Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) (r) with Sen. Hillary Clinton 

*Update* U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress was in critical condition, in which her doctors stated with ‘limited brain function.’

It was reported first by the Cleveland Plain Leader newspaper that the Congresswoman had passed away.

Tubbs Jones, 58, served as a Cuyahoga County judge and prosecutor before succeeding U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes. She has served five terms in Congress and is expected to easily win her sixth in November.

The mood of supporters around noon was somber. Cleveland Councilman Roosevelt Coats was seen sobbing outside the hospital. He said that Tubbs Jones was unconscious and that her friends and relatives were preparing for the worst

The Congresswoman was pulled off of life support a little after 6 pm. Wednesday night.

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