    Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (2001-2002), December 2001.
    [Pages 132-133]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        VERNON J. EHLERS, Republican, of Grand Rapids, MI; born on February
    6, 1934, in Pipestone, MN; educated at home by his parents; attended
    Calvin College; undergraduate degree in physics and Ph.D. in nuclear
    physics, University of California at Berkeley; taught and did research
    at Berkeley for 6 years; returned to Calvin College; taught physics and
    became chairman, Physics Department; served on various boards and
    commissions; member, Michigan House and Senate; first research physicist
    in Congress; while on Science Committee in 1997-98, was selected to
    rewrite the nation's science policy; introduced National Science
    Education Acts aimed at reforming K-12 science, mathematics,
    engineering, and technology education; as member of House Administration
    Committee, guided the program to revamp the House computer

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    system, connect it to the Internet, and allow all citizens to access House
    documents; member and former elder, Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed
    Church, Grand Rapids, MI; family: married to the former Johanna Meulink;
    four adult children: Heidi, Brian, Marla, and Todd; three grandchildren;
    committees: chairman, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library;
    Education and the Workforce; House Administration; Science;
    Transportation and Infrastructure; elected to the 103d Congress by
    special election, December 1993; reelected to each succeeding
    Congress.

                      Office Listings

            http://www.house.gov/ehlers    rep.ehlers@mail.house.gov

    1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC      (202) 225-3831
     20515-2203............................................

      Chief of Staff.--Bill McBride.

      Executive Assistant / Scheduler.--Loraine Kehl.

      Press Secretary.--Christopher Barbee.

    110 Michigan Street, NW, Suite 166, Grand Rapids, MI      (616) 451-8383
     49503.................................................

      Community Services Director.--Jeanne Englehart.

      Constituent Services Director.--Nancy Ostapowicz.

    Counties: Kent, Ionia, Barry (northern half). Cities: Cedar Springs,
            East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Hastings, Ionia,
            Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, Walker, Wyoming. Townships: Ada,
            Algoma, Alpine, Berlin, Boston, Campbell, Cannon, Cascade,
            Danby, Easton, Gaines, Grand Rapids, Ionia, Keene, Lyons, North
            Plains, Odessa, Orange, Orleans, Otisco, Plainfield, Portland,
            Ronald, Sebewa, Sparta, Vergennes. Population (2000), 692,608.
    Zip Codes: 48809 (part), 48811 (part), 48815, 48834 (part), 48837
            (part), 48838 (part), 48845 (part), 48846, 48849 (part), 48851,
            48860, 48861 (part), 48865, 48870, 48873 (part), 48875 (part),
            48881, 48887, 48890 (part), 48897 (part), 49046 (part), 49058
            (part), 49073 (part), 49301-02, 49306, 49315 (part), 49316
            (part), 49317, 49318 (part), 49319, 49321, 49325, 49326 (part),
            49327 (part), 49330 (part), 49331, 49333 (part), 49341, 49343
            (part), 49345 (part), 49351, 49355-57, 49403 (part), 49418
            (part), 49468, 49501-10, 49512, 49514-16, 49518, 49523, 49525,
            49530, 49544 (part), 49546, 49548, 49550, 49555, 49560, 49588,
            49599