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Texas Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74

She said in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

By John Yoon

The New York Times
July 20, 2024 at 4:04AM
FILE - House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stephanie Scarbrough/The Associated Press)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who served three decades in the House, died Friday. She was 74.

Her death was announced in a statement from her family.

She said in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but would continue her work in Congress as she underwent treatment.

“By God’s grace, I will be back at full strength soon,” she told constituents.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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