Aug 20 2008
Ohio Congresswoman dies
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage
Stephanie Tubbs JonesEAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after having a brain hemorrhage, a Cleveland Clinic official said.
Tubbs Jones, 58, died at 6:12 p.m. after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function, spokeswoman Eileen Sheil said
“Throughout the course of the day and into this evening, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones’ medical condition declined,” Sheil said in a statement from the clinic and Tubbs Jones’ family.
The liberal Democrat, first elected in 1998, suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in Cleveland Heights Tuesday night, said Dr. Gus Kious, president of Huron Hospital in East Cleveland.
She had suffered “a very serious brain hemorrhage” caused by an aneurysm that burst in an inaccessible part of her brain, he said.
A brain aneurysm is a bulge in an artery in the brain. It can leak or rupture, causing bleeding in the brain.
Tubbs Jones represented the heavily Democratic 11th District and chaired the ethics committee in the House. She was the first black woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, where she opposed President Bush’s tax cuts and his efforts to create personal accounts within Social Security.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
5 Responses to “Ohio Congresswoman dies”
I saw her speak in 2004, and she was kick-ASS. There are so few in CONgress who are willing to do what they were sent there for, and she was most certainly one of the few.
The reports of her death were erroneous. The AP issued a correction; Rep. Tubbs-Jones is in critical condition, with limited brain function.
Obviously her condition is extremely serious and I echo your call to pray for her family and friends.
@Chris: The early reports were erroneous. Unfortunately, the most recent reports are not. Congresswoman Tubbs Jones has indeed passed away.
Here is a link to the latest AP report, posted about an hour ago: US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage. Here’s the report from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, passionate politician, dies at 58.
God Grant her famly peace. and welcom home this great lady.
I was following this closely. This is very sad. She was awesome and a rising star in congress, not to mention a Hillary supporter.