(Dem.), 8th Congressional District Born Bessemer, Michigan, September 30, 1943; married; 2 stepchildren. Assoc. B.A. Gogebic Community Coll. (Ironwood, MI) 1963; B.A. Northern Michigan Univ. 1965; M.A. Michigan State Univ. 1970. Former television news anchor/reporter. Vietnam Era veteran, served in Army 1966-68. Member: Easter Seals of WI (bd. of dir.); Libertas (bd. of dir.). Former member: Amer. Cancer Soc.; Family Violence Center (pres.); Muscular Dystrophy Assn.; United Way of Brown Co. (vice pres.) and Wis. (bd. of dir.). Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1996. Committee assignments: 105th Congress - Agriculture and its Subcommittees on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, on General Farm Commodities; Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittees on Water Resources and the Environment, on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Telephones: Washington office: (202) 225-5665; District offices: Appleton: (920) 731-7586; Green Bay: (920) 430-1776; E-mail address: jay.johnson@mail.house.gov Internet address: http://www.house.gov/jayjohnson/ Voting address: 2553 Trevino Drive, Green Bay 54311. Mailing addresses: Washington office: 1313 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4908; District offices: 300 North Woods Edge Drive, Suite 101, Appleton 54914; 211 North Broadway Street, Suite 103, Green Bay 54303. (Blue Book 1997-98)Learn More
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