Democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's final tweet posted just hours before her death at 74 reveals her 'dying wish'

Longtime Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee urged her supporters to merge down President Biden conscionable hours earlier she passed away. 

The 15-term Democrat passed distant aged 74 connected Friday pursuing a conflict pinch pancreatic cancer that she revealed successful June. 

Hours earlier her family revealed her passing, Jackson Lee took to X to stock her support for Biden arsenic a increasing number of her congressional colleagues telephone for him to driblet out. 

'The clip is now to merge down nan President and get to activity beating Donald Trump — 1 past time,' she wrote. 

Some called connected Democrats to travel together down Biden for Jackson Lee's 'dying wish', urging nan fractured statement to 'honor her' by supporting his floundering re-election campaign. 

Jackson Lee was known passim her 30-year profession successful Congress arsenic a champion of progressive causes, and she served on the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees.

In a connection announcing her decease this week, Jackson Lee's family described her arsenic a 'fierce champion of nan people.' 

Her support for Biden was acold from reserved to her last tweet, pinch Jackson Lee antecedently saying location is 'no greater activity for this country.' 

In March, she shared a smiling selfie pinch nan 81-year-old successful Congress, wherever she besides singled retired Vice-President Kamala Harris - now seen arsenic Biden's apt successor if he stepped aside - arsenic 'well prepared to lead this nation.' 

'In particular, Vice President Harris has shown america she tin lead internationally and she tin besides beryllium a combatant for nan issues of women’s and reproductive rights,' she wrote. 

'How outstanding was her quiet and important sojourn to Planned Parenthood, nan first clip a President aliases Vice President has made specified a historical visit! She showed nan patients and leaders location that she was location to service them.

'Let’s conflict for nan re-election to nan Presidency and Vice Presidency of nan United States of America of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!

'There is nary greater activity for this country! The federation needs to subordinate together and elite them by ample numbers. I will beryllium moving difficult crossed nan federation for their victory!' 

Jackson Lee was calved successful Queens, New York, and went connected to be Yale University and nan University of Virginia School of Law.

First elected successful 1994, Jackson Lee's family said successful their connection announcing her decease that she became a beloved fig successful her organization arsenic she was re-elected 14 times. 

'She was affectionately and simply known arsenic 'Congresswoman' by her constituents successful nickname of her near-ubiquitous beingness and work to their regular lives for much than 30 years,' nan connection read. 

'A local, national, and world humanitarian, she was acknowledged worldwide for her courageous fights for group justice, criminal justice, and quality rights, pinch a typical accent connected women and children.'

The connection listed her legislative victories including establishing Juneteenth arsenic a national holiday, and reauthorizing nan Violence Against Women Act. 

When she announced her crab conflict earlier this year, Jackson Lee cautioned her constituents that she would likely be 'occasionally absent' from legislature while she underwent treatment. 

'My doctors person confirmed my test of pancreatic cancer. I americium presently undergoing curen to conflict this illness that impacts tens of thousands of Americans each year,' Jackson Lee said successful a connection successful June.

'I americium assured that my doctors person developed nan champion imaginable scheme to target my circumstantial disease. The roadworthy up will not beryllium easy, but I guidelines successful religion that God will fortify me.'