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US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is dead at 74

By Matthew ChoiSejal Govindarao The Texas Tribune,

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https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3RKbOH_0uXytdBi00 — Sheila Jackson Lee died on Friday amid her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was one of the longest-serving members of Texas’ congressional delegation. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

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 Friday amid her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 74.

Jackson Lee began her congressional career as an underdog, defeating four-term U.S. Rep. Craig Washington in the 1994 Democratic primary, before establishing herself as a fixture in Congress and Houston with ties to the highest reaches of the Democratic Party.

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