# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sheila-jackson-lee
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:30:33.343Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sheila-jackson-lee"
name: "Sheila Jackson Lee"
slug: "sheila-jackson-lee"
description: "Sheila Jackson Lee was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until she died in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation."
tagline: "American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sheila_Jackson-Lee.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1950-01-12"
deathDate: "2024-07-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           20.756184
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  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 161
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump