Editing Sam Johnson (section)

{{Short description|American politician (1930–2020)}}
{{Other people}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Sam Johnson
|image        = Sam Johnson, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
|state        = [[Texas]]
|district     = {{ushr|TX|3|3rd}}
|term_start   = May 8, 1991
|term_end     = January 3, 2019
|predecessor  = [[Steve Bartlett]]
|successor    = [[Van Taylor]]
|office1      = Acting Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means Committee]]
|term_start1  = October 29, 2015
|term_end1    = November 5, 2015
|predecessor1 = [[Paul Ryan]]
|successor1   = [[Kevin Brady]]
|state_house2 = Texas
|district2    = 60th
|term_start2  = January 8, 1985
|term_end2    = May 21, 1991
|predecessor2 = [[Frank Eikenburg]]
|successor2   = Brian McCall
|birth_name   = Samuel Robert Johnson
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1930|10|11}}
|birth_place  = [[San Antonio]], Texas, U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2020|5|27|1930|10|11}}
|death_place  = [[Plano, Texas]], U.S.
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|Shirley Melton|1950|2015|end=died}}
|children     = 3
|education    = [[Southern Methodist University]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])<br>[[George Washington University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
|allegiance   = United States
|branch       = [[United States Air Force]]
|serviceyears = 1950–1979
|rank         = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]
|unit         = [[51st Fighter Wing|51st Fighter Interceptor Wing]]<br/>[[8th Fighter Wing|8th Tactical Fighter Wing]]
|commands     = [[31st Fighter Wing|31st Tactical Fighter Wing]]
|battles      = [[Korean War]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]]
|mawards      = [[Silver Star]] (2)<br/>[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br/>[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal]] with [["V" device|valor]]<br>[[Purple Heart]] (2)
|module       = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Rep. Sam Johnson Highlights Teachers of the Year in his District.ogg|title=Sam Johnson's voice|type=speech|description=Sam Johnson highlights outstanding teachers in his home district<br/>Recorded May 7, 2002}}
}}
'''Samuel Robert Johnson''' (October 11, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the [[United States Representative|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|TX|3}} in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In October and November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the [[House Committee on Ways and Means]], where he also served as chairman of the [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security|Social Security Subcommittee]].

Johnson was also a [[United States Air Force]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] and was a decorated fighter pilot in both the [[Korean War]] and the [[Vietnam War]] where in the latter he was an American [[prisoner of war]] in [[North Vietnam]] for nearly seven years. On January 6, 2017, Johnson announced he would not run for reelection in 2018.<ref name=Politicoretire>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/sam-johnson-wont-run-for-reelection-233283|title=Texas Rep. Sam Johnson announces he won't run for reelection|author1=Scott Bland|author2=Kyle Cheney|publisher=[[Politico (magazine)|Politico]]|date=January 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sam-johnson-seven-year-pow-in-vietnam-who-became-a-texas-congressman-dies-at-89/2020/05/27/96a25586-a081-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html|title=Sam Johnson, Vietnam POW who became a Texas congressman, dies at 89|author=Matt Schudel|date=2020-05-27|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> After the death of [[Louise Slaughter]] in March 2018, he became the oldest sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the last Korean War veteran to serve in Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.bgov.com/blog/mccains-death-carper-senates-vietnam-veteran/|title=With McCain's Death, Carper Is Senate's Only Vietnam Veteran|date=August 26, 2018|website=Bloomberg Government|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref>