Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74

[Blaster]

A person that put her political party before her country. R.I.P.

 

[Invisibleflash]

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who served in Congress for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 74, her office announced Friday evening.


“Today, 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 wrote in a statement shared to her account on X.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4783117-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dead-at-74/

I guess her staff won't get yelled at any more. RIP and all that. I don't know a lot about her politics.

 

[Invisibleflash]

She will be remembered as the most ignorant woman that ever served in Congress.....Damn, she was stupid to the point it hurt....NY transplant too.

 

[crossbody]

The bottom line is that the country is better off without her.

only because she had become a cancer to society and she just would not stop!

 

[Foxfyre]

I could be wrong but doesn't the governor name her replacement?

That would be the case in I think 36 states. The other 14, including Texas, require a special election and with less than six months to the end of her term, I doubt they will try to put one together. Sheila Jackson Lee represented the 18th Congressional District in Texas, a pretty much gerrymandered district that is predominantly black and Hispanic. I think almost half her constituency spoke English as a second language if at all.

I'm sure both parties are scrambling now to get someone qualified to run for her seat but I would guess the odds are strong that a Democrat will be elected to replace her.

 

[Care4all]

I could be wrong but doesn't the governor name her replacement?

I think he does pick a temporary replacement until the election in November or a special election.

 

[Redfish]

I would guess she likely did but she died of advanced pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed at stage four. I'm confident the COVID vaccination(s) had nothing to do with that.

medical stats say otherwise, time will tell

 

[Redfish]

That would be the case in I think 36 states. The other 14, including Texas, require a special election and with less than six months to the end of her term, I doubt they will try to put one together. Sheila Jackson Lee represented the 18th Congressional District in Texas, a pretty much gerrymandered district that is predominantly black and Hispanic. I think almost half her constituency spoke English as a second language if at all.

I'm sure both parties are scrambling now to get someone qualified to run for her seat but I would guess the odds are strong that a Democrat will be elected to replace her.

and a temporary replacement would be named by___________________________________?

 

[Synthaholic]

She wasn't my cup of tea, but I'll put her record of achievement against Jim Jordon, Matt Gaetz, MTG, Comer, or any other extreme MAGA in Congress.

And they would all lose. Badly.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Wow that was fast! RIP.

 

[Billiejeens]

And....one wonders where the bile comes from.
Behold, thy name is right wing!

The bile in this country and general ignorance just decreased, by a lot, actually.

(no need to respond I know how tightly controlled your Cult has you.)