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April 6, 2021 Press Release
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida, who served his community in Congress for 28 years:
“Today, our Congressional community has been devastated by the passing of a cherished colleague, the Dean of the Florida Delegation: Congressman Alcee Hastings. Congressman Hastings was a beloved son of Florida, a respected leader in our Democratic Caucus and in the Congress. As an icon of the Congressional Black Caucus, he was an historic force in our nation’s politics. His passing is a great loss for America.
“All who knew Alcee knew him as a champion for the most vulnerable in our nation. As an attorney, civil rights activist and judge, and over his nearly thirty years in Congress, he fought tirelessly to create opportunities to lift up working families, communities of color, children and immigrants. From his position as Vice Chairman of the powerful Rules
“Today, our Congressional community has been devastated by the passing of a cherished colleague, the Dean of the Florida Delegation: Congressman Alcee Hastings. Congressman Hastings was a beloved son of Florida, a respected leader in our Democratic Caucus and in the Congress,” Pelosi said in a statement. “As an icon of the Congressional Black Caucus, he was an historic force in our nation’s politics. His passing is a great loss for America.”
As a civil rights attorney, Hastings fought against segregation and poverty. He was appointed a Circuit Court judge in 1977 by former President Carter and two years later he was appointed to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He won a House seat in 1992.
Longtime Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings Dies At 84
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., speaks during a House Rules Committee in December 2019. Hastings died this week following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
Patrick Semansky / AP
Congressman Alcee Hastings, an outspoken and sometimes controversial figure in Florida and Washington, has died after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
Hastings began his career as a civil rights lawyer. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed him to a U.S. District Court seat, making him Florida s first African American federal judge.
Two years later, Hastings was indicted by a federal grand jury and later convicted on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges for soliciting a bribe. While he was acquitted of the charges in a second trial, in 1988 the House of Representatives voted to impeach Hastings for his role in the bribery scandal. He was convicted in the Senate and removed from the fe
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