U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson received a fond farewell at her final Texas Democratic Convention representing Dallas’ 30th Congressional District.
, received a standing ovation as she took the stage.
“I’m retiring from Congress in January, but if the Lord lets me live, I’m not retiring from the Democratic Party,” she said. Fellow Democrats presented the longtime Dallas leader with the Eddie Bernice Johnson Trailblazer Award. Johnson, who has represented Dallas in Congress since 1993 and as a state representative before that, spoke about the legacy of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The late president’s daughter,“That Democratic president was responsible for equal education, open housing, Medicare and Medicaid, voting rights, civil rights,” Johnson said. “There has been no greater president.won the Democratic runoff to replace Johnson and is heavily favored to win the district in November.
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