Sheila Jackson Lee

She was the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th Congressional District.  That was the position she held from 1995 until her death on Friday July 19th.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
While we send our deepest, deepest condolences to the family
of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Representatively passed away on Friday
from pancreatic cancer. Representative Lee served as a municipal judge
and a councilwoman in Houston before she was elected back
in nineteen ninety four to serve Texas' eighteenth congressional district,

(00:23):
where she served as an outspoken advocate for blacks for
over three decades. Sheila Jackson Lee's family issued this statement
on Friday, saying, today, with incredible grief for our loss,
yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us,
we announced the passing of the United States Representative Sheila
Jackson Lee of the eighteenth Congressional District of Texas. Sheila

(00:47):
Jackson Lee was seventy four. Texas Governor Greg Abbott could
call a special election to fill Representative Jackson Lee's seat
for the remainder of the term, which will end in
January of next year. Definitely, our deepest condolence is going out.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
Definitely, wow, Definitely. You know, Carler and kier Junior, we're
you know, we're out of Texas, so you know, and
and you know, Sheila Jackson Lee. Man, she was, she
was at my I've seen her so many times when
I'm when I'm hosting different events, but I think the
most rememberable thing is just her being at my dad's
funeral and coming and giving some words of encouragement and

(01:25):
leaving us a flag, and it was she was just
it was just beautiful to see her to especially when
you're on a day like that, you just, you know,
very uplifted. Man.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
She was.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
She was a foot soldier, Yes, she was everybody.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
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