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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.
Sheila Jackson Lee : Democratic: January 3, 1995 – July 19, 2024 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th: Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected ...
Erica Shelwyn Lee was born on February 2, 1980 [2] to Sheila Jackson Lee, a lawyer and politician, and Elwyn Lee, a law professor. She has a brother, Jason Cornelius Bennett Lee. She graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an undergraduate degree and later earned a Master of Public Policy from Duke ...
Jackson Lee first took office in 1995. Her district includes downtown Houston and some of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods, […] The post After losing Houston mayor’s race, Rep ...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was short in stature, but friends and colleagues of the longtime congresswoman remember her as someone who was a giant in her hometown of Houston, Texas, and in the nation ...
Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to Houston on Thursday to attend funeral services for longtime Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who died this month after a battle with cancer, according to ...
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.
That was Sheila,” he said. Jackson Lee had just been elected to the Houston district once represented by Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to Congress from a Southern state since ...