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

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

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.

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