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    [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: 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