Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died. She was 74. The Democrat had represented her Houston-based district since 1995.
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.
Bishop James Dixon, a longtime friend in Houston who visited Jackson Lee earlier this week, said he will remember her as a fighter. Jackson Lee quickly established herself as fierce advocate for women and minorities, and a leader for House Democrats on many social justice issues, from policing reform to reparations for descendants of enslaved people. She led the first rewrite of the Violence Against Women Act in nearly a decade, which included protections for Native American, transgender and immigrant women.
Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina called her"a tenacious advocate for civil rights and a tireless fighter, improving the lives of her constituents."
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