Eddie Bernice Johnson: It’s an insult to have anybody but a Democrat in charge of Texas

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson received a fond farewell at her final Texas Democratic Convention representing Dallas’ 30th Congressional District.

Johnson, who is retiring from the House at the end of her term, received a standing ovation as she took the stage.

“I’m retiring from Congress in January, but if the Lord lets me live, I’m not retiring from the Democratic Party,” she said.

Fellow Democrats presented the longtime Dallas leader with the Eddie Bernice Johnson Trailblazer Award.

Johnson, who has represented Dallas in Congress since 1993 and as a state representative before that, spoke about the legacy of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The late president’s daughter, Luci Baines Johnson, spoke earlier in the night.

“That Democratic president was responsible for equal education, open housing, Medicare and Medicaid, voting rights, civil rights,” Johnson said. “There has been no greater president.

“It’s an insult to have anybody but a Democrat in charge of this state.”

State Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas won the Democratic runoff to replace Johnson and is heavily favored to win the district in November.