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Sheila Jackson Lee

1950 - 2024

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Sheila Jackson Lee (née Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheila Jackson Lee has received more than 2,509,262 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sheila Jackson Lee is the 18,620th most popular politician (down from 17,052nd in 2019), the 15,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,592nd in 2019) and the 1,214th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 18,620 out of 19,576Before her are Bob Barr, Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Catarina Martins, Pernille Vermund, Vermin Supreme, and Princess Yōko of Mikasa. After her are Timoci Bavadra, Feleknas Uca, Hilda Solis, Gabriel Rufián, Stavros Theodorakis, and Tulsi Gabbard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 746Before her are Mary Tamm, Alan Johnson, Jimmie Wilson, Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, David Frawley, and Charlie George. After her are Ann Jillian, Alan Keyes, David C. Hilmers, Howard Rollins, Bombay Jayashri, and Edward P. Jones. Among people deceased in 2024, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 456Before her are Jorge Rodríguez, Bob Bryar, Tim Johnson, Terry Medwin, Iliya Valov, and Søren Pape Poulsen. After her are Sol Bamba, Chris Gauthier, Craig Shakespeare, Jodi Rell, David Pryor, and Tomonobu Yokoyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 15,820 out of 20,380Before her are Kaia Gerber (2001), Daveigh Chase (1990), Reggie Lucas (1953), Shannon Woodward (1984), Elisa Donovan (1971), and Aarti Mann (1978). After her are Ann Jillian (1950), Joy Lauren (1989), Halston Sage (1993), Jack Endino (1964), Haylie Duff (1985), and Christopher Showerman (1971).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sheila Jackson Lee ranks 1,214Before her are Spencer Abraham (1952), Thom Tillis (1960), Charles Rangel (1930), John Sparkman (1899), Bob Barr (1948), and Vermin Supreme (1961). After her are Hilda Solis (1957), Ruth Ann Minner (1935), David Brenner (1962), Steve Daines (1962), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), and Judy Martz (1943).