Stephanie Tubbs Jones | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chair of the House Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – August 20, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Doc Hastings |
| Succeeded by | Gene Green (Acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – August 20, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Marcia Fudge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephanie Tubbs September 10, 1949 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2008 (aged 58) East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mervyn Jones
(m. 1976; died 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA, JD) |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (September 10, 1949 – August 20, 2008)[1][2][3] was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.
On December 19, 2006, Tubbs Jones was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress. She was also a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. On August 19, 2008, Tubbs Jones was found unconscious in her car, having suffered a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm. She was taken to an East Cleveland hospital, where she died the next day.[4]
- ^ M.R. Kropko (August 20, 2008). "US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage". MSNBC. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ^ Cleveland Clinic: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died[permanent dead link], WKYC, August 21, 2008
- ^ "Cleveland, Nation Mourn Loss Of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones". WOIO. August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ Jessica Ryen Doyle (August 20, 2008). "Tubbs Jones Likely Had No Warning of Aneurysm, Doctor Says". Fox News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.