Sheila Jackson Lee | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – July 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Washington |
| Succeeded by | Erica Lee Carter |
| Member of theHouston City Council from theat-large district | |
| In office January 2, 1990 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Hall |
| Succeeded by | John Peavy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheila Jackson (1950-01-12)January 12, 1950 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 74) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, includingErica |
| Education | New York University Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Sheila Jackson Lee (néeJackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was theU.S. representative forTexas's 18th congressional district, from 1995 until she died in 2024. The district includes most of centralHouston. She was a member of theDemocratic Party and served as anat-large member of theHouston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean ofTexas's congressional delegation.
Born inQueens, New York, Jackson Lee earned a scholarship for Black students atNew York University before transferring to graduate with aBachelor of Arts in political science fromYale University in 1972 and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Virginia School of Law in 1975.[1][2] In 1987, after she had moved to Houston, she was appointed as a municipal judge for the city byKathy Whitmire. In 1989, Jackson Lee was elected to theHouston City Council. She served in the office until 1994, when she began a campaign for a seat in the U.S. Congress. In the Democratic primary, she defeated incumbentCraig Washington and went on to easily win the general election.
During her congressional tenure, Jackson Lee supportedprogressive policies such asgun control andMedicare for All.[3] She introduced theEssential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act in 2013 and theSabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act in 2021. In 2019, Jackson Lee stepped down as chair of theCongressional Black Caucus Foundation and a subcommittee in theHouse Judiciary after a lawsuit filed by a former staffer claimed she was fired due to planned legal action against an alleged rape by a supervisor.
Jackson Lee announced her candidacy for the2023 Houston mayoral election in March of that year. In the first round, she placed second behind state senatorJohn Whitmire. However, as no candidate crossed the 50% threshold to win outright, a runoff election occurred on December 9, 2023. Despite several key endorsements, Jackson Lee lost the election to Whitmire. On December 11, she filed to run for re-election to her congressional seat and won the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024. In July 2024, she died in office after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[4]
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Sheila Jackson was born in the New York City borough ofQueens on January 12, 1950.[5] Her father, Ezra Clyde Jackson, who was born inBrooklyn, was a comic book artist and the son ofJamaican immigrants.[6] Her mother, Ivalita Bennett Jackson, was a nurse, and came to New York at an early age from her birthplace ofSt. Petersburg, Florida.[7]
Jackson graduated fromJamaica High School in Queens. She earned a Bachelor of Arts inpolitical science fromYale University in 1972 and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Virginia School of Law in 1975.[8] She moved to Houston in 1987[9] when her husband, Elwyn Lee, accepted a position at theUniversity of Houston. She got a job atLeon Jaworski's law firm.[10] She made three previous unsuccessful attempts at local judgeships before becoming a Houston municipal judge, a position she held from 1987 to 1990.[11]Kathy Whitmire, themayor of Houston, appointed Jackson Lee to the position, along withSylvia Garcia.
In 1989, Jackson Lee won theat-large position for a seat on theHouston City Council, serving until 1994.[11] On the city council, she helped pass a safety ordinance that required parents to keep their guns away from children.[12] She also worked for expanded summer hours at city parks and recreation centers as a way to combat gang violence.[13]
In 1994, Jackson Lee challenged four-term incumbent U.S. RepresentativeCraig Washington in the Democraticprimary.[11] Washington had come under fire for opposing several projects that would have benefited the Houston area.[14] Jackson Lee defeated Washington, 63% to 37%.[15] The victory wastantamount to election in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district. In the general election, she defeated Republican nominee Jerry Burley, 73%–24%.[16]
Before the110th Congress, Jackson Lee served on theHouse Science Committee and on the Subcommittee that overseesspace policy andNASA.[17] She was a member of theCongressional Black Caucus[18][19] and a CBC whip.[14]
On September 27, 2013, Jackson Lee introduced theEssential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act (H.R. 3202; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct theUnited States Department of Homeland Security to assess the effectiveness of theTransportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.[20] The bill would require an independent assessment of how well the TWIC program improves security and reduces risks at the facilities and vessels it is responsible for.[21]
In January 2019,The New York Times reported that Jackson Lee planned to resign as chair of theCongressional Black Caucus Foundation. The move came in the wake of a lawsuit filed by a former staffer earlier in January that claimed the staffer was fired in retaliation for her planned legal action related to an alleged rape by a supervisor in 2015. The resignation came the day after the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence announced it would not support making Jackson Lee the lead sponsor of a law to reauthorize the federalViolence Against Women Act.[22] She also stepped down from her chairmanship of theHouse Judiciary subcommittee.[23]
On January 4, 2021, Jackson Lee introduced theSabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act (H.R. 127;117th Congress), a bill that expanded requirements for firearm licensing to every firearm and banned any ammunition of.50 caliber BMG or larger.[24]
In the 117th Congress (2021–2023), Jackson Lee voted with United States PresidentJoe Biden's stated position 100 percent of the time, according to aFiveThirtyEight analysis.[25] Jackson Lee and RepresentativeLloyd Doggett became co-deans ofTexas's congressional delegation in January 2023 after the retirement ofEddie Bernice Johnson.[26]
In 1998,The Houston Press reported that five of Jackson Lee's staffers had quit that spring. The paper quoted her former Capitol office executive assistant and events scheduler, Rhiannon Burruss, as saying that "the congresswoman's abrasive ways not only drove off staff members but irritatedContinental Airlines staffers to the point where one suggested she fly on a competitor instead."[27][28][29]In 2011, Jackson Lee was reported to have one of the highest staff turnover rates in Congress.The Huffington Post and theHouston Chronicle reported that she had gone through eleven chiefs of staff in eleven years.[30][31] A 2013 report concluded that "the veteran Texas Democrat had the highest turnover rate for all of Congress over the [previous] decade."[32]Washingtonian magazine named Jackson Lee as the "meanest Democratic Congress member" in both 2014 and 2017.[33] In 2018,LegiStorm reported that Jackson Lee's annual turnover rate, at 62%, was the highest in Congress.[34]
In 2023, during her Houston mayoral run, an unverified[35] audio leaked of Jackson Lee berating her staffers with profanity. The recording was about a minute and half in length, where Jackson Lee allegedly tells a staffer she wants him to have a "fuckin' brain" and that "nobody knows a Goddamn thing in my office — nothing." She then describes a different staffer as a "fat-ass stupid idiot" and that both of them are "fuck-ups" and that they are "two Goddamn big-ass children, fuckin' idiots who serve no Goddamn purpose."[36][37] Her mayoral campaign refused to verify the authenticity of the recording and alleged that "these attacks have originated from extremely conservative blogs and political operatives backingJohn Whitmire."[a] Whitmire's campaign stated they had no involvement with the recording.[36] Jackson Lee responded to the release of the recording by saying, "I am regretful and hope you will judge me not by something trotted out by a political opponent ... but from what I've delivered to Houstonians over my years of public service" and said that "everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and that includes my own staff."[37][35]
Jackson Lee was a member of several caucuses, including:
On March 27, 2023, Jackson Lee announced her candidacy for themayor of Houston in the2023 election.[57] Jackson Lee garnered endorsements from notable political figures such as outgoing Houston mayorSylvester Turner, former House speakerNancy Pelosi, and former presidential candidateHillary Clinton.[58] On November 7, 2023, Jackson Lee came in second place in the election, behind Democratic state senatorJohn Whitmire. However, none of the 18 candidates who ran managed to surpass the required 50 percent threshold.[59]
Jackson Lee and Whitmire advanced to a runoff election on December 9, 2023. Jackson Lee was ultimately defeated by Whitmire, who won with nearly 65 percent of the vote.[60][59] Following her loss, Jackson Lee filed for re-election to her U.S. House seat on December 11, 2023.[61][62]
In 2000, Jackson Lee favored permanently normalizingtrade status for the People's Republic of China and argued that it would aid both human rights andHouston's economy.[63]
Jackson Lee traveled to the2001 World Conference against Racism in South Africa, and backedsanctions againstSudan.[64] Jackson Lee voted against theAuthorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that authorized theIraq War.[65][66] On April 28, 2006, along with four other members of Congress and six other activists, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in front ofSudan's embassy in Washington DC. They were protesting the role of Sudan's government inethnic cleansing in Darfur.[67]
Jackson Lee urged for betterrelations between the U.S. and Venezuela, which she described as a friendly nation. She said the U.S. should reconsider its ban on sellingF-16 fighter jets and spare parts toVenezuela. TheUnited States Department of State bans such sales due to the alleged "lack of support" forcounter-terrorist operations and Venezuela's relations withIran andCuba.[68][69]
In May 2015, Jackson Lee took a trip toAzerbaijan, paid by the Azerbaijani government.[70][71]
Jackson Lee condemned thePresident of TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan's wide-rangingpurges following a failed July 2016 coup inTurkey.[72]
After theIranian retaliatory strikes in April 2024 following theIsraeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Jackson Lee posted onTwitter that "Iran is a terrorist nation." and that the nation had "launched a disproportionate terrorist attack against our ally Israel."[73][74]
Jackson Lee was active on immigration issues.[75] She had proposed increasing border security and increasing opportunities for legalization among those living in the U.S. She opposed a guest worker program, saying that the idea "connotate[s] 'invite, come,' and, at the same time, it misleads because you ask people to come for a temporary job of three to six years and they have to leave if they don't have another job and I would think that they would not."[76]
Jackson Lee opposed repealing thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[77]
At a March 2011Homeland Security Committee hearing on radical Muslims in the U.S., Jackson Lee said thatPeter King's hearings were helpingal-Qaeda and "going the same route as Arizona." She complained that the hearings were scaring Muslim Americans and called them "an outrage".[78]
FollowingDebbie Wasserman Schultz's resignation as chair after the2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, Jackson Lee campaigned with her and traveled the districtsAfrican American churches with Wasserman Schultz for her primary campaign againstTim Canova.[66]
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In August 2022, Jackson Lee voted for theInflation Reduction Act.[79] Jackson Lee was one of three Democrats that abstained from voting in the successful formal censure of congresswomanRashida Tlaib proposed byRich McCormick.[80][81]
Jackson Lee voted "present" on theDefense of Marriage Act of 1996.[82][83] In 2009, she voted for theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill that expanded the federalhate crime law to cover crimes biased by the victim'ssexual orientation orgender identity.[84] In 2010, she voted in favor of theDon't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act that allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve openly in theU.S. military.[85]
In 2019, Jackson Lee voted for theEquality Act, which expanded the federalCivil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination based onsexual orientation andgender identity.[86] Jackson Lee criticizedRepublican representatives who opposed the legislation on religious grounds.[87]
In 2003, Jackson Lee suggested changing the naming practices fortropical cyclones andhurricanes, saying that "all racial groups should be represented" and that meteorological organizations should "try to be inclusive ofAfrican American names."[88][89]
Speaking at the July 2010NAACP national convention, Jackson Lee compared theTea Party movement to theKu Klux Klan, saying that "all those who wore sheets a long time ago have now lifted them off". Jackson Lee's remarks were criticized by conservatives, includingTea Party Caucus founderMichele Bachmann (R-MN).[90][91]
In December 2017, Jackson Lee was accused of having been given preferential treatment byUnited Airlines by a passenger who claimed a first-class seat ticket she had purchased had been given to the congresswoman. United Airlines had claimed that the woman who purchased the first-class seat had cancelled her ticket and later apologized for the incident. Jackson Lee claimed she was accused because of her race.[92][93]
Jackson Lee was one of the leading lawmakers behind the effort to haveJuneteenth recognized as an Americanfederal holiday. Recognition was achieved in 2021.[94]
Following the death of Rep.John Conyers in 2019, Jackson Lee also became the lead sponsor for H. R. 40, the bill that Conyers had introduced since 1989 to establish aCommission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans. In 2019, on June 19, orJuneteenth, Jackson Lee presided over aHouse Judiciary Committee hearing about the bill.[95] Two years later, the committee voted to report the bill to the House.[96][97]
In 2001, Jackson Lee and other House members objected to counting Florida's electoral votes, whichGeorge W. Bush narrowly won after a contentiousrecount in the2000 presidential election. Because no senator joined the objection, it was dismissed by Senate PresidentAl Gore.[98]
In 2005, Jackson Lee was one of the 31 House Democrats who voted not to count Ohio'selectoral votes in the2004 presidential election.[99][100] Without Ohio's electoral votes, the election would have been decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, with each state having one vote in accordance with theTwelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
During the2017 United States Electoral College vote count, Jackson Lee objected to counting North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wyoming'selectoral votes in the2016 presidential election.[101] Because no senator joined her objections, they were dismissed.[102]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic in Texas, Jackson Lee appealed to city officials in Houston for free and reduced-price parking at theGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport. This reduced the number of bus riders by about 1000 employees per day and increasedsocial distancing. Jackson Lee also supported airline workers at United Airlines that were targeted for furloughs after the airline had accepted billions of dollars in taxpayer funds through theCARES Act and thePaycheck Protection Program.[103]
According toThe Daily Beast, Jackson Lee had a "history of wild statements" andpolitical gaffes.[104] These include incorrectly stating that theU.S. Constitution was 400 years old;[105] mistakenly criticizing Wikipedia instead ofWikiLeaks;[106] incorrectly calling theMoon a "planet" that is made "mostly of gases";[107][108] and saying thatNorth Vietnam andSouth Vietnam were, in 2010, still separate countries.[109][110]
The Hill reported that during a 1997 visit to theMars Pathfinder operations center, Jackson Lee asked whether the Pathfinderrover had taken a picture of theU.S. flag planted byNeil Armstrong; the flag had been planted on the Moon, notMars. Jackson Lee was at the time a member of theSubcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of theHouse Science Committee.[111][112] In response, Jackson Lee's deputy chief of staff accused the newspaper of racial bias without disputing the story's accuracy.The Hill denied the allegations and stood by its reporting.[112][113]
In July 2014, Jackson Lee said that "we did not seek animpeachment" of PresidentGeorge W. Bush. Jackson Lee was one of 11 co-sponsors of the 2008 U.S. House billH. Res. 1258, which sought to impeach Bush for "deceiving Congress with fabricated threats ofIraq WMDs". Jackson Lee's spokesperson later said that she "misspoke".[114][115]
A campaign advertisement for Jackson Lee in the 2023 Houston mayoral election instructed viewers to vote on the wrong date. Jackson Lee's spokesperson attributed the error to an external advertising agency.[116]
In 1973, Jackson Lee married Elwyn Lee, who has served as a law professor and vice president of student affairs at theUniversity of Houston.[117] The couple had two children, including her daughterErica Lee Carter who replaced her in Congress.[8][17] Her son Jason would become the senior advisor toChicago mayorBrandon Johnson[118] and would gain considerable influence over Johnson's policymaking, with theChicago Sun-Times even describing Jason as Chicago's "shadow mayor" in January 2025.[119] Jackson Lee was aSeventh-day Adventist.[120][121] She was a member of theAlpha Kappa Alpha sorority[122] as well asThe Links organization.[123]
Jackson Lee previously hadbreast cancer, but was declared cancer-free in 2012.[124]
On June 2, 2024, Jackson Lee announced that she had been diagnosed withpancreatic cancer,[125] and was receiving treatments.[126] She died at a hospital in Houston on July 19, 2024, at the age of 74.[5][1]
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President Joe Biden arrived in Houston on Monday, July 29, 2024 to pay respects to Jackson Lee.[127][128] Jackson Lee would be the second person to everlie in state atHouston City Hall.[129][130] During Jackson Lee's funeral service at Houston's Fallbrook Church on August 1, 2024, Vice PresidentKamala Harris gave the eulogy. Speakers includedBill Clinton, his wife and former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton, and U.S. House Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffries.[131][132][133][134]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee | 84,790 | 73.5 | |
| Republican | Jerry Burley | 28,153 | 24.4 | |
| Independent | J. Larry Snellings | 1,278 | 1.1 | |
| Libertarian | George Hollenbeck | 1,169 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 115,390 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 106,111 | 77.1 | |
| Republican | Larry White | 13,956 | 10.1 | |
| Republican | Jerry Burley | 7,877 | 5.7 | |
| Republican | George Young | 5,332 | 3.9 | |
| Democratic | Mike Lamson | 4,412 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 137,688 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 82,091 | 89.9 | |
| Libertarian | James Galvan | 9,176 | 10.1 | |
| Total votes | 91,267 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 131,857 | 76.5 | |
| Republican | James Galvan | 38,191 | 22.2 | |
| Libertarian | Colin Nankervis | 2,330 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 172,378 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 99,161 | 76.9 | |
| Republican | Phillip Abbott | 27,980 | 21.7 | |
| Libertarian | Brent Sullivan | 1,785 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 128,926 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 136,018 | 88.9 | |
| Independent | Tom Bazan | 9,787 | 6.4 | |
| Libertarian | Brent Sullivan | 7,183 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 152,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 65,936 | 76.6 | |
| Republican | Ahmad Hassan | 16,448 | 19.1 | |
| Libertarian | Patrick Warren | 3,667 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 86,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 148,617 | 77.3 | |
| Republican | John Faulk | 39,095 | 20.3 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 4,486 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 192,198 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 85,108 | 70.2 | |
| Republican | John Faulk | 33,067 | 27.3 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 3,118 | 2.6 | |
| Write-in | Charles Meyer | 28 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 121,321 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 146,223 | 75.0 | |
| Republican | Sean Seilbert | 44,015 | 22.6 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Barber | 4,694 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 194,932 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 76,097 | 71.8 | |
| Republican | Sean Seibert | 26,249 | 24.8 | |
| Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,362 | 2.2 | |
| Green | Remington Alessi | 1,302 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 106,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 150,157 | 73.5 | |
| Republican | Sean Seibert | 48,306 | 23.6 | |
| Green | Remington Alessi | 5,845 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 204,308 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 34,514 | 86.0 | |
| Democratic | Vince Duncan | 5,604 | 14.0 | |
| Total votes | 40,118 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 138,704 | 75.2 | |
| Republican | Ava Pate | 38,368 | 20.8 | |
| Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,067 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,193 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 184,332 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 49,729 | 77.1 | |
| Democratic | Marc Flores | 5,353 | 8.3 | |
| Democratic | Bimal Patel | 2,456 | 3.8 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Ford Sr. | 2,417 | 3.7 | |
| Democratic | Stevens Orozco | 2,180 | 3.4 | |
| Democratic | Michael Allen | 1,672 | 2.6 | |
| Democratic | Donovan Boson | 709 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 64,516 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 180,952 | 73.3 | |
| Republican | Wendell Champion | 58,033 | 23.5 | |
| Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,514 | 1.8 | |
| Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,396 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 246,895 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 110,511 | 70.7 | |
| Republican | Carmen Maria Montiel | 40,941 | 26.2 | |
| Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,766 | 1.8 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 20,050 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 156,268 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Whitmire | 107,410 | 42.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Jackson Lee | 90,093 | 35.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gilbert Garcia | 18,220 | 7.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Christie | 17,364 | 6.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Kaplan | 6,645 | 2.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Gallegos | 2,679 | 1.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | M.J. Khan | 2,478 | 1.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Annie Garcia | 1,979 | 0.8 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julian Martinez | 1,813 | 0.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roy Vasquez | 1,083 | 0.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | M. Griffin | 674 | 0.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Lee Tatum | 532 | 0.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Lowy | 368 | 0.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chanel Mbala | 356 | 0.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Naoufal Houjami | 352 | 0.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gaylon Caldwell | 331 | 0.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | B. Ivy | 287 | 0.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robin Williams | 95 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 252,759 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Whitmire | 129,495 | 64.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Jackson Lee | 71,523 | 35.6 | |
| Total votes | 201,018 | 100.0 | ||
As the founder and co-chair of the Pakistan Caucus, she championed Pakistan's role as a crucial ally in the global war on terror.
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