{"id":2318758,"date":"2024-08-03T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/date-set-for-special-election-to-replace-late-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T17:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T21:40:06","slug":"date-set-for-special-election-to-replace-late-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/date-set-for-special-election-to-replace-late-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Date set for special election to replace late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdate-set-for-special-election-to-replace-late-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Greg Abbott of \u2062Texas has announced\u2062 a special\u2063 election \u2062date for November 5, 2024, to fill the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-congressional-election-poses-early-test-for-democrats\/\" title=\"New Mexico Congressional Election Poses Early Test for Democrats\">seat left vacant<\/a> by the late Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. The winner will serve out the remaining two months of Jackson Lee&#8217;s term in\u200b the\u2063 House of Representatives. On the same day, voters\u200c will also \u2063choose a president and select candidates for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">congressional seats<\/a>, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-crisis-sires-new-european-order-a-strong-italy-and-ailing-germany\/\" title=\"Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany\">long-term replacement<\/a> \u200bfor\u200b Jackson\u200d Lee, who will start\u200d their \u200bterm on January 3, \u200c2025.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates\u200b must file \u200ctheir nominations by \u2062August 22. \u200bNotable\u2063 individuals entering \u200bthe race \u200dinclude former Houston\u2062 Mayor Sylvester Turner and\u200c former City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards. Turner, \u200bwho recently concluded his tenure as mayor, expressed that he was\u200c motivated to run due \u2062to the timing of Jackson Lee&#8217;s passing. Edwards \u2064previously competed against \u200bJackson\u200c Lee in the party primary, where \u200dshe\u2064 was defeated. Both candidates emphasize the importance \u2062of honoring \u200cJackson Lee\u2019s legacy while also seeking to bring new ideas\u2064 and \u2063solutions forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Date set for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a> to replace late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Greg Abbott<\/a>&rsquo;s (R-TX) office issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/PROC_CD_18_Sheila_Jackson_Lee_replacement_special_election_IMAGE_08-02-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>proclamation<\/a> Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sheila Jackson Lee<\/a> (D-TX).<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee&rsquo;s term, not even two months, in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House of Representatives<\/a>. On the same day, voters will elect the president, senators, and representatives, including Jackson Lee&rsquo;s full-time replacement, who will begin a two-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In his proclamation, Abbott wrote that candidates must file for the race by 6 p.m. on Aug. 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/politics\/2024\/08\/02\/495524\/sylvester-turner-amanda-edwards-among-candidates-vying-for-sheila-jackson-lees-open-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Several<\/a> candidates have put their names in the running already, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbas-enes-kanter-joins-d-c-protest-urging-congress-to-fight-chinas-genocide\/\" title=\"NBA&#039;s Enes Kanter Joins D.C. Protest Urging Congress to Fight China&#039;s Genocide\">notably including<\/a> former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Turner finished his second term as Houston mayor earlier this year. Jackson Lee ran to replace him but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2431657\/john-whitmire-defeats-sheila-jackson-lee-in-houston-mayoral-runoff-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lost<\/a> that race to John Whitmire before she won the Democratic primary in Texas&rsquo;s 18th Congressional District for the 16th straight time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only Sheila&rsquo;s passing at this critical moment in the election cycle could bring me out of retirement,&rdquo; Turner, 69, wrote on his campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/sylvesterturner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards challenged Jackson Lee in the aforementioned primary, losing to the incumbent by nearly 23 points. Before that, she spent four years on the Houston City Council.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must honor [Jackson Lee&rsquo;s] strong legacy by continuing and building upon her efforts in addition to bringing forth new solutions, as well,&rdquo; Edwards wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AKEdwardsTX\/status\/1819365166548394413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> announcing her candidacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three-quarters of constituents in Texas&rsquo;s 18th Congressional District, which includes parts of downtown Houston and some of its northern suburbs, are either black or Hispanic. The seat has been in Democratic hands for over 50 years, and Jackson Lee first won it in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3092168\/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-age-74\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>died<\/a> of pancreatic cancer last month at the age of 74, nearly seven weeks after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3025715\/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-announces-cancer-diagnosis-god-will-strengthen-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> her diagnosis. Vice President Kamala Harris, one of Lee&rsquo;s fellow Congressional Black Caucus members during her four years in the Senate, delivered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3107949\/harris-consoler-in-chief-mantle-eulogize-sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>eulogy<\/a> at her funeral this week.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719773\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719773\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A date has been established for the special election to fill the vacancy left by the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s (R-TX) office announced on Friday that the election will take place on November 5. The elected candidate will serve the remaining two months of Jackson Lee\u2019s term in the House of Representatives. This election coincides with other elections for president, senators, and representatives, including a full-term replacement for Jackson Lee, who will begin their two-year term on January 3, 2025. According to Abbott&#8217;s proclamation, candidates must submit their filings by 6 p.m. on August 22. Several individuals have already declared their candidacy, including former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and former City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards. Turner recently completed his second term as mayor earlier this year and had previously run against John Whitmire to succeed himself but lost before winning his Democratic primary in Texas\u2019s 18th Congressional District for a record sixteenth time. &#8220;Only Sheila\u2019s passing at this critical moment in the election cycle could bring me out of retirement,&#8221; stated Turner on his campaign website at age 69. Edwards also ran against Jackson Lee in that primary but was defeated by nearly 23 points; she served four years on Houston&#8217;s City Council prior to that challenge and expressed her intent to honor Jackson Lee\u2019s legacy while introducing new solutions through her candidacy announcement post.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas&#8217;s 18th Congressional District is predominantly composed of Black or Hispanic constituents\u2014approximately three-quarters\u2014and has been held by Democrats for over five decades since Jackson Lee first won it in 1994. She passed away from pancreatic cancer last month at age 74 after announcing her diagnosis just seven weeks prior; Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her eulogy during this week&#8217;s funeral service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2318759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-at-4.40.18%E2%80%AFAM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32603,35646,37103,37104,32076],"class_list":["post-2318758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-political-news","tag-sheila-jackson-lee","tag-special-election","tag-texas-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-at-4.40.18%E2%80%AFAM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}