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Current:US Representative of TX District 18 since 1995
Affiliation: Democrat
Leadership: Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance and Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
District: inner city Houston and the surrounding area.
Next Election: Running for another term.
History: Jackson Lee graduated from Yale University in 1972 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. In 1987, after she had moved to Houston, she was appointed as a municipal judge for the city by Kathy Whitmire.
Sheila Jackson Lee served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. Jackson Lee announced her candidacy for the 2023 Houston mayoral election. Despite several key endorsements, Jackson Lee lost the election in a landslide to Whitmire. On December 11, she filed to run for re-election to her congressional seat.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. She is serving her eleventh term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world. Considered by many as the “Voice of Reason”, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people.
She sits on three Congressional Committees — a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and newly appointed by the leadership as a Member of the crucial Budget Committee . She is currently the first female Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations and is leading the way on criminal justice reform through ground breaking legislation including the Sentencing Reform Act, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, The RAISE Act, The Fair Chance for Youth Act, Kaleif’s Law, and the American RISING Act of 2015. She has also introduced several bills including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R. 71, the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015, and H.R. 4660, an Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015 affirming the authority of the Attorney General to reduce prison overcrowding by developing and implementing lawful policies relating to requests for executive clemency from deserving petitioners. She is a champion for women and children supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and introducing an amendment to HR2262 that provides for outreach to minority- and women-owned businesses with respect to business opportunities in the commercial space industry and authored H.R.45 the Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2015.
She is the past Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee for Maritime and Border Security wherein she co-authored HR 1417, a bipartisan bill which has been touted as the best vehicle for accomplishing comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congresswoman Jackson Lee is also the past Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection which under her leadership she passed the Transportation Security Act of 2007 which increased the funding for America’s transportation security. As Chairwoman, Congresswoman Jackson Lee supported enhanced technology, better intelligence, increased airplane cargo inspections, increased security for railroads, and implementation of the 9/11 Commission report.
She was named by ‘Congressional Quarterly’ as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress and the ‘U.S. News and World Report’ named her as one of the 10 most influential legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a founder, member, and co-chair of the Congressional Children’s Caucus and authored and introduced H.R. 83, the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2013. She is also chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Energy Braintrust, co-chair of the Justice Reform Task Force, a leadership appointed member of the international Helsinki Commission. She serves as Senior Whip for the Democratic Caucus, past Chairperson of the Texas Congressional Democratic Delegation for the 113th Congress, and current Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors in the first graduating class including females, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. She is married to Dr. Elwyn Lee who is also a Yale Graduate and an Administrator at the University of Houston. She has two children Jason Lee a graduate of Harvard University and Erica Lee a graduate of Duke University who is also a Member of the Harris County School Board in Houston, Texas. She is also the proud grandmother of two grandkids (twins), granddaughter Ellison Bennett Carter and grandson Roy Lee Carter, III.
Personal
Full Name: Sheila Jackson Lee
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Elwyn; 2 Children: Erica, Jason
Birth Date: 01/12/1950
Birth Place: Queens, NY
Home City: Houston, TX
Religion: Seventh Day Adventist
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Education
JD, School of Law, University of Virginia, 1975
BA, Political Science, Yale University, 1972
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 18, 1995-present
Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 18, 2024
Member, Houston City Council, 1990-1994
Professional Experience
Associate Municipal Court Judge, City of Houston, 1987-1989
Democratic Nominee, Texas District Court Judge, 1988
Attorney, United Energy Resources, 1980-1987
Staff Counsel, Select Committee on Assassinations, United States House of Representatives, 1977-1978
Offices
Washington DC Office
2314 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3816
Fax: (202) 225-3317
Acres Home Office
6719 West Montgomery
Suite 204
Houston, TX 77091
Phone: (713) 691-4882
Fifth Ward Office
4300 Lyons Ave.
Houston, TX 77020
Phone: (713) 227-7740
Heights Office
420 West 19th Street
Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713) 861-4070
Houston District Office
1919 Smith Street
Suite 1180
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 655-0050
Fax: (713) 655-1612
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
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Committees and Caucuses
The Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
- Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
The Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Congresswoman Jackson Lee serves in a number of additional leadership roles:
- CHIEF DEPUTY WHIP: Democratic Caucus
- VICE CHAIR: Congressional Progressive Caucus
- FORMER WHIP: Congressional Black Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Afghanistan Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Bipartisan Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Children’s Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Ghana Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Pakistan Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Iranian Women Congressional Caucus
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a member of over 60 Congressional Member organizations, including:
Baltic Caucus
Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease
Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
Congressional Afghanistan Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional African Partnership for Economic Growth Caucus
Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Bipartisan Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus, Public Safety Task Force – Legislative Working Group
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Task Force on Women of Color, Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Brazil
Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy
Congressional Caucus on Ethiopia and Ethiopian-Americans
Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Congressional Caucus on Nigeria
Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch
Congressional Caucus on Turkey
Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Congressional Children’s Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional China Caucus
Congressional Coastal Caucus
Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
Congressional Czech Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Fraternal Caucus
Congressional French Caucus
Congressional Friends of Canada
Congressional Ghana Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Congressional High Technology Caucus
Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
Congressional Internet Caucus
Congressional Iraqi Women’s Caucus
Congressional JOBS NOW! Caucus
Congressional Labor Caucus
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Pakistan Caucus, Founder & Co-Chair
Congressional Port Security Caucus
Congressional Portuguese Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus, Vice Chair for Inter-Caucus Relations
Congressional Propane Caucus
Congressional Pro-Sports Caucus
Congressional Qatari-American Caucus
Congressional Refugee Caucus
Congressional Singapore Caucus
Congressional Small Business Caucus
Congressional Soccer Caucus
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
Congressional Texas Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas
Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus
Congressional Vision Caucus
Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Congressional Wireless Caucus
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Region 6 Representative
Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Friends of Finland Caucus
Friends of Job Corp Congressional Caucus
Friends of Norway Caucus
Green Schools Caucus
Helsinki Commission
Home Health Caucus
Home Hunger Caucus
House Afterschool Caucus
House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Competitiveness
House Manufacturing Caucus
House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
House Tech Accountability Caucus
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
Iranian Women Congressional Caucus, Founder & Co-Chair
Kenya Caucus
Latino-Jewish Congress
Law Enforcement Caucus
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Caucus
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
Nigeria Caucus
Out of Afghanistan Caucus
Out of Iraq Caucus
Out of Poverty Caucus
Seniors Caucus
The Congressional Award Foundation
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
US-Africa Policy Working Group
U.S.-China Working Group
Finances
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Committees
The Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
- Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
The Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Congresswoman Jackson Lee serves in a number of additional leadership roles:
- CHIEF DEPUTY WHIP: Democratic Caucus
- VICE CHAIR: Congressional Progressive Caucus
- FORMER WHIP: Congressional Black Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Afghanistan Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Bipartisan Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Children’s Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Ghana Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Congressional Pakistan Caucus
- CO-CHAIR: Iranian Women Congressional Caucus
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a member of over 60 Congressional Member organizations, including:
Baltic Caucus
Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease
Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
Congressional Afghanistan Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional African Partnership for Economic Growth Caucus
Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Bipartisan Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus, Public Safety Task Force – Legislative Working Group
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Task Force on Women of Color, Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Brazil
Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy
Congressional Caucus on Ethiopia and Ethiopian-Americans
Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Congressional Caucus on Nigeria
Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch
Congressional Caucus on Turkey
Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Congressional Children’s Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional China Caucus
Congressional Coastal Caucus
Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
Congressional Czech Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Fraternal Caucus
Congressional French Caucus
Congressional Friends of Canada
Congressional Ghana Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Congressional High Technology Caucus
Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
Congressional Internet Caucus
Congressional Iraqi Women’s Caucus
Congressional JOBS NOW! Caucus
Congressional Labor Caucus
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Pakistan Caucus, Founder & Co-Chair
Congressional Port Security Caucus
Congressional Portuguese Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus, Vice Chair for Inter-Caucus Relations
Congressional Propane Caucus
Congressional Pro-Sports Caucus
Congressional Qatari-American Caucus
Congressional Refugee Caucus
Congressional Singapore Caucus
Congressional Small Business Caucus
Congressional Soccer Caucus
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
Congressional Texas Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas
Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus
Congressional Vision Caucus
Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Congressional Wireless Caucus
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Region 6 Representative
Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Friends of Finland Caucus
Friends of Job Corp Congressional Caucus
Friends of Norway Caucus
Green Schools Caucus
Helsinki Commission
Home Health Caucus
Home Hunger Caucus
House Afterschool Caucus
House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Competitiveness
House Manufacturing Caucus
House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
House Tech Accountability Caucus
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
Iranian Women Congressional Caucus, Founder & Co-Chair
Kenya Caucus
Latino-Jewish Congress
Law Enforcement Caucus
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Caucus
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
Nigeria Caucus
Out of Afghanistan Caucus
Out of Iraq Caucus
Out of Poverty Caucus
Seniors Caucus
The Congressional Award Foundation
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
US-Africa Policy Working Group
U.S.-China Working Group
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Services
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District
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Texas’s 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The current Representative from the 18th district is Sheila Jackson Lee.
The district was first represented by Barbara Jordan, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, who was praised by many for her powerful presence and oratorical skills. She was also the first lesbian to serve that district.
Since the district was moved to Houston in 1972, it has voted for a Democrat in every presidential election. The district gave George McGovern 69% in 1972 and Walter Mondale 72% in 1984.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th congressional district, having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She is also co-dean of Texas’s congressional delegation.
Born in Queens, New York, Jackson Lee graduated from Yale University in 1972 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. In 1987, after she had moved to Houston, she was appointed as a municipal judge for the city by Kathy Whitmire. In 1989, Jackson Lee was elected to the Houston City Council. She served in the office until 1994 when she began a campaign for Congress. In the Democratic primary, she defeated incumbent Craig Washington and went on to easily win the general election. Since 1995, she has retained her position as the U.S. Representative from Texas’s 18th congressional district.
During her congressional tenure, Jackson Lee has been a supporter of many progressive policies.[2] She introduced the Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act in 2013 and the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act in 2021. In 2019, Jackson Lee stepped down as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a subcommittee in the House 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 the 2023 Houston mayoral election in March of that year. In the first round, she placed second behind state senator John 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 in a landslide to Whitmire. On December 11, she filed to run for re-election to her congressional seat, and would successfully win the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Early life and career in Texas
Jackson Lee was born Sheila Jackson in Queens, New York. Her father, Ezra Clyde Jackson, who was born in Brooklyn, was a comic book artist and the son of Jamaican immigrants.[3] Her mother, Ivalita Bennett Jackson, was a nurse, and came to New York at an early age from her birthplace of St. Petersburg, Florida.[4]
Jackson Lee graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens. She earned a BA in political science from Yale University in 1972 and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975.[5]
Jackson Lee moved to Houston when her husband, Elwyn Lee, accepted a position at the University of Houston. She made three unsuccessful attempts at local judgeships before becoming a Houston, Texas municipal judge from 1987 to 1990.[6] Along with Sylvia Garcia, Jackson Lee was appointed by then Mayor of Houston Kathy Whitmire.
In 1989, Jackson Lee won the at-large position for a seat on the Houston City Council, serving until 1994.[6] On the city council, she helped pass a safety ordinance that required parents to keep their guns away from children.[7] She also worked for expanded summer hours at city parks and recreation centers as a way to combat gang violence.[8]
U.S. House of Representatives
1994 run for office
In 1994, Jackson Lee challenged four-term incumbent U.S. Representative Craig Washington in the Democratic primary.[6] Washington had come under fire for opposing several projects that would have benefited the Houston area.[9] Jackson Lee defeated Washington, 63% to 37%.[10] The victory was tantamount to election in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district. In the general election, she defeated Republican nominee Jerry Burley, 73%–24%.[11]
Tenure
Before the 110th Congress, Jackson Lee served on the House Science Committee and on the Subcommittee that oversees space policy and NASA.[12] She is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus[13][14] and a CBC whip.[9]
On September 27, 2013, Jackson Lee introduced the Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act (H.R. 3202; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the United States Department of Homeland Security to assess the effectiveness of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.[15] 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.[16]
In January 2019, The New York Times reported that Jackson Lee planned to resign as chair of the Congressional 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 federal Violence Against Women Act.[17] She also stepped down from her chairmanship of the House Judiciary subcommittee.[18]
On January 4, 2021, Jackson Lee introduced the Sabika 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.[19]
In the 117th Congress (2021–2023), Jackson Lee voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100 percent of the time, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[20] Jackson Lee and Representative Lloyd Doggett became co-deans of Texas’s congressional delegation in January 2023 after the retirement of Eddie Bernice Johnson.
Staffing issues
In 1998, The Houston Press reported that five of Jackson Lee’s staffers had quit that spring. The paper quoted Lee’s 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 irritated Continental Airlines staffers to the point where one suggested she fly on a competitor instead.”[21][22]
In 2011, Jackson Lee was reported to have one of the highest staff turnover rates in Congress. The Huffington Post and the Houston Chronicle reported that she had gone through 11 chiefs of staff in the course of 11 years.[23][24] A 2013 report concluded that “the veteran Texas Democrat had the highest turnover rate for all of Congress over the [previous] decade.”[25] Washingtonian magazine named Jackson Lee as the “meanest Democratic Congress member” in both 2014 and 2017.[26] In 2018, LegiStorm reported that Jackson Lee’s annual turnover rate, at 62%, was the highest in Congress.[27]
Committee assignments
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
- Committee on the Budget
Caucus memberships
Jackson Lee is or has been a member of a number of caucuses, including:
- The 9-11 Commission Caucus
- The Building a Better America Caucus (BABAC)
- The Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety
- The Congressional Human Rights Caucus
- The Congressional Algeria Caucus
- The Congressional Pakistan Caucus
- The US-Afghan Caucus
- Veterinary Medicine Caucus[28]
- Congressional Progressive Caucus[29]
- House Baltic Caucus[30]
- Congressional Arts Caucus[31]
- Afterschool Caucuses[32]
- Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus[33]
- United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[34]
- U.S.-Japan Caucus[35]
- Medicare for All Caucus
2023 Houston mayoral run
On March 27, 2023, Jackson Lee announced her candidacy for the mayor of Houston in the 2023 election.[36] Jackson Lee garnered endorsements from notable political figures such as outgoing Houston mayor Sylvester Turner, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.[37] On November 7, 2023, Jackson Lee came in second place in the election, behind Democratic state senator John Whitmire. However, none of the 18 candidates who ran managed to surpass the required 50 percent threshold.
Jackson Lee and Whitmire advanced to a runoff election on December 9, 2023. Jackson Lee was ultimately defeated by Whitmire, who won over 60 percent of the vote.[38][39] Following her loss, Jackson Lee filed for re-election to her U.S. House seat on December 11, 2023.[40][41]
Political views and statements
Foreign policy
In 2000, Jackson Lee favored permanently normalizing trade status for China, arguing that it would aid both human rights and Houston’s economy.[42]
Jackson Lee traveled to the 2001 World Conference against Racism in South Africa, and has backed sanctions against Sudan.[43] On April 28, 2006, along with four other members of Congress and six other activists, she was arrested for disorderly conduct in front of Sudan‘s embassy in Washington. They were protesting the role of Sudan’s government in ethnic cleansing in Darfur.[44]
Jackson Lee has urged better relations between the U.S. and Venezuela, which she describes as a friendly nation. She said the U.S. should reconsider its ban on selling F-16 fighter jets and spare parts to Venezuela. The U.S. State Department bans such sales due to “lack of support” for counter-terrorist operations and Venezuela’s relations with Iran and Cuba.[45][46]
In May 2015, Jackson Lee took a trip to Azerbaijan paid for by the Azerbaijani government.[47][48]
Jackson Lee condemned President Erdoğan‘s wide-ranging crackdown on dissent following a failed July 2016 coup in Turkey.[49]
Domestic policy
Jackson Lee is active on immigration issues.[50] She has proposed increasing border security and increasing opportunities for legalization among those living in the U.S. She has 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.”[51]
In January 2011, Jackson Lee said that repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would violate the Constitution, arguing that the act is constitutional under the Commerce Clause, and that repealing it would violate both the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments.[52][53][54]
At a March 2011 Homeland Security Committee hearing on radical Muslims in the U.S., Jackson Lee said that Peter King‘s hearings were helping al-Qaeda and “going the same route as Arizona.” She complained that the hearings were scaring Muslim Americans and called them “an outrage”.[55]
LGBT rights
Jackson Lee voted present on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.[56] In 2009, she voted for the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill that expanded the federal hate crime law to cover crimes biased by the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity.[57] In 2010, she voted in favor of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act that allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve openly in the U.S. military.[58]
In 2019, Jackson Lee voted for the Equality Act, which expanded the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.[59] Jackson Lee criticized Republican representatives who opposed the legislation on religious grounds.[60]
Racial issues
In 2003, Jackson Lee suggested changing the naming practices for tropical cyclones and hurricanes, saying that “all racial groups should be represented” and that meteorological organizations should “try to be inclusive of African American names.”[61][62]
Speaking at the July 2010 NAACP national convention, Jackson Lee compared the Tea Party movement to the Ku 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, including Tea Party Caucus founder Michele Bachmann (R-MN).[63][64]
Presidential election objections
In 2001, Jackson Lee and other House members objected to counting Florida’s electoral votes, which George W. Bush narrowly won after a contentious recount in the 2000 presidential election. Because no senator joined the objection, it was dismissed by Senate President Al Gore.[65]
In 2005, Jackson Lee was one of the 31 House Democrats who voted not to count Ohio’s electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.[66][67] 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 the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
During the 2017 United States Electoral College vote count, Jackson Lee objected to counting North Carolina’s, South Carolina’s and Wyoming’s electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.[68] Because no senator joined her objections, they were dismissed.[69]
Gaffes
According to The Daily Beast, Jackson Lee has a “history of wild statements” and political gaffes.[70] These include incorrectly stating that the U.S. Constitution was 400 years old;[71] displaying a false version of the Confederate battle flag during a Congressional debate;[72] mistakenly criticizing Wikipedia instead of WikiLeaks;[73] incorrectly calling the Moon a “planet” that is made “mostly of gases”;[74][75] and saying that North Vietnam and South Vietnam were still separate countries.[76][77]
The Hill reported that during a 1997 visit to the Mars Pathfinder operations center, Jackson Lee asked whether the Pathfinder rover had taken a picture of the U.S. flag planted by Neil Armstrong; the flag had been planted on the Moon, not Mars. Jackson Lee was at the time a member of the Aeronautics and Space Subcommittee of the House Science Committee.[78][79] 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.[79][80]
In July 2014, Jackson Lee said that “we did not seek an impeachment” of President George W. Bush. Jackson Lee was one of 11 co-sponsors of the 2008 U.S. House bill H. Res. 1258, which sought to impeach Bush for “deceiving Congress with fabricated threats of Iraq WMDs“. Jackson Lee’s spokesperson later said that she “misspoke”.[81][82]
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.[83]
Personal life
In 1973, Jackson Lee married Elwyn Lee, who has served as a law professor and vice president of student affairs at the University of Houston. The couple has two children.[5][12]
Jackson Lee is a Seventh-day Adventist.[84] She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority[85] as well as The Links organization.[86]
Awards and recognition
- Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) Award (the highest civil award of Pakistan) from the President of Pakistan in 2020, recognizing her services to Pakistan.[87]
Electoral history
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 |
See also
- Politics of Houston
- List of African-American United States representatives
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
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External links
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee official U.S. House website
- Sheila Jackson Lee for U.S. Congress
- Sheila Jackson Lee at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart