WASHINGTON, Craig Anthony, a Representative from Texas; born in Longview, Gregg County, Tex.,
October 12, 1941; B.S., Prairie View A&M University, 1966; J.D., Texas
Southern University Law School, 1969; Texas state representative, 1973-1982;
Texas state senator, 1983-1989; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First
Congress, by special election, December 9, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of George T. (Mickey) Leland; reelected to the One Hundred Second and
One Hundred Third Congresses and served from December 9, 1989, to January 3,
1995; unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Fourth
Congress.