U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D- Texas ), chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, announced Saturday that she will retire in January 2023. …
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D- Texas), chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, announced Saturday that she will retire in January 2023. “I have gone back and forth… the whole time because of the pleading and the asking, but as of January … the year after next, I will step down,” Johnson said during an event in Dallas. “I will retire, and let me assure that I will also recommend to you whom I feel is the best to follow me.” Johnson,85, was first elected to Congress in 1992 and is one of the most senior Congress members. “There is a good reason I should stay: I am a personal friend to the president, I have gained some respect and influence,” Johnson said during her announcement.
