| Full Name: | John R. Lewis |
|---|---|
| Office: | U.S. House (GA) - District 5, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/04/1986 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Lillian; 1 Child: John |
| Birth Date: | 02/21/1940 |
| Birth Place: | Troy, AL |
| Home City: | Atlanta, GA |
| Religion: | Protestant |
BA, Philosophy, Fisk University, 1963
BA, Religion, Fisk University, 1963
BA, Theology, American Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1987-present
Council Member, Atlanta City Council, 1982-1986
Sought Democratic Nomination, Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1977
Senior Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives
Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus
Member, Albanian Issues Caucus
Member, Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
Member, Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Member, Caucus on Human Trafficking
Member, Caucus on Turkey
Co-Chair, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus
Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Member, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Member, Diabetes Caucus
Member, Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus
Member, Gaming Caucus
Member, Global Road Safety Caucus
Member, Green Schools Caucus
Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
Member, House Cancer Caucus
Member, House Nursing Caucus
Member, House Rural Health Care Caucus
Member, House Trails Caucus
Member, Native American Caucus
Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
Member, Out of Poverty Caucus
Member, Pakistan Caucus
Member, Peanut Caucus
Member, Progressive Caucus
Member, STEM Education Caucus
Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus
Member, Tri-Caucus
Former Chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Community Affairs Director, National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 1980-1982
Director, ACTION Federal Volunteer Agency, 1977
Author
Associate Director, Field Foundation
Director, Voter Education Project
Chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963-1966
Coordinator, Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964
Member, African American Institute, Martin Luther King Center for Social Change
Member, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Pisces
-Golden Plate Award, Academy of Excellence
-Preservation
-Capital Award, National Council of La Raza
-Hero Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
-The Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award, National Education Association
-The Spingarn Medal, NAACP
-President's Medal of Georgetown University.
Sharecropper.
Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://johnlewis.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
Washington, D.C. Website
http://johnlewis.house.gov/
Washington, D.C.
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3801
Fax: 202-225-0351
District
The Equitable Building
100 Peachtree Street, Northwest
Suite 1920
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-659-0116
Fax: 404-331-0947
Key Staff
Michael Collins
Chief of Staff
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1005
Phone: 202-225-3801
Fax: 202-225-0351
E-mail: http://www.house.gov/formjohnlewis/contact.html
Key Staff
Jacob Gillison
Scheduler
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1005
Phone: 202-225-3801
Fax: 202-225-0351
E-mail: http://www.house.gov/formjohnlewis/contact.html
Key Staff
Brenda Jones
Communications Director
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1005
Phone: 202-225-3801
Fax: 202-225-0351
E-mail: http://www.house.gov/formjohnlewis/contact.html
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