Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee defeated in contentious Houston mayoral race

[ExpressLane]

Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee defeated in contentious Houston mayoral race



exas state Sen. John Whitmire is projected to be Houston's next mayor after beating his opponent, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a special runoff election on Saturday.

Whitmire inherits a city facing many challenges, including crime, crumbling infrastructure, and potential budget shortfalls. But despite these issues, booming growth over the last decade has turned the nation's fourth-largest city into an expanding stronghold for Texas Democrats.
Jackson Lee and Whitmire, both Democrats, made it to Saturday's runoff after breezing past a crowded field of nearly 20 candidates in the Nov. 7 general election.

Jackson Lee, 73, has represented Houston in Congress since 1995. Before that, she served on Houston's City Council.....

...Whitmire, 74, is one of Texas' most powerful Democratic lawmakers in the state Legislature, where he has helped drive tough-on-crime policies while also casting himself as a reformer during his 50 years in office....

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Hopefully he will tackle Houston crime. I am VERY glad Sheila Jackson Lee lost.

 

[anonymoose]

Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee defeated in contentious Houston mayoral race



exas state Sen. John Whitmire is projected to be Houston's next mayor after beating his opponent, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a special runoff election on Saturday.

Whitmire inherits a city facing many challenges, including crime, crumbling infrastructure, and potential budget shortfalls. But despite these issues, booming growth over the last decade has turned the nation's fourth-largest city into an expanding stronghold for Texas Democrats.
Jackson Lee and Whitmire, both Democrats, made it to Saturday's runoff after breezing past a crowded field of nearly 20 candidates in the Nov. 7 general election.

Jackson Lee, 73, has represented Houston in Congress since 1995. Before that, she served on Houston's City Council.....

...Whitmire, 74, is one of Texas' most powerful Democratic lawmakers in the state Legislature, where he has helped drive tough-on-crime policies while also casting himself as a reformer during his 50 years in office....

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Hopefully he will tackle Houston crime. I am VERY glad Sheila Jackson Lee lost.

Was she as much of an embarrassment to Houston as LaToya Cantrell is to N.O.?

 

[ExpressLane]

Was she as much of an embarrassment to Houston as LaToya Cantrell is to N.O.?

Well to normal people yes but to her Congressional District apparently not. She is an idiot.

 

[Lionfish]

Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee defeated in contentious Houston mayoral race



exas state Sen. John Whitmire is projected to be Houston's next mayor after beating his opponent, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a special runoff election on Saturday.

Whitmire inherits a city facing many challenges, including crime, crumbling infrastructure, and potential budget shortfalls. But despite these issues, booming growth over the last decade has turned the nation's fourth-largest city into an expanding stronghold for Texas Democrats.
Jackson Lee and Whitmire, both Democrats, made it to Saturday's runoff after breezing past a crowded field of nearly 20 candidates in the Nov. 7 general election.

Jackson Lee, 73, has represented Houston in Congress since 1995. Before that, she served on Houston's City Council.....

...Whitmire, 74, is one of Texas' most powerful Democratic lawmakers in the state Legislature, where he has helped drive tough-on-crime policies while also casting himself as a reformer during his 50 years in office....

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Hopefully he will tackle Houston crime. I am VERY glad Sheila Jackson Lee lost.

Light at the end of the tunnel.