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Sheila Jackson Lee (née Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the ...
L ongtime U.S. 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.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life ...
July 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM. By Surbhi Misra. (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a prominent progressive voice in the Democratic Party who was outspoken on African American and women ...
Yamiche Alcindor. July 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM. Melina Mara. Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to Houston on Thursday to attend funeral services for longtime Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who ...
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 40 by Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX) on January 9, 2023 Committee consideration by House Judiciary The Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act , is an Act of Congress in the United States introduced in 1989 by Rep. John Conyers .
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was short in stature, but friends and colleagues of the longtime congresswoman remember her as someone who was a giant in her hometown of Houston, Texas, and in the nation ...
Texas's 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The district was first represented by Barbara Jordan, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, who was praised by many for her ...