Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson represented Texas’s 3rd district in the U.S. House from 1991 to 2019.
A U.S. Air Force colonel and former fighter pilot, Johnson was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for nearly seven years. Johnson served in the Texas House from 1985 to 1991.
Johnson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1951 and attended George Washington University in 1974. Johnson served as a U.S. Air Force colonel and fighter pilot, including in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for nearly seven years. Johnson served in the Texas House from 1985 to 1991, then represented Texas's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House from 1991 to 2019. Johnson served as acting chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means in 2015 and chaired its Social Security Subcommittee.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- In House
- 1991–2019
- Age
- 96
- IN HOUSE
- 1991–19
- AGE
- 96
Photo: GPO Pictorial Directory, 115th Congress / Public domain
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PUBLIC SERVICE · 1985 – 2019
- 1991 – 19U.S. House · TX-3
- 1985 – 91Texas House of Representatives
- BORN
- October 11, 1930 · San Antonio, Texas
- EDUCATION
- Bachelor in Business Administration, Southern Methodist University, 1951 · George Washington University, 1974
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