Christian Menefee confirmed he has resigned as Harris County Attorney to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier this month.
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Candidates are emerging for Texas' 18th Congressional District. But it’s still an open question as to when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will call a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.
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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee became the first candidate to file for Texas' 18th Congressional District, a seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards is expected to follow suit on Wednesday.
Erica Lee Carter will fill Sheila Jackson Lee's remaining term in congress. Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will begin serving in 2025.
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After Sheila Jackson Lee died of pancreatic cancer in July, her seat was left vacant for the remainder of her term, which ends in January. Her daughter Erica Lee Carter will finish it out. Jackson Lee had also won a primary race for re-election. Former Mayor Sylvester Turner will serve that term.
Erica Lee Carter, Jackson Lee’s daughter, is considered the frontrunner in the contest to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District from early November through the start of January 2025.
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Erica Lee Carter, Jackson Lee’s daughter, is considered the frontrunner in the contest to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District from early November through the start of January 2025.
Erica Lee Carter, the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter, announced Monday she will run to serve out the remainder of her mother's term in Congress.
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