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Jo Ann Emerson
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Republican
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U.S. Representative 8th
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Of MISSOURI
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
EMERSON, Jo Ann, (wife of Bill Emerson),
a Representative from Missouri; born in Bethesda, Montgomery County,
Md, September 16, 1950; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1972;
professional advocate; elected simultaneously as a Republican to the One
Hundred Fourth and as an Independent to the One Hundred Fifth Congress by
special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, United
States Representative Bill Emerson (November 5, 1996-January 8, 1997); changed
from an Independent to a Republican on January 8, 1997; elected as a Republican
to the One Hundred Sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 8,
1997-present).
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Representative
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1996
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2010
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Missouri
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8
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Contact Information
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Committees
House Committee on Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
Chair
Legislative Branch Subcommittee
Vice Chairman
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