Tragic news that has stunned the nation. Hillary Clinton's staunchest political supporter Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones was pronounced dead on Wednesday after having a brain hemmorage.A Cleveland Clinic official says Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function.
The first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, Tubbs Jones suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in her east side district Tuesday evening.
Tubbs Jones, a African-American Democrat who has represented Ohio’s 11th District since 1999 is the chairwoman of the House’s ethics committee, suffered the aneurysm Tuesday night while driving near her hometown of Cleveland. Her current condition is being listed as "critical."
Obviously looking forward to celebrating her 59th birthday on Sept. 10, Tubbs Jones is still scheduled to attend the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver as a superdelegate.
“Tuesday’s condition followed a full day of activity, including planning for an upcoming forum on electoral reform, scheduled for September 4, 2008 at Cleveland State University,” according to a statement released earlier Wednesday from her office. She was admitted to Huron Hospital.Tubbs Jones was among the five black members who claimed committee chairmanships when the Democrats ascended to the majority in 2007.
We here at 3BAAS Media Group extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Congresswoman Tubbs-Jones.
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