Turner’s win after his selection by local Democratic precinct chairs followed a resounding endorsement from the late Sheila Jackson Lee’s children, Jason Lee and Erica Lee Carter
According to Fox 26, Turner’s win after his selection by local Democratic precinct chairs followed a resounding endorsement from the late Sheila Jackson Lee’s children, Jason Lee and Erica Lee Carter.
“We have no doubt Mayor Turner will carry on our mother’s legacy of service because we’ve witnessed it almost our entire lives. Our mother had no greater partner than Mayor Turner, and he honors her with his willingness to dutifully and humbly serve as a sturdy bridge to the next generation of leadership for the historic 18th Congressional District of Texas,” the pair wrote in August.
According to Houston Public Media, Lee Carter also defeated a Republican, Maria Dunn, by a nearly identical margin as Turner, winning 69% of the vote in the special election to fill the remaining two months of her late mother’s term in office.
Lee Carter’s platform focused on education, job training, healthcare, women and families.
Turner’s more expansive policy platform includes hurricane recovery, addressing cancer clusters in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens, safety, education, and women’s reproductive rights.
Following his win, Turner spoke to Houston’s KHOU-13 station.
“I look forward to representing people in the 18th over the next few years. Look, you can’t replace Sheila Jackson Lee, but in her memory, you can continue to serve the people in the 18th. You can give them a sort of representation that they rightfully deserve,” Turner said. “You can fight to bring back federal resources. You can fight for affordable healthcare, affordable housing, economic, workforce job opportunities, and infrastructure dollars. Those are the things that they need.”
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Source: Black Enterprise
