American politician (1949?2008)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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In office
January 3, 2007 ? August 20, 2008
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Preceded by
| Doc Hastings
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Succeeded by
| Gene Green
(Acting)
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In office
January 3, 1999 ? August 20, 2008
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Preceded by
| Louis Stokes
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Succeeded by
| Marcia Fudge
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Born
| Stephanie Tubbs
(
1949-09-10
)
September 10, 1949
Cleveland
, Ohio, U.S.
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Died
| August 20, 2008
(2008-08-20)
(aged 58)
East Cleveland, Ohio
, U.S.
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
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Mervyn Jones
(
m.
1976; died 2003)
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Children
| 1
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Education
| Case Western Reserve University
(
BA
,
JD
)
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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]
Early life, education and family
[
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]
Tubbs Jones was born in
Cleveland
, the daughter of Mary, a factory worker and cook, and Andrew Tubbs, an airline skycap.
[5]
She 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
.
[6]
On November 27, 1976, she married Mervyn L. Jones. Less than a year before they married, Mervyn Jones had been charged with aggravated murder and robbery. He eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser count of manslaughter and received "shock probation."
[7]
The couple were married for 27 years until Mervyn's death, October 2, 2003. They had one son, Mervyn Leroy Jones Jr. Tubbs Jones was a member of
Delta Sigma Theta
sorority. She was actively involved in the National Five Point Thrust Programs of her
sorority
, particularly Social Action and Political Awareness as an integral part of "Delta Days at the Nations Capital".
Tubbs Jones was Golden Life Member of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
.
Political and legal career
[
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]
Tubbs Jones was elected a judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court (1981) and subsequently served on the
Court of Common Pleas
of Cuyahoga County (1983?91).
In 1990, she ran for Justice of the
Supreme Court of Ohio
replacing Mary Cacioppo, the winner of the Democratic Primary, who withdrew for health reasons. She narrowly lost that race to
Republican
incumbent
J. Craig Wright
.
[8]
She then served as the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor from 1991 until resigning in early 1999 to take her seat in Congress. She was the first African American prosecutor in Ohio history, and during her tenure she was the only black woman to serve as prosecutor in any major American city.
[9]
She was succeeded as prosecutor by
William D. Mason
.
Tubbs Jones served as board member of
Hawken School
from 1996?2004.
U.S. House of Representatives
[
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]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (left) with fellow U.S. Representatives
Laura Richardson
of California (center) and
Yvette Clarke
of New York (right)
In 1998, Tubbs Jones won the Democratic nomination for the 11th congressional district after 30-year incumbent
Louis Stokes
announced his retirement. This all but assured her of election in the heavily Democratic, black-majority 11th. She won with 80 percent of the vote and was reelected four times with no substantive opposition.
[10]
Tubbs Jones was a co-chairwoman of the
Democratic National Committee
. She opposed the Iraq war, voting in 2002 against the use of military force. Despite representing a heavily unionized district, she was a strong proponent of free trade. Tubbs Jones most recently took a lead role in the fight to pass the
United States ? Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
in November 2007.
In 2004, she served as the chairwoman of the platform committee at the
Democratic National Convention
and as a member of the Ohio delegation. She strongly supported Sen.
John Kerry
in his campaign to become President of the United States. On January 6, 2005, she joined U.S. Senator
Barbara Boxer
(D-CA) in objecting to the certification of the
2004 U.S. presidential election
results for Ohio.
Marc Katz (left), President of the
North American Interfraternity Conference
presents Tubbs Jones with the NIC Silver Medal.
As the sponsor, she was one of the 31 who voted in the House to not count the 20
electoral votes
from Ohio in the
2004 election
.
[11]
Republican President George Bush won the state by 118,457 votes.
[12]
In 2005, she came under fire from certain individuals
[
specify
]
after being named the congressperson with the fourth-highest (59)
[13]
total trips sponsored by lobbyists.
[
citation needed
]
She was selected by Speaker
Nancy Pelosi
as chairperson of the
House Ethics Committee
to watch over the standards of ethical conduct for members of the House.
Tubbs Jones was popular in her district, and was routinely reelected against nominal Republican opposition. She received 83.44% of the vote in her final general election in 2006, against
Republican
Lindsey String. She faced no opposition in the 2008 Ohio Democratic primary.
Tubbs Jones appeared on
The Colbert Report
'
s "
Better Know a District
" in an episode which aired November 3, 2005. In the skit, Colbert suggested she create a spin-off vehicle for herself as "Judge Tubbs." She became a good friend of the show after the broadcast. Colbert paid tribute to Tubbs Jones at the close of his August 27, 2008 broadcast by airing her "Judge Tubbs" footage.
[14]
Tubbs Jones was a strong and early supporter of
Hillary Clinton
in Clinton's run for president in the
2008 Democratic presidential primary
. She later supported
Barack Obama
after Clinton conceded.
In 2002, Tubbs Jones publicly praised
Barbara Byrd-Bennett
while she was CEO of the Cleveland Municipal School District,
[15]
who over a decade later became a confessed, convicted felon due to fraud she committed while she was the CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
[16]
Death
[
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Wikinews has related news:
On August 19, 2008, while driving her car, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage
due to a burst
aneurysm
in her brain. Police had noticed erratic driving and identified the unconscious Tubbs Jones after her vehicle left the roadway and came to a stop in a field.
[17]
[18]
[19]
She was taken to the
intensive care unit
of
Huron Hospital
, a satellite of the
Cleveland Clinic
, where she was put on
life support
. Due to
hemorrhaging
, she remained in unstable and critical
condition
.
[20]
[21]
[22]
Tubbs Jones died August 20 at 6:12 p.m. EDT of complications from the brain hemorrhage.
[2]
[3]
A
special election
was ordered by Ohio Governor
Ted Strickland
for November 18, 2008, to elect a successor to serve out the remainder of her term.
[23]
[24]
Warrensville Heights
Mayor
Marcia Fudge
, the Democratic nominee, won the election.
[25]
Electoral history
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Ohio's 11th congressional district
: Results 1998?2006
[26]
Year
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Democrat
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Votes
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Pct
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Republican
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Votes
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Pct
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3rd Party
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Party
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Votes
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Pct
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3rd Party
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Party
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Votes
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Pct
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1998
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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115,226
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80%
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James Hereford
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18,592
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13%
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Jean M.
Capers
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Independent
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9,477
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7%
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2000
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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164,134
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85%
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James J. Sykora
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21,630
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11%
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Joel C.
Turner
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Libertarian
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4,230
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2%
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Sonja Glavina
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Natural Law
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3,525
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2%
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2002
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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116,590
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76%
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Patrick Pappano
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36,146
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24%
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2004
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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222,371
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100%
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(no candidate)
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2006
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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146,799
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83%
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Lindsey N. String
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29,125
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17%
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See also
[
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References
[
edit
]
- ^
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
.
- ^
a
b
Cleveland Clinic: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died
[
permanent dead link
]
,
WKYC
, August 21, 2008
- ^
a
b
"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
.
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"JONES, Stephanie Tubbs | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives"
.
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"Women in Congress"
(PDF)
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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See case No. CR-76-023712-ZA against defendant No. 25759;
criminal docket
and
case summary
.
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Election Results
Archived
January 5, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
, sos.state.oh.us, URL Retrieved December 23, 2007
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"Women in Congress"
(PDF)
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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"Women in Congress"
(PDF)
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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Final Vote Results For Roll Call 7
? Motion ? Yea-And-Nay ? January 6, 2005 ? Question: On Agreeing to the Objection ? Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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Salvato, Albert (December 29, 2004).
"Ohio Recount Gives a Smaller Margin to Bush"
.
The New York Times
.
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Power Trips ? How private travel sponsors gain special access to Congress
Archived
August 30, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
? An investigation into congressional travel ? ⓒ 2008, The Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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"Funny TV Shows & Comedy Television Series - Comedy Central"
.
Comedy Central
. Retrieved
August 19,
2015
.
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"Congratulating Barbara Byrd Bennett, Ceo Of Cleveland Schools"
. Archived from
the original
on August 26, 2016.
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"Byrd-Bennett faced controversy in Cleveland school system"
.
ABC7 Chicago
. April 16, 2015.
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"Clev. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died"
.
wtol.com
. August 20, 2008. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
August 19,
2015
.
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"U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones is stable, office says"
.
cleveland.com
. August 20, 2008
. Retrieved
August 19,
2015
.
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"News Archive"
.
TheHill
. Archived from
the original
on December 2, 2008
. Retrieved
August 19,
2015
.
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"Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog"
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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Statement From the Office of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Congresswoman's office statement, per MarketWatch
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"Ohio Lawmaker Dies After Brain Hemorrhage"
.
cbsnews.com
. August 20, 2008
. Retrieved
August 19,
2015
.
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Ohio Gov. Orders Election to Replace Tubbs Jones
, ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal), August 27, 2008
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Strickland Calls Special Election To Fill Tubbs Jones Vacancy
Archived
September 27, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
, WCPN news, August 27, 2008
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"Ohio Democrat wins special congressional election"
.
Associated Press
. November 18, 2008
. Retrieved
November 19,
2008
.
[
dead link
]
- ^
"Election Statistics"
. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from
the original
on July 25, 2007
. Retrieved
January 10,
2008
.
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