Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) reportedly suffered an aneurysm last night “and is not expected to recover, according to CBS affiliate WOIO in Cleveland.” Jones is on life support in a Cleveland hospital, though her office did not confirm this fact. Jones was elected in 1998, becoming the first black woman to represent Ohio.
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Tubbs Jones has passed away.
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,CNN reports that Tubbs Jones has not passed away and is in critical condition.
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,Tubbs Jones’s family has confirmed that the five-term congresswoman has passed away.
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