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Sheila Jackson Lee

1950 - 2024

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Sheila Jackson Lee (née Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until she died in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sheila Jackson Lee is the 18,263rd most popular politician (up from 18,583rd in 2024), the 14,462nd most popular biography from United States (up from 15,829th in 2019) and the 1,124th most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1950, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 715. Before her are David Frawley, Marina Stepanova, Barbara Barrett, Pamela Franklin, Mary Pat Gleason, and Gary Larson. After her are Todd McCarthy, Danny McGrain, Ann C. Crispin, Tim Russert, Khandu Wangchuk, and Luisa Fernanda Rudi. Among people deceased in 2024, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 501. Before her are Rashid Khan, Gary Graham, Mislav Bezmalinović, Stan Bowles, and Rohini Godbole. After her are Sartaj Aziz, Jodi Rell, Butch Johnson, Trude Dybendahl, Prabha Atre, Luis Tejada, and Jean Carnahan.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 1,124. Before her are Mario Díaz-Balart (1961), John Garamendi (1945), Sheridan Downey (1884), Johnny Kerr (1932), Richard M. Daley (1942), and Arthur P. Bagby (1794). After her are Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), Samuel Bodman (1938), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Dale Bumpers (1925), Jim Jeffords (1934), and Ed Rendell (1944).

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