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

        VERNON J. EHLERS, Republican, of Grand Rapids, MI; born on 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,

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    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; served as a member of
    the House Republican Transition Team; assigned to lead efforts in
    revamping the U.S. House of Representatives computer system; member and
    former elder of Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids,
    MI; family: married to the former Johanna Meulink; four children: Heidi,
    Brian, Marla, and Todd; committees: Education and the Workforce; House
    Administration; Joint Committee on the Library; Science; Transportation
    and Infrastructure; elected to the 103rd Congress, by special election,
    in 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: 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