Rep. John Lewis (D GA-5)
Address 343 CHOB Washington, DC 20515-1005
Phone 202-225-3801 FAX 202-225-0351
E-mail: johnlewis@mail.house.gov
Web Site: http://www.house.gov/johnlewis

Positions: Chief Deputy Minority Whip
Full Name: John Robert Lewis
Nickname: John
House Since: Jan. 3, 1987
Born: Feb. 21, 1940 in Troy, AL
Home: Atlanta, GA
Education: American Baptist Theological Seminary (TN), 1961, BA.; Fisk University (TN), 1963, B.A. in religion and philosophy
Profession: Founder and Chair, Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee, 1963-66; Associate Director, Field Foundation; Voter
Registration Program, Southern Regional Council; Director, Voter
Education Project, 1970-77; Community Affairs Director, National
Co-Op Bank, Atlanta, GA
Other Government Service: Associate Director, ACTION, 1977-80; Member, Atlanta, GA Council, 1982-86
Political Highlights: Candidate for nomination to US. House of Representatives (GA 5th District), 1977
Publications: Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, (with Michael D'Orso), Simon and Schuster, 1998
Awards: Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, 1998; Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize; Robert F Kennedy Book Award, 1999
Board of Directors: African American Institute; Friends of VISTA; Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change; Nail. Democratic Institute for Intl. Affairs; Robert F Kennedy Memorial
Memberships: Americans for Democratic Action, president, 1993-95; Faith and Politics Institute, co-chair; Presidential Debate Commission,
1996
Family: Married to Lillian Miles; one child
Religion: Baptist

Washington, D.C. Staff
Michael Collins Chief of Staff; Floor Asst.
202-225-3801 michael.collins@mail.house.gov
Jane Greaves Legis. Counsel, Tax, Trade
202-225-3801 jane.greaves@mail.house.gov
Tammy Boyd Legis. Asst., Health, Education
202-225-3801 tammy.boyd@mail.house.gov
George Dusenbury Special Asst.
202-225-3801 george.dusenbury@mail.house.gov

State Offices and Staff
ATLANTA, GA 30303-1906: Suite 1920, Equitable Building,

100Peachtree Street, N.W,

phone 404-659-0116, FAX 404-331-0947

Love Williams Constituent Svcs. Director
Ruth Berg Staff Asst.
Tuere Parham Staff Asst.
Sabrina Scott Staff Asst.

Committees and Other Assignments
Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittees on: Health; Oversight
Other Assignments and Memberships
Chief Deputy Minority Whip; Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, ex officio; Army Caucus; Congressional Arts Caucus;
Congressional Black Caucus; Congressional Fire Services Caucus;
Congressional Friends of Human Rights Monitors; Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, Associate Member; Congressional Human
Rights Caucus; Congressional Rural Caucus; Congressional Travel
and Tourism Caucus; Congressional Urban Caucus, Co-Chair;
Friends of Ireland; Older Americans Caucus