Vernon J. Ehlers
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district |
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In office December 7, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Henry |
| Succeeded by | Justin Amash |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 32nd district |
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In office 1985–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Paul B. Henry |
| Succeeded by | Leon Stille |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 93rd district |
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In office 1983–1985 |
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| Preceded by | John Otterbacher |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bandstra |
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February 6, 1934 Pipestone, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna Ehlers |
| Residence | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Calvin College University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | college professor |
| Religion | Christian Reformed Church |
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.
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)
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota, Ehlers attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids for three years before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an undergraduate degree in physics and, in 1960, a Ph.D. in nuclear physics. His doctoral dissertation, "The nuclear spins and moments of several radioactive gallium isotopes", is available from University Microfilms International as document number 0227304. After six years of teaching and research at Berkeley, he moved back to Michigan and took employment at Calvin College in 1966, where he taught physics for 16 years and later served as chairman of the Physics Department.
Ehlers began his political career in 1974 while still at Calvin, when he was elected to the Kent County board of commissioners, where he served four terms.
Ehlers served ten years in the Michigan state legislature – two years in the state house and eight in the state senate.
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