Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones is the first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. 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.
taken from her website:
http://www.house.gov/tubbsjones/
Soror Stephanie and I attended the same church (when I lived in Cleveland, growing up as a youngster)