Albert is a former Texas Legislature member who represents District 146. As a senior member of the State Legislature, Al Edwards is assigned to the three most influential Committees. Edwards is the Chair of Rules and Resolution Committees, Chair of Budget and Supervision of the Ways and Means Committee and members of the Allocation Committee.
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Biography
Life
Al Edwards is a native of Houston. He is the sixth child of sixteen children born in the Reverend Union of E. L. Edwards Sr. and Josephine Radford Edwards.
Edwards graduated from Wheatley High School in Houston. Edwards is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
He received a bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas in 1966, a Certificate in Corrective Therapy at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He became a broker and mortgage broker.
Career
He was involved in the Civil Rights Movement, where he participated in peaceful marches and demonstrations across the United States with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mr. Carl Stocks, Rev. William (Bill) Lawson, and others.
He was elected thirteen members of the Texas House of Representative and has served in that capacity since 1978. In 1979, he wrote and sponsored House Bill 1016, making June 19 ("Juneteenth") a paid holiday in Texas. He founded Juneteenth, USA, in 1979 along with Al Edwards Real Estate and Mortgage Company.
1980s
He served as a board member of the Boost of the International Trade Bureau of Chicago, Illinois from 1983 to 1989. Al Edwards served as Country Chairman for Rev. Jesse Jackson's campaign for the President of the United States in 1984 and 1988.
In 1986, he founded "Operation Justus", a community-based organization that serves as a referral service for people with social issues and concerns. In 1987, he was arrested in Houston and jailed for a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in South Africa. Other shows at the national level include Pastor Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte along with many others. In 1989, he traveled to Mozambique, Johannesburg, and Angola, South Africa on a quest for peace.
1990s
Representative Edwards served as Chairman of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus from 1991 to 1997. Al Edwards was called to serve in April 1993. Respected Al Edwards is a member of the Progressive New Hope Church.
During the Clinton administration, Al Edwards was often invited to the White House as guests of President Bill and Hillary Clinton. In May 1994, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American American Biographic Association in Atlanta, Georgia. Al Edwards was elected Chairman of the Black National Democratic Committee of the Caucus and held that position for six years. He is Vice-Chair for ten years.
Pastor Edwards received his Doctor of Divinity from the World Bible Christian University in San Antonio. In 1999, Al Edwards was appointed Chairman of the Commission for Culture and Historical Texas Emancipation by Governor George Bush.
While serving in the legislature, he has his own honor to serve with Governor George Bush, who will later become President of the United States. He has different honors to serve with Country Representative Rick Perry, who will then become the Governor of Texas.
2004
On January 15, 2004, Al Edwards helped lead a successful march of over 5,000 people in Waller County to students from Prairie View A & amp; M University to be able to choose. As a senior member of the State Legislature, Al Edwards serves on three of the most influential Committees. He is the Chair of Rules and Resolution Committees, Chair of Budget and Supervision of Ways and Means Committee and members of the Allocation Committee.
Awards
He was inducted into "Who's Who in America" ​​in 1989 and "Who's Who of Global Decision Makers" in 2006. In 1983, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Belize.
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References
- Appearance in C-SPAN
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