EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) - Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio has died. Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil says Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 p.m. today after suffering a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function.
The 58-year-old Tubbs Jones was the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war. She suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in her Cleveland-area district yesterday evening. Police said the 58-year-old had been driving erratically and her vehicle crossed
lanes of traffic before coming to a stop.
Tubbs Jones was known to constituents as an outspoken, gregarious lawmaker who wore bright colors and smiled often.
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