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    [email protected]

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