Edolphus Towns

Edolphus Ed Towns, Jr. is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011.

Towns was born in Chadbourn, North Carolina, the son of Versie and Edolphus Towns. He earned his bachelors degree from North Carolina AampT State University and a masters degree in social work from Adelphi University.

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