| Stephanie Tubbs
Jones 2006 Honoree |
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| With so many decisions to make and lives to influence, Stephanie Tubbs Jones is definitely the woman of the house. Tubbs Jones is the first African-American woman from Ohio elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The fourth-term Congresswoman is the first African-American female to serve on the powerful Committee on Ways and Means. She is head of Cleveland’s 11th Congressional District Caucus and is active in both the Congressional Black Caucus and the House of Representatives’ Democratic Caucus. During her four terms in the House, Tubbs Jones has advocated for quality education, economic development and access, and delivery of health care. She secured passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, which uses common-sense enforcement reforms to protect children from abuse and neglect without increasing federal spending or imposing unfunded mandates on states. |
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She has introduced legislation in support of uterine fibroid research funding, campus fire prevention and funding for healthcare for retired steelworkers.
Tubbs Jones has had many historic achievements as a public
servant. Prior to her election to the House, Tubbs Jones served as the first
African American and the first female prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Also,
she was the first African-American woman to sit on the Common Pleas bench in
Ohio and was a municipal court judge in Cleveland.
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"Always challenge yourself to be the best. Step out on faith and follow your dreams!" |
A widow and the mother of an adult son, Tubbs Jones also has demonstrated her interest in and dedication to public service through her participation in numerous civic and professional organizations. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and a trustee at Bethany Baptist Church.
The graduate of Cleveland Public Schools received her undergraduate and law degrees from Case Western Reserve University.
As a political leader, Tubbs Jones encourages our next generation to start now in becoming leaders and realize that "all important movements in this country began with young people. Always challenge yourself to be the best. Step out on faith and follow your dreams!"
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