Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH), the first black woman to represent Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died after suffering an aneurysm. She was in her fifth term representing the Cleveland area, and had sufffered a brain aneurysm while driving in her home district yesterday evening. She was 58.
Rep. Tubbs Jones was an ardent supporter of 2008 presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), and was to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver next week as a superdelegate. The congresswoman was a great hero of mine for many years, a wonderful principled orator with a fantastic sense of humor and an amazing work ethic...she will be very missed by so very many.
Please remember Rep. Tubbs Jones and her family in your thoughts & prayers.
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