Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Releases Statement on the Appointment of Lorraine Miller as the Interim NAACP President and CEO

Washington, DC – (Monday, October 21, 2013) –  Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement on the election of Lorraine C. Miller to serve as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP):

“I am very happy that the NAACP has chosen Fort Worth, Texas native Ms. Lorraine Miller to serve as interim president and CEO.  Ms.  Miller is a dedicated and accomplished community leader that has showed unwavering commitment to the vision and mission of the NAACP.

“I have known Lorraine Miller a number of years, and I am certain that she will prove to be an outstanding leader for this historical organization. For years Ms. Miller has served on boards of integral civil rights organizations, has served as the Washington D.C. NAACP chapter president, and was the first African-American Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.  I look forward to her to steady leadership during the NAACP’s time of transition.”  

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.