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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.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s Office’s post on X, July 21, 2024. CNN, Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74, July 20, 2024.
Members of Congress took to social media to remember Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who died Friday evening at the age of 74. Many of her colleagues highlighted Lee’s nearly three-decade ...
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.
Sheila Jackson Lee's mother, Ivalita Jackson was not an immigrant from Jamaica. She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida to Shepherd and Vannie Bennett and moved to NYC in 1940 at the age of 16 with her younger sister. Horror comic book artist, Ezra Jackson was Sheila Jackson Lee's father. [1] Texasbelle4732 02:03, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
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 ...
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. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, died in Houston Friday night with her family around her.
The seat became vacant when incumbent Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died on July 19, 2024. [ 1 ] The special election will only fill the remainder of Jackson Lee's unexpired term, from November 2024 until January 2025.