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Ohio Congresswoman Dies of Aneurysm
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ABC News' Nitya Venkataraman and Teddy Davis Report: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, died of an aneursym at 6:12 pm ET on Wedneday, according to Tubbs Jones spokesman Joe Hewitt. The congresswoman suffered a hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm while driving her car in Cleveland Heights, Huron Road Hospital staff said.
Huron President Gus Kious said the aneurysm "burst in an inaccessible part of her brain".
Kious said the emergency medical team arrived on scene Tuesday night and acted quickly to move her to the hospital "where she was unstable and in critical condition throughout the night" until she passed away late Wednesday.
The congresswoman was ound "unconscious behind the wheel of a moving car," according to Cleveland's WOIO.
Tuesday's condition followed a full day of activity, including planning for an upcoming discussion on electoral reform, scheduled for Sept. 4, 2008 at Cleveland State University.
Tubbs Jones, a top supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., during the Democratic primaries, was scheduled to travel to Denver on August 24, 2008 to attend the Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate.
In a June interview with ABC News' Kate Snow, Tubbs Jones spoke of the sisterhood she shared with Clinton and the significance of her presidential candidacy.
"It is significant that Hillary Clinton is a woman. It's not the bulwark upon which she runs, but it's significant that young girls across this country have an opportunity to look at Hillary Clinton and say, I could be president," Tubbs Jones said.
She continued, "Regardless of what we talk about, women have a different way of managing. This is my 26th year in public office and we have an opportunity to be much more inclusive, in my opinion, than many of my male colleagues, who I love and who I work with."
Elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 and winning her district unopposed in 2004, Tubbs Jones was the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress. She was 58.
Capitol flags will be lowered to half staff before nightfall.
ABC News' Dean Norland contributed to this report.
August 20, 2008 in Bush, George W., Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (127)
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Bob Lee,
I guess your evil a33 got your wish, she just died. I hope your worthless a33 get all the hell satan can bring to your worthless life
Posted by: women for obama | Aug 20, 2008 2:08:09 PM
She is in GRAVE condition and you are making jokes... what a sick person you must be.
Grow up !
Posted by: C-Town | Aug 20, 2008 2:08:32 PM
CNN just reported Rep. Tubbs-Jones has died. My prayers go out to her friends, family, and the State of Ohio.
Posted by: TN "Dave" Hussein | Aug 20, 2008 2:10:58 PM
They took her off life support this afternoon. She was a great Hillary supporter and will be missed. To her credit she wasn't just voting for her skin color and stayed true to the Clinton's. She was a shoe in for her reelection. Deadlist congress in years, they are saying...quite a few black women. RIP.
Posted by: Debra | Aug 20, 2008 2:12:39 PM
That make 2 superdelagte who could of switched to Clinton gone in a week. They are dying like young gay black men in Chicago did earlier.
Posted by: geevill | Aug 20, 2008 2:13:25 PM
CNN is reporting that she has died.
Posted by: dirk | Aug 20, 2008 2:14:05 PM
C-Town..was that for me?
I was commenting on the lunacy of Geevill's and B's conspirical supposition that Tragedy happens only to Liberal Democrats.
Hey G&B, maybe it is because Dem's do it to eachother and Rep's wouldn't stoop so low.
Posted by: For Anyone but... | Aug 20, 2008 2:17:11 PM
Rep. Jones has passed. You are behind, ABC. May her soul rest.
Posted by: angimia | Aug 20, 2008 2:19:21 PM
This is an OUTRAGE, this Aneurysm is a racist attack, why isn't the ACLU on this matter. I believe this was a racist attack. We need to get the ACLU and the FBI to invesigate this racist attack by the Aneurysm's.
Posted by: kevingets | Aug 20, 2008 2:19:34 PM
A dead Clinton supporter in Arkansas. Now this. Does McCain know who he is dealing with?
Posted by: geevill | Aug 20, 2008 12:01:53 PM
Who is McCain dealing with? God? People please use some sense, I know this geevill isn't the sharpest knife but I have seen this comment twice already...
Posted by: Morris | Aug 20, 2008 2:22:24 PM
KevinGets it.
Hey Everyone,
God, Karma, Pay-It-Forward, or whatever, her family is hurting.
Isn't it more American to wish her family less pain and more healing?
Posted by: For Anyone but... | Aug 20, 2008 2:24:27 PM
My prayers and condolences to the Jones family may she rest in peace. It's unfortunate that misinformed (dumb) American’s are attempting to place a political spin on her death. It’s not about your political affiliation it’s about a human life being lost.
Posted by: FYI | Aug 20, 2008 2:27:44 PM
How could anyone wish evil on someone? I did not realize that their were so many sick peoples in this world. These idiots that write such hate trash must be ugly miserable creatures that that never had a life of their and would be better of by taking a nap on the freeway. Get rid of the trash!
My prayers go out to her family and friends.
Posted by: gogirl0218 | Aug 20, 2008 2:30:14 PM
Just goes to show what a farce the conservative right really is...They claim to have a lock on what Gods desires for us as humans to represent..yet they can not manage to practice any human compassion for those that they disagree...Every evil they practiced..slavery, wars, occupation and destruction of other peoples and cultures they have done in the name of God...and you wonder why people are turning away from religion...
Posted by: women for obama | Aug 20, 2008 2:31:08 PM
Reports coming in from Cleveland say she has passed away :(
Posted by: clevelander | Aug 20, 2008 2:34:51 PM
Hey Women for Obama,
You just don't get it, do you? You are completely off topic.
Let's make it clear: you, like others, are addressing political issues in the wrong forum.
This is the "The Lady just Died" forum, not the "Let's Bash Christianity" or the "I'm a Black Muslim (No, I'm Not) Candidate" forum.
Those topics should be discussed elsewhere. thanks.
Posted by: For Anyone but... | Aug 20, 2008 2:39:34 PM
Bob Lee,
You are an ignorant *******!
It's people like you who makes America disgusting!
Posted by: Shay | Aug 20, 2008 2:41:22 PM
now CNN is saying critical condition. What blunder to first report that she had died...
Posted by: Kirk | Aug 20, 2008 2:41:30 PM
To Bob Lee:
*********************
Remember when the libs were joyful over Tony Snow's death and Bob Novak's brain tumor? Payback's a B**CH ain't it! My only question is how did they diagnose brain death in someone who never had a BRAIN!?
************
God in neither DEM or REP...he sits High and Looks LOW....
Be ever so careful NOT to OFFEND HIM !!
Posted by: judy | Aug 20, 2008 2:44:04 PM
Now W4O!
Now, is when to talk about the political sensationalist media! They have to get their story and don't care who it hurts!
Posted by: For Anyone but... | Aug 20, 2008 2:45:12 PM
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