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Sheila Jackson Lee (née Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, ... Jackson Lee ran for Houston mayor in 2023 but ultimately lost in a runoff to state Sen. John Whitmire.
Incumbent Democratic mayor Sylvester Turner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in Texas are officially nonpartisan. [1] Two longtime fixtures of Houston politics, state senator John Whitmire and U.S. representative Sheila Jackson Lee, advanced to the runoff. Both Democrats, though ...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. ... Jackson Lee ran for Houston mayor in 2023 but ultimately lost in a ...
The battle to be the next mayor of Houston is headed to a runoff next month, NBC News projects, pitting Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee after ...
Jackson Lee led efforts to establish Juneteenth as a holiday in 2021 Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of ... in 2023 in a bid to become Houston’s first female Black mayor, but was defeated ...
Democrats selected former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) to serve as the party’s nominee for the November election to succeed the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas). Turner prevailed in ...
The seat became vacant when incumbent Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died on July 19, 2024. [1] The special election will only fill the remainder of Jackson Lee's unexpired term, from November 2024 until January 2025.