Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (2003-2004), August 2004.
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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; education: 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 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; Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas Prism
Award, 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; NAACP-Arlington Branch, Special Service Award, 1993; South
Dallas Business & Professional Women's Club, Inc., President's Award,
1993; 1994 Leadership Commendation, Campaign To Keep America Warm; Texas
Senate Black Caucus Mickey Leland Award, 1994, U.S. Department of Energy
Hall of Fame Black History Month, 1995; U.S. Department of Energy
Leadership Award, 1999; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Governmental Affairs
Award, 1999; NABTP Mickey Leland Award for Excellence in Diversity,
2000; National Association of School Nurses, Inc., Legislative Award,
2000; The State of Texas Honorary Texan issued by the Governor of Texas,
2000; Links, Inc., Co-Founders Award, 2000; 100 Black Men of America,
Inc., Woman of the Year, 2001; National Black Caucus of State
Legislators Image Award, 2001; National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.
President's Award, 2001; 2002 Alpha Kappa Alpha Trailblazer; Thurgood
Marshall Scholarship Community Leader 2002; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Woman of the Year 2002; CBCF Outstanding Leadership 2002; chair, (107th
Congress), Congressional Black Caucus; Congressional Womens' Caucus;
congressional caucuses: Asian-Pacific; Airpower; Army; Arts; Biomedical
Research; Women's Issues; Children's Working Group; Fire Services; Oil &
Gas Educational Forum; Study Group on Japan; co-chair, Task Force on
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national HIV / AIDS; Urban; Medical Technology; Livable Communities Task
Force; Congressional Human Rights Caucus; Congressional Korean Caucus;
Congressional Singapore Caucus; Tex-21 Transportation Caucus; children:
Dawrence Kirk; elected on November 3, 1992, to the 103rd Congress;
reelected to each succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/ebjohnson
1511 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-8885
20515.................................................
Chief of Staff.--Beverly Fields.
Legislative Director.--Murat Gokcigdem.
Scheduler / Executive Assistant (DC).--Elisabeth
Howie.
Legislative Assistants: Josiah Daniel, Cathleen
Harrington,
Edlecia Sherrod.
2501 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75201... (214) 922-8885
District Director.--Roscoe Smith.
1634 B West Irving Boulevard, Irving, TX 75061......... (972) 253-8885
Special Assistant.--Mardi Chev.
Counties: Dallas (part). Cities and townships: Cedar Hill, Dallas, De
Soto, Duncanville, Farmer's Branch, Glenn Heights, Grand
Prairie, Grapeville, Hutchins, Irving, Lancaster, Mesquite and
Ovilla. Population (2000), 651,620.
ZIP Codes: 75014-17, 75019, 75037-39, 75050, 75060-63, 75104, 75115-16,
75123, 75134, 75137, 75141, 75146, 75149-50, 75154, 75172,
75201-04, 75207-10, 75212, 75215-17, 75219-24, 75226-28, 75232-
33, 75235-37, 75241-42, 75245-47, 75250, 75258, 75260, 75262-67,
75270, 75277, 75283-87, 75301, 75303, 75310, 75312-13, 75315,
75320, 75323, 75326, 75339, 75342, 75353, 75356, 75363-64,
75371, 75373, 75376, 75380, 75386-97