Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has died, according to her family.
Sheila Jackson Lee, the longtime U.S. representative from Texas, has died, according to a statement issued Friday night from her family."With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas," her family said in a statement.
Jackson Lee, who represented Texas' 18th District, which encompasses parts of Houston, won a primary election this year to regain her seat. She authored and was the lead sponsor of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. The law introduced the first new federal holiday -- commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States -- since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.Jackson Lee unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Houston in 2023.
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