887, 48890,
            48897, 49010, 49046 (part), 49058 (part), 49073 (part), 49301-
            03, 49306, 49315-19, 49321, 49323 (part), 49325-27, 49330-31,
            49333 (part), 49341, 49343, 49345, 49348, 49351, 49355-57,
            49401, 49403, 49418, 49435, 49468, 49501, 49503-10, 49512,
            49514-16, 49518, 49523, 49530, 49544, 49546, 49548, 49550,
            49555, 49560, 49588, 49851, 49880