 And longtime Texas Democratic Congressmember Sheila Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74. Jackson Lee was a tireless fighter for civil rights and progressive causes throughout her three decades in the U.S. House of Representatives. She announced last month she had pancreatic cancer. In 2002, Congressmember Jackson Lee was an early and outspoken opponent of the disastrous and illegal invasion of Iraq. She was also an impassioned advocate.