Trailblazing former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who served nearly 30 years in Congress, dies at 88

Former Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, who served nearly 30 years in Congress, died Sunday, according to a Facebook post from her son.

Johnson, a nurse before entering politics, was born in 1935 in Waco, Texas. She received her nursing certificate in 1955 and served as a Texas state lawmaker from 1972 until her election to the US House in 1992, according to her congressional biography.