NORTH CAROLINA'S DEMOCRATIC LEGACY
ANNUAL JEFFERSON JACKSON DINNER
Saturday, June 7 at 7pm
Minimum $125, Maximum $5,000
North Carolina Democratic Party Announces Keynote Speaker Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for Jefferson Jackson Dinner 2014
Raleigh, NC - The North Carolina Democratic Party is pleased to announce Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas as the keynote speaker for the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner.
Congresswoman Lee is serving her tenth term (20 years) as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In the 110th and 111th Congress, Congresswoman Jackson Lee served as Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. She currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. She was the lead sponsor of the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 and is leading the fight once again with her current bill HR 5770. She has authored several immigration bills, such as H.R. 750, the "Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act", which sets forth a comprehensive and humane solution to the immigration problem, introduced legislation to enhance federal enforcement of hate crimes with H.R. 254, the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act, played a significant role in the renewal and reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, and contributed an amendment to the NASA reauthorization bill that will ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students to NASA's education programs. She also led the fight for passage of the Fair Sentencing Act and this year garnered unanimous support to amend the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill that creates a day of honor for the return of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. She has two children, one of whom is a graduate of Duke University.
The dinner will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The museum recently received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, which was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama in a ceremony at the White House. Tickets for the dinner are available here.
North Carolina Democratic Party
220 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh NC 27616 United States