Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dead At 74

Susie Madrak, Crooks and Liars
Sat, 07/20/2024 - 8:46am

A remarkable woman. She will be missed. Via abc13.com: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a three-decade member of Congress and a voice for a predominantly Hispanic and Black Houston district, has died, the 74-year-old's family said on Friday. "Today, with incredible grief of our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announced the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas," Jackson Lee's family wrote.

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