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5 giorni fa · Sheila Jackson Lee died at 74. After the news of her death broke, condolences from both sides of the political aisle poured in on social media.
6 giorni fa · Texas Southern University is deeply saddened by the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The Congresswoman represented the 18 th Congressional District of Texas from 1995 until her transition, a seat previously held by TSU alumni Barbara Jordan, George Thomas “Mickey” Leland, and Craig Washington.
3 giorni fa · That was Sheila,” he said. Jackson Lee had just been elected to the Houston district once represented by Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to Congress from a Southern state since Reconstruction, when she was immediately placed on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee in 1995.
2 giorni fa · Longtime US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, died in Houston on Friday night with her family around her.
6 giorni fa · No matter whether Biden acts on HR-40 or not, the legacy of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee is secure as the Barbara Jordan of this era. Barbara Jordan was the first African American Congresswoman elected from the South.
19 lug 2024 · Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died Friday, July 19, 2024, after battling pancreatic cancer, according to her chief of staff.
5 giorni fa · HOUSTON (KIAH) — Former presidents, national and local leaders, are expressing their condolences for Houston politics icon Sheila Jackson Lee. A statement was issued by her family Friday night ...
