Mickey Leland, George Thomas "Mickey" Leland, (1944 – 1989), anti-poverty activist and later became a congressman
Singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis included a song about Leland on his 1991 album Tinseltown.
Eddy is a recipient of the Leland Fellowship, the Manfred Wörner Scholarship, and the Evangelische Akademie Scholarship.
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Washington was elected as a Democrat to the 101st United States Congress for Texas's 18th congressional district, by special election, December 9, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mickey Leland.