{"id":2323908,"date":"2024-08-13T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheila-jackson-lees-daughter-will-run-in-special-election-for-late-mothers-seat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T15:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:29:10","slug":"sheila-jackson-lees-daughter-will-run-in-special-election-for-late-mothers-seat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheila-jackson-lees-daughter-will-run-in-special-election-for-late-mothers-seat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheila Jackson Lee\u2019s daughter will run in special election for late mother\u2019s seat &#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\">32<\/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%2Fsheila-jackson-lees-daughter-will-run-in-special-election-for-late-mothers-seat-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=2323908&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>Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee,\u2062 has announced her\u200d candidacy to fill her\u2062 mother&#8217;s House seat in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-republican-julia-letlow-is-sworn-in-the-democrats-margin-in-the-house-shrinks-to-just-2-votes\/\" title=\"As Republican Julia Letlow Is Sworn In, The Democrats\u2019 Margin In The House Shrinks To Just 2 Votes\">special election set<\/a> \u2064for November. Carter expressed her commitment to completing her mother&#8217;s term,\u2062 responding to requests from community leaders and\u200b Democratic figures. She urged Harris County Democrats\u2062 to \u2064unite in \u2064this effort, stating, &#8220;Together, we\u2063 will finish for my mom, The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee.&#8221; A\u2062 Democratic replacement\u2064 will be nominated soon, and the\u2062 special \u2064election will \u2063coincide with\u200d a \u2064general \u2063election\u200d where numerous\u200c candidates, including former Houston Mayor \u2063Sylvester Turner, will\u2064 compete for the seat. Voters in Houston will choose between different candidates on separate ballots for the same congressional seat during this election.  <\/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\">Sheila Jackson Lee&rsquo;s daughter will run in special election for late mother&rsquo;s seat<\/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_1729705\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Erica Lee Carter, who is the daughter of the late Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sheila Jackson Lee&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-TX), announced she will run for her mother&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> seat in November on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Carter said she&rsquo;s running because &ldquo;community leaders and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democratic<\/a> stalwarts&rdquo; requested she complete her mother&rsquo;s term, though she did not say whether she will run in the general election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Erica Lee Carter &ndash; Daughter of The Late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee issues the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I WANT TO FINISH FOR MY MOM!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuYv3rbXFh\">pic.twitter.com\/HuYv3rbXFh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheila Jackson Lee (@SJacksonLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SJacksonLee\/status\/1823139115048587393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I call on all Harris County Democrats to unite to ensure that the people of the 18th Congressional District regain their vote on critical national issues,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Together, we will finish for my mom, The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic leaders in the area will nominate a replacement for Jackson Lee on Tuesday, who will face a Republican challenger in November to serve the next two years in the House. A special election on Election Day will determine who will serve in her seat until January, which Carter is vying for.<\/p>\n<p>That means that Houston voters will vote on two different ballot lines for the same seat. The favorite to take the seat for the next two years is former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is trying for the seat with 16 others. Carter and her brother endorsed Turner to take the seat, making him the likely favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Carter said, if elected to finish her mother&rsquo;s term, that &ldquo;it is my desire to finish the 118th session in the way that she would have, by supporting justice, equality, healthcare, human rights and economic opportunity for all.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Carter doesn&rsquo;t have any experience in elected office and will only serve for about two months if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced Aug. 2 that Nov. 5 was the date for the special election to replace Jackson Lee. Carter will have a chance to serve Texas&rsquo;s 18th Congressional District, which encompasses inner city Houston. In either election, there&rsquo;s very little chance Republicans will capture the seat.<\/p>\n<p>The area voted overwhelmingly for Jackson Lee for years and is a Democratic stronghold in the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee died on July 19 at the age of 74, a month after she announced her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-ellsberg-dead-pentagon-papers-leaker-dies-at-92\/\" title=\"Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of Pentagon Papers, passes away at 92.\">pancreatic cancer diagnosis<\/a>. She had served in the House since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>She ran in the 2023 Houston mayoral election but lost in her Democratic primary runoff to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">current mayor<\/a> of Houston, John Whitmire. During her run, audio leaked of Jackson Lee allegedly berating staffers with profanity throughout the recording. It likely contributed to her narrow loss to Whitmire.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1729705\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729705\"}});<\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), has declared her candidacy for her mother&#8217;s House seat in a special election scheduled for November. She stated that she is running at the request of &#8220;community leaders and democratic stalwarts&#8221; who want her to finish her mother\u2019s term, although she did not clarify if she plans to run in the general election as well. In a statement, Carter expressed her desire to &#8220;FINISH FOR MY MOM!&#8221; and called on Harris County Democrats to come together to ensure that residents of the 18th Congressional District can vote on important national issues. <\/p>\n<p>Democratic leaders are set to nominate a replacement for Jackson Lee on Tuesday, who will then face a Republican opponent in November for a two-year term in Congress. A special election will take place on Election Day to fill Jackson Lee&#8217;s seat until January, which Carter is competing for. This means voters in Houston will have two separate ballot options for the same position. Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is considered a strong contender among 16 candidates vying for this seat; both Carter and her brother have endorsed him.<\/p>\n<p>Carter aims to complete her mother\u2019s term by supporting justice, equality, healthcare, human rights, and economic opportunities if elected. However, she lacks prior experience in elected office and would only serve approximately two months if successful. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced that November 5 would be the date of this special election following Jackson Lee&#8217;s passing on July 19 at age 74 after revealing her pancreatic cancer diagnosis just one month earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee had been serving since 1995 and previously ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary runoff during the 2023 Houston mayoral race against current mayor John Whitmire; leaked audio from that campaign showed her using profanity towards staffers which may have impacted her narrow defeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323909,"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\/08\/Erica-Lee-Carter.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35646,37103,32076],"class_list":["post-2323908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-sheila-jackson-lee","tag-special-election","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erica-Lee-Carter.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323908","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}