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Remembering Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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- Date: Aug 20,2008
Tonight, Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm. She was 58 years old. As Ohio's first female African-American member of Congress, she was known as a tough advocate for her district and her fellow Democrats. Many news organizations are reporting on her passing and after reading much of the coverage I wanted to share one quote from her fellow Ohio Congressman that I thought were kind words:
Democratic U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who also represents Cleveland, was visibly upset Wednesday night when he left Huron Hospital. He held the hand of his wife, Elizabeth, as he recalled Tubbs Jones' energy and spirit.
"She poured her heart and soul into her job," Kucinich said. "She worked so hard and gave everything she could. I'm devastated. Wherever we'd go, we'd speak of each other as brother and sister. It's an incalculable loss." - AP
The thoughts and prayers of many are going out to Congresswoman Tubbs Jones' friends and family tonight.
4 Responses for "Remembering Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones"
I never agreed with Stephanie's politics, but this is truly a sad day for her family.
Now on the the other hand, will Bill Mason try to appoint Pat O'Malley to run in her place? Maybe Joe Cimperman will try to get the seat and run in the district he actually lives in.
And did you see Kucinich?
Dennis: "Stephanie is dead? Hmmm. Will there be Television reporters and cameras? We better get down there honey. Bring the bag of chopped onions."
Kyle,
It is sad that Ohio lost a faithful public servant at a such a young age. I was not a huge fan of Ms. Tubbs-Jones' philosophy as she was a democrat and I am not, but I deeply respect the passion and fervor that she invested in her duties as a public official.
P.S. She was not Ohio's first African-American member of Congress, she was simply the first African-American woman from Ohio.
I'm not too familiar with Stephanie's accomplishments, but from what I saw she was a positive, enthusiastic person who represented the Cleveland area well.
I usually judge people by their actions, not their words, check this out: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend.php?cid=N00003561&cycle=2004&page=2
Maybe now we can look forward to lower state expenditures???
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