Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, now serving her fourth term, is the first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representative from the great State of Ohio.

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones is the first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Congresswoman Jones is a lifelong resident of the 11th District, which encompasses the East Side and parts of the West Side of Cleveland and includes parts of 20 municipalities.

Currently in her fourth term in office, the Congresswoman, a strong advocate for many issues, has championed wealth building and economic development, access and delivery of health care, and quality education for all.  The Congresswoman's committee assignments include being the first African American Woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, with her subcommittees being Social Security and Select Revenue Measures. The Congresswoman also serves on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) and is an active member of numerous Congressional Caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus and chairs its Housing Task Force.  
The Task force serves as a primary instrument in forming CBC housing policy. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

During her first term, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones secured passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement (CAPE) Act, her first piece of legislation.  This bill uses common sense enforcement reforms to protect children from abuse and neglect without increasing federal spending or imposing unfunded mandates on states. 

In the 107th Congress, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones introduced the Uterine Fibroids Research and Education Act of 2001. This act would increase funding for research on uterine fibroids and provide enhanced public education about this condition.  The Congresswoman introduced the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act, which would require certification of mortgage brokers and enhance penalties for predatory loans, and the Campus Fire Prevention Act, which would provide money to equip college dorms, fraternities, and sororities houses with fire suppression devices. The Congresswoman introduced the Retiree Health Assistance Act of 2001 to fund the health care costs of retired steelworkers. She is an original co-sponsor of a number of important pieces of legislation, including election reform, healthcare for low and middle-income families, and a bill to establish a nationwide system for tracking chronic diseases.

Congresswoman Tubbs Jones has made a number of historic achievements in her distinguished career as a public servant.  Prior to her election to the House, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones served as the first African-American and the first female Cuyahoga County, Ohio Prosecutor.  She was the first African-American woman to sit on the Common Pleas bench in the State of Ohio and was a Municipal Court Judge in the City of Cleveland.

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones is a graduate of Cleveland Public Schools.  She went on to receive her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a degree in Social Work from the Flora Mather College in 1971.  She went on to receive her Juris Doctorate form Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1974. Additionally, she has received honorary doctorates from Myers University, Notre Dame College and Central State University.

The Congresswoman was married to Mervyn L. Jones, Sr., deceased, for 27 years and is the proud mother of Mervyn Leroy Jones, II.

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones's Official Website

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23% of Medicare beneficiaries have 5 or more chronic conditions who fill an average of 50 prescriptions per year.

Source:Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health