Houston Public MediaFormer Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards has joined the contest to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner as the representative for Texas’ 18th Congressional District.
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Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards enters race for Texas’ 18th Congressional District
Edwards launched her third bid for the seat in less than two years. She previously waged an unsuccessful Democratic primary challenge to the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, then lost a bid to replace Jackson Lee on the ballot in the 2024 general election to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.