Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who lately misplaced a landslide runoff election for Houston mayor, has filed for re-election to serve a sixteenth time period as a congresswoman.
Jackson Lee filed paperwork Sunday night to run once more to characterize Texas’s 18th congressional district, the Houston Chronicle reported, a seat that she has held since 1995.
Jackson Lee misplaced her bid to grow to be Houston’s mayor on Saturday by a margin of 65% to 34% to John Whitemire a couple of month after she was concerned in an argument the place she was caught on audio tape berating her workers utilizing profane language.
Whitmire appeared to take a shot at Jackson Lee in his victory speech on Saturday evening.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
“People want to go to work for me because we respect people. We don’t bully people,” Whitmire stated throughout his victory speech Saturday, in keeping with a report from the Houston Chronicle. “My family taught me to treat people the way you want to be treated, and that works wherever you are, regardless of what community you’re visiting with. Treat these individuals like you want to be treated.”
Jackson Lee, who was endorsed for mayor by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was additionally on the middle of ridicule for a gaffe earlier this month wherein she inspired her supporters to vote on the mistaken day, urging voters to forged their ballots by Dec. 7, two days earlier than the precise date of the runoff election.
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Houston mayoral candidates state Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee communicate at a mayoral discussion board on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
Fox News Digital reached out to Jackson Lee’s workplace however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
Jackson Lee will face what is predicted to be a hotly contested major election towards fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards who as soon as served as an intern in Jackson Lee’s workplace. Edwards holds a 4-to-1 edge in fundraising over Jackson Lee, Houston Chronicle reported.
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Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas (REUTERS/Erin Scott)
The deadline to file for the Democratic major is Monday at 6 p.m.
“When we look at the critical need for economic opportunity, infrastructure, and the dysfunction in Congress, it’s no surprise that people are saying that it’s time for change,” Edwards lately stated about her run to switch Jackson Lee. “It is time to do something different in this election so that we can obtain different results for the community.”
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report.
