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
FILE - Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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 Sunday, July 19, 2024, after battling pancreatic cancer, according to her chief of staff. national holiday, has died. She was 74.
“The road ahead will not be easy, but I stand in faith that God will strengthen me,” Jackson Lee said in a statement then. 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.
Jackson Lee routinely won reelection to Congress with ease. The few times she faced a challenger, she never carried less than two-thirds of the vote. Jackson Lee considered leaving Congress in 2023 in a bid to become Houston’s first female Black mayor but was defeated in a runoff. She then easily won the Democratic nomination for the 2024 general election.
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Longtime Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, mother of Chicago mayor's top advisor, dies at 74Jackson Lee's congressional career stretches three decades in Washington, and she is credited with establishing the Juneteenth Federal Holiday and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.
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Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies at age 74Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday.
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is dead at 74The Houston Democrat announced earlier this year that she had cancer.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies after battle with cancerMegan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
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Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee from Houston dies at age 74U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who was known by many in Houston for her hard work and public service, passed away at the age of 74.
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Houston lawmaker, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, has died at 74Jackson Lee's congressional career stretches three decades in Washington. Before that, she was a Houston City Council member. Her office did not give additional details about her passing.
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