Vern Ehlers

Vern Ehlers

Vernon James "Vern" Ehlers, Ph.D. (born February 6, 1934) is the former U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district, having served from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

The district is based in Grand Rapids, and had once been represented by former President Gerald Ford (the district was numbered as the 5th District at the time). Ehlers was the first research physicist to be elected to Congress; he was later joined by Rush Holt, Jr. (D-NJ) and Bill Foster (D-IL)

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