Jackson Lee, who was first elected to Congress almost 30 years ago, had said she was being treated for pancreatic cancer last month
US representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a strong progressive voice in the Democratic party who was outspoken on African American and women’s rights, has died, her family posted on X late on Friday.
Jackson Lee, of Texas, announced last month she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. She was 74, according to US media.
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