Representative Vernon J. Ehlers

District 3 Michigan, Republican
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Name
Vernon J. J. Ehlers
 
Birth Place
Pipestone, MN
 
Birth Date
02/06/1934
 
Education
Ph.D., Nuclear Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1960
A.B., Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1956
Attended, Calvin College, 1952-1955.

 
Religion
Protestant (Christian Reformed)
 
Family
Wife: Johanna
4 Children: Heidi, Brian, Marla, Todd.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Professor of Physics, Calvin College, 1966-1982
Research Physicist & Lecturer in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1966.

 
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Elected, Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1993
Senator/President Pro Tempore, Michigan State Senate, 1985-1993
Representative, Michigan State House, 1983-1985
County Commissioner, Kent County, 1975-1983, (Chair 1979-1982).

 
Organizations
Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 1960-present
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1960-present
Fellow, American Scientific Affiliate, 1960-present
American Association of Physics Teachers
Missouri Association of Environmental Professionals.

 
Current Office
House of Representatives
 
State
Michigan
 
District
3
 
Party
Republican
 
First Elected
12/07/1993
 
Next Election
2008
 
County
Barry, Ionia, Kent (part). Cities: Belding, Cedar Springs, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Hastings, Ionia, Kentwood, Lowell, Portland, Rockford, Walker, and Wyoming. Population (2000), 662,563.
 
Zipcodes
48809, 48815, 48834, 48837-38, 48845-46, 48849, 48851, 48860- 61, 48865, 48870-71, 48873, 48875, 48881, 48887, 48890, 48897, 49017, 49021, 49035, 49046, 49050, 49058, 49060, 49073, 49080, 49083, 49301-02, 49306, 49315-17, 49319, 49321, 49325-26, 49331, 49333, 49341, 49343-45, 49347-48, 49351, 49355-57, 49418, 49468, 49501-10, 49512, 49514-16, 49518, 49523, 49525, 49530, 49544, 49546, 49548, 49550, 49555, 49560, 49588, 49599
 
Washington, D.C. Address
2182 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2203
Phone: 202-225-3831
Fax: 202-225-5144
 
District Address
Gerald R. Ford Federal Building, 110 Michigan Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2313
Phone: 616-451-8383
Fax: 616-454-5630
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
Education and the Workforce
House Administration
Science
Transportation and Infrastructure
Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
chairman, Environment, Technology, and Standards
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
GOP Cyber-Security Team
Co-Chair, Great Lakes Task Force
Co-Chair, STEM Ed (science, technology, engineering and mathematics education) caucus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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