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Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to retire as Democrats brace for tough battle to keep the House
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By Annabelle Timsit
November 21, 2021 at 6:34 a.m. EST
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who has represented Texas in Congress for nearly 30 years, will retire in January 2023, she said Saturday — the latest high-ranking Democrat to retire ahead of what is shaping up to be a difficult 2022 election for the party.
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Johnson, 85, made the announcement at an event in Dallas attended by her supporters and family. She had previously suggested that the current congressional term — her fifteenth — would be her last. But some had speculated in recent months that she could change her mind, with Democrats looking ahead to the midterms as recent polls show a Republican advantage if elections were held today and the party grappling with its loss in the Virginia gubernatorial race.
The Texas congresswoman — who early in her career became the first Black woman to serve Dallas in the state Senate since Reconstruction, and in Congress was the first female and first Black chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology — alluded to the push-and-pull in her speech.
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Updated 8:56 AM EST, Mon January 1, 2024
Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, speaks during an America COMPETES Act Of 2022 event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. The House is forging ahead on a bill that would invest tens of billions in the U.S. tech sector, but Republican objections that it's too weak on China threaten what Democrats hoped would be a quick election-year win. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Eddie Bernice Johnson speaks during an event at the US Capitol in February 2022. Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File
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Former Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, who served nearly 30 years in Congress, died Sunday, according to a Facebook post from her son.
Johnson, a nurse before entering politics, was born in 1935 in Waco, Texas. She received her nursing certificate in 1955 and served as a Texas state lawmaker from 1972 until her election to the US House in 1992, according to her congressional biography.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 6: Science, Space, and Technology Committee ranking member Eddie Bernice Johnson, R-Texas, speaks in favor of funding for the committee during the House Administration Committee hearing on "Committee Funding for the 113th Congress" on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to retire from Congress after serving nearly 30 years
She was the first Black woman elected to state public office from Dallas and the first African American and woman to be the chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, according to a 2021 statement marking Johnson’s announcement of her retirement from Congress from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
President Joe Biden praised Johnson in a statement Sunday for her dedication to the people of North Texas.
“She was an icon and mentor to generations of public servants, through whom her legacy of resilience and purpose will endure,” Biden said.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement it was a privilege to work alongside Johnson in the Congressional Black Caucus and that many have benefited from her “tireless work, myself included.”
“Her legacy and leadership will be felt for generations to come,” Harris said.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who won election in 2022, now represents Johnson’s former district. Crockett mourned her predecessor on X, writing, “When I’m feeling a lil lost, I’ll always lean in and see if I can hear your voice, Congresswoman. You’ve earned your rest… I’ll continue to uplift your life’s work!”
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Today nurses practice in many arenas, from hospital bedsides to executive office suites to research laboratories to the halls of the United States Congress. Our Code of Ethics charges all of us to be involved in the political process to influence policies affecting the nursing profession and the health and well-being of all people. Our national professional organization, the American Nurses Association (ANA), encourages all nurses to be politically active to ensure safe and effective care for all patients, to elevate the profession, and to work to eliminate health disparities across our country.
Many early nursing leaders were suffragists and some even went to jail for advocating for women’s right to vote. As soon as the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, nurses were elected to local and state offices. Margaret Laird, a New Jersey nurse, was one of the first two women elected to the New Jersey Legislature in 1920. Between 1920 and 1992 nurses served in state legislatures in many states including North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, and California. Iowa nurse JoAnn Zimmerman served as her state’s Lieutenant Governor from 1987 to 1991. While a nurse has yet to win a governorship, U.S. Senate seat, or Presidential election, eight nurses have served and/or are serving in the United States House of Representatives.
Texas nurse Eddie Bernice Johnson became the first nurse to win a national office in 1993 when she was elected to serve the 30th Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Twenty-six years later, Johnson continues to serve her district. In the intervening years she has been joined by seven other nurses from across the country. The group of Congressional nurses are African American and white, Democrat and Republican. They range in age from 32 to 84. As a group they represent all areas of the country and a cross section of race, age, and political affiliation. They have all brought their professional experiences, ethics, and commitment to caring with them into the political arena. To kick off Minority Nurse’s new Nurses in Congress series, I will share brief biographical sketches of each of the eight Congressional nurses starting with Congresswoman Johnson.
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