[[Image:StephanieTJones.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]'''Stephanie Tubbs Jones''' ([[September 10]], [[1949]] – [[August 20]], [[2008]] ) was a [[DemocratDemocratic]] politician and member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. She represented Ohio District 11, which encompasses most of downtown and eastern [[Cleveland]] and many of the eastern suburbs in [[Cuyahoga County]], Ohio, including [[Euclid]], [[Cleveland Heights]], and [[Shaker Heights]]. She was the first [[African American]] woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio. According to Opensecrets.org, Tubbs Jones took more than $154,000 in campaign contributions from the "Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate" sector during a time when the housing crisis in Cleveland was at its peak. The contributions from the strictly Real Estate sector was $14,000, or 2.7% of the total received for the 2007-2008 cycle.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/pacs.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00003561</ref> ==Stance On Abortion==Staunch supporter for the destruction of children in the womb.<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/OH/Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones.htm Stephanie Tubbs Jones on Abortion] Ontheissues.com</ref> *Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a [[pro-abortion]] voting record. (Dec 2003) *Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005) *Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004) *Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life. (Oct 2003) *Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003) *Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002) *Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001) *Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000) *Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999) *Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women. (Apr 2001) *[[Emergency contraception]] for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006) *Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-abortion stance. (Dec 2006) *Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007) *Ensure access to and funding for [[contraception]]. (Feb 2007) ==References==<references/> ==External links==* [http://tubbsjones.house.gov/ Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones House Website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Stephanie Tubbs}}[[Category:Former United States Representatives]][[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:Ohio]][[Category:Democrats]][[Category:Abortion Advocates]][[Category:Liberals]][[Category:African Americans]]