This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it.

Congresswoman Johnson is a current member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has been since being elected in 1992. In the end they were no match for Johnson's record of achievement and popularity with voters. [citation needed]
The 17th chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Eddie Bernice Johnson was a leading voice in opposition to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3 1935) is a politician from the state of Texas currently representing the state's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.