Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson represents District 30 in downtown Dallas. Congresswoman Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Texas Christian University in 1967 and a master's degree in public administration from Southern Methodist University in 1976.
As an advocate for workers, children and families, she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve as regional director of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1977. In 1986, she was elected to the Texas Senate, becoming the first African American female from the Dallas area to hold this office since Reconstruction.
In 2007, she was appointed by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar (D-MN) to serve as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Congresswoman Johnson has been a member of the House Transportation Committee since her first term in 1993.
Congresswoman Johnson serves as Senior Democratic Deputy Whip, Texas Democratic Delegation Chair, House Metro Congestion Coalition Chair, co-chair of the North America’s Supercorridor Caucus and co-chair of the TEX-21 Congressional Caucus, which is a forum to address Texas’ transportation needs through the reauthorization of TEA-21.