US Congressman Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Florida Congressman
Alcee Hastings has died at the age of 84 following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinelis reporting that Hastings’ death early this morning was confirmed by a longtime friend.
In this 2014 photo, longtime Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died early Tuesday at age 84, speaks during a debate at a committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The Democratic lawmaker started his career as a civil rights attorney in Florida during the 1960s and 1970s, when he filed segregation lawsuits and a landmark case to desegregate Broward County schools.
U S Rep Alcee Hastings, longest-serving member of Congress from Florida, dies at 84
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