Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Democrat, of Dallas, TX; born on December, 3,
1935 in Waco, TX; nursing diploma, St. Mary's at Notre Dame, 1955; B.S.,
nursing, Texas Christian, 1967; M.P.A, Southern Methodist, 1976;
proprietor, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Associates consulting and airport
concession management; Texas House of Representatives, 1972-77; Carter
administration appointee, 1977-81; Texas State Senate, 1986-92; member,
St. John Baptist Church, Dallas; member, American Nurses Association;
member, Links, Inc., Dallas Chapter; member, Dallas Black Chamber of
Commerce; life member, NAACP; member, Charter 100 of Dallas; member,
Girlfriends, Inc.; honorary member, Delta Kappa Gama Society
International Women Educators Organization, Epsilon Chapter; life
member, YWCA; executive committee member, United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas; member, Women's Council of Dallas; member and past president,
National Council of Negro Women; member, Democratic Women of Dallas
County; member, Dallas Urban League; member, Dallas County Democratic
Progressive Voters League; member, past national vice president and past
national secretary, National Order of Women Legislators; member,
National Black Nurses Association; member, Goals for Dallas; Emma V.
Kelly Achievement Award, Grant Temple Daughters of IBPOE of W, 1973;
first woman to chair a major House committee in the Texas Legislature;
Libertarian of the Year, ACLU, 1978; Women Helping Women Award,
Soroptimist International of Dallas and Southwest Region, 1979;
Outstanding Citizenship Award, National Conference of Christians and
Jews, 1985; NAACP Juanita Craft Award in Politics, NAACP, Dallas
Chapter, 1989; Legislative Action Award, Texas Association of Community
Action Agencies, 1989; ``She Knows Where She is Going,'' Girls Inc.,
1990; Distinguished Public Service Award, Prairie View
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A&M University, 1990; Eartha M.M. White Award, outstanding achievement
as a businesswoman, National Business League, 1990; Outstanding Service
Award, KKDA Radio, 1991; National Association of Negro Business and
Professional Women and Clubs Achievement in Government, 1991;
Outstanding Service Award, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, 1991; Certificate of
Commendation, City of Dallas, 1991; Outstanding Service Award, the Child
Care Group, 1991; Legislator of the Year award, Dallas Alliance for the
Mentally Ill, 1991; member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Dallas
Chapter; 1993 Meritorious Award, the National Black Nurses Foundation,
Inc.; 1993 Award for Achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, U.S.
Department of Energy; 1994 Leadership Commendation, Campaign To Keep
America Warm; one child, Dawrence Kirk; elected on November 3, 1992 to
the 103rd Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/ebjohnson
1123 Longworth House Office Building, Washington,
DC 20515-4330................................... 225-8885
Legislative Director.--Horace Jennings. FAX: 226-1477
Communications Director.--Mike Greene.
2515 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1565, Dallas, TX
75201........................................... (214) 922-8885
District Director.--Shallie Bey.
Scheduler.--Ronnie Veals. FAX: 922-7028
Counties: Dallas. Cities and townships: Dallas, De Soto, Farmer's
Branch, Irving, Lancaster. Population (1990), 566,217.
ZIP Codes: 75015-17, 75019, 75038-39, 75050-51, 75053, 75060-63, 75074-
75, 75083, 75085, 75094, 75115, 75134, 75141, 75146, 75149,
75201-04, 75206-12, 75214-17, 75220-21, 75223-24, 75226-29,
75232-33, 75235-37, 75241-42, 75244, 75246-47, 75250-51, 75258,
75261, 75270, 75315, 75339, 75342, 75354-56, 75371, 75374,
75376, 75380, 75389
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