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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. The Texas Democrat announced in June that she had been diagnosed with...
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature” as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close.
Vice President Kamala Harris has eulogized U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature." Harris described Jackson Lee as a mentor who “always expected in all of us that we would rise to a point of excellence, knowing that life was too short and there’s too much to be done.”
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat who had served in Congress since 1995, has died. Jackson Lee, who disclosed less than two months ago that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic...
HOUSTON – Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a "force of nature" as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close....
Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died, according to a statement from her office. She was 74.
WASHINGTON — Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat who was one of the longest serving members of Texas’ congressional delegation and a longtime advocate for progressive causes, died on...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, announced on Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. House Republicans hold a slim majority.
Longtime 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.
SHEILA JACKSON LEE: The tragic death of George Floyd has awakened the world and the nation to the gross injustice that too many African Americans face on a daily basis. ANDREW SCHNEIDER, BYLINE: Sheila Jackson Lee was a force in American politics. Born in Queens, N.Y., she was appointed a municipal court judge in Houston in 1987.