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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/18/516233/christian-menefee-resigns-as-harris-county-attorney-to-run-for-congress/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/17/516156/gov-abbott-faces-tight-deadline-to-decide-whether-to-call-special-election-for-tx-18-in-may/

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Erica Lee Carter will fill Sheila Jackson Lee's remaining term in congress. Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will begin serving in 2025.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/05/504734/sylvester-turner-wins-full-district-18-term-sheila-jackson-lees-granddaughter-to-fill-rest-of-term/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/08/21/497399/thursday-filing-deadline-sheila-jackson-lee-final-term/

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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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/08/13/496390/u-s-rep-sheila-jackson-lees-daughter-erica-lee-carter-announces-bid-for-her-mothers-congressional-seat/

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