In 1989, Jackson Lee won the at-large position for a seat on the Houston City Council, serving until 1994. On the city council, she helped pass a safety ordinance that required parents to keep their guns away from children.
72 years (January 12, 1950)Sheila Jackson Lee / Age
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Elwyn LeeSheila Jackson Lee / HusbandElwyn Cornelius Lee (born 1949) is the Vice President for Community Relations and Institutional Access at the University of Houston. He is the husband of congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
University of Virginia School of...1975Yale University1972Jamaica High SchoolSheila Jackson Lee/Education
Democratic PartySheila Jackson Lee / PartyThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominately built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Wikipedia
Representative (D-TX 18th District) since 1995Sheila Jackson Lee / Office
Flores has worked as a respiratory therapist. She is married to a U.S. Border Patrol agent, with whom she has four children.
What is a Representative? Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees.
Representatives serve 2-year terms. Read up on the relationship between the two chambers with these essays by the Senate Historian's Office.
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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee | Representing the 18th District of TEXAS.
Congressman Jodey Arrington is the proud United States Representative for constituents of Texas' 19th Congressional District.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. She is serving her fourteenth 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.
Texas's 18th congressional districtTexas's 18th congressional district since January 3, 2013RepresentativeSheila Jackson Lee D–HoustonDistribution99.94% urban 0.06% ruralPopulation (2019)827,0153 more rows