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JOHNSON, Sam

1930 – 2020

Overview
Biography
Congresses
Bibliography
Research Collections
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives About this object
14 US Congresses Served
102nd – 115th(1991 – 2019)
House Years of Service
1991 – 2019
State / Territory
Texas
Position
Representative
Party
Republican

Overview

14 US Congresses Served
102nd – 115th(1991 – 2019)
House Years of Service
1991 – 2019
State / Territory
Texas
Position
Representative
Party
Republican

Biography

JOHNSON, Sam, a Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 11, 1930; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex.; B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 1951; M.S.I.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1974; United States Air Force, 1950-1979; prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, 1966-1973; decorated combat veteran, received two Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, one Bronze Star with Valor, two Purple Hearts, four Air Medals, and three outstanding unit awards; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1985-1991; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Harry Stephen (Steve) Bartlett, and reelected to the One Hundred Third and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (May 8, 1991-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; died on May 27, 2020, in Plano, Tex.; interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.

Congresses

CongressPositionPartyState
102
Representative
Republican
Texas
103
Representative
Republican
Texas
104
Representative
Republican
Texas
105
Representative
Republican
Texas
106
Representative
Republican
Texas
107
Representative
Republican
Texas
108
Representative
Republican
Texas
109
Representative
Republican
Texas
110
Representative
Republican
Texas
111
Representative
Republican
Texas
112
Representative
Republican
Texas
113
Representative
Republican
Texas
114
Representative
Republican
Texas
115
Representative
Republican
Texas

The 102nd United States Congress

The 103rd United States Congress

The 104th United States Congress

The 105th United States Congress

The 106th United States Congress

The 107th United States Congress

The 108th United States Congress

The 109th United States Congress

The 110th United States Congress

The 111th United States Congress

The 112th United States Congress

The 113th United States Congress

The 114th United States Congress

The 115th United States Congress

Bibliography

Extended Bibliography
Johnson, Sam and Jan Winebrenner. Captive Warriors: A Vietnam POW's Story. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1992.

Research Collections

There are currently no research collections for this profile. Please contact the U.S. House of Representatives (archives@mail.house.gov) or U.S. Senate (historian@sec.senate.gov) with any questions or suggestions.
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