Georgia representative john lewis. The procession from the airport to the capitol was shown. Angela stanton king was pardoned last month for her. Lewis served as the chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee sncc from 1963 to 1966.
A georgia woman pardoned by president trump announced last week that she will run as a republican against longtime democratic rep. The washington dc office and the district offices of former representative john lewis will continue to serve the people of the fifth congressional district of georgia under the supervision of the clerk of the house of representatives. He served from 1987 to 2020.
The civil rights leader died july 17 2020. John robert lewis february 21 1940 july 17 2020 was an american politician and civil rights leader who served in the united states house of representatives for georgias 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Friends and family paid tribute to representative john lewis d ga at a funeral service in atlanta.
Lewis was the representative for georgias 5 th congressional district and was a democrat. The casket carrying the late representative john lewis d ga arrived in atlanta georgia to lie in state at the state capitol.