John Lewis

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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS

D-GEORGIA 5TH DISTRICT

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VOTING RECORD: Project Vote Smart, Govtrack.us

 

BIOGRAPHY POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

BORN: 2/21/1940

EDUCATION: Fisk University (BA), American Baptist Theological Seminary (BA)

OCCUPATION: Politician 

FAMILY: Widowed, 1 child

 

CAREER:

  • U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia 5th (1986-present)
  • Atlanta City Council (1882-1986)

COMMITTEES:

  • Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Taxation

ELECTED: 1986

 

ISRAEL


  • Committed to a two-state solution 
  • Member of the Democratic Israel Working Group
  • Promotes strong relationship between the US and Israel 

 

CHOICE


  • Stands strongly behind reprodutive freedom
  • Works to protect a women's right to choose 
  • Consistently votes against legislation that harms a woman's access to contraceptives 

 

In His Own Words

"The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have"1

"We need to be reminded that every human being is a spark of the divine, and everyone has the God-given right to be free, to make their own decisions, and chart their own destiny. We must do much more to support women..." 2

 


 

SOURCES: 1) Huffington Post  2) johnlewis.house.gov

Interesting Facts


Lewis was an integral part of the civil rights movement. He was one of the original Freedom Riders, marched at Selma, and worked closely with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

He wrote a graphic novel series called March about the civil rights movement. '

He has received many honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.