Rep. Louise Slaughter dies at 88

Source: Washington Examiner | March 16, 2018 | Al Weaver

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y, a 30-year veteran of Congress and the chamber’s oldest sitting member, died Friday morning at the age of 88.

According to Liam Fitzsimmons, Slaughter’s chief of staff, the Rochester area congresswoman passed away in the presence of her family.

“To have met Louise Slaughter is to have known a force of nature,” said Fitzsimmons in a statement. “She was a relentless advocate for Western New York whose visionary leadership brought infrastructure upgrades, technology and research investments, and two federal manufacturing institutes to Rochester that will transform the local economy for generations to come.”

Last week, Slaughter was hospitalized after falling at her home in Washington and was treated at George Washington University Hospital for a concussion.

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