Stephanie Tubbs Jones
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | |
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| Chair of the House Ethics Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – August 20, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Doc Hastings |
| Succeeded by | Gene Green |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – August 20, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Marcia Fudge |
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Stephanie Tubbs September 10, 1949 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2008 (aged 58) East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mervyn Jones (1976–2003) |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (September 10, 1949 – August 20, 2008) was a Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District of Ohio, which encompasses 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 burst aneurysm. She was taken to an East Cleveland hospital, where she died the next day.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Tubbs Jones graduated from the city's Collinwood High School. She earned an undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a degree in Social Work from the Flora Stone Mather College in 1971. In 1974, she earned a Juris Doctor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
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