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Sheila Jackson Lee - forThe U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, serving since 1995.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, serving since 1995. The district includes most of inner-city Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Jackson Lee graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens. She earned a B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1972, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Early political career
Jackson Lee made three unsuccessful attempts at local judgeships before becoming a municipal judge from 1987 to 1990. Jackson Lee, along with Sylvia Garcia, were appointed by then Mayor of Houston Kathy Whitmire. In 1989 she won the at-large position for a seat on the ...
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Al Sharpton and Sheila Jackson Lee Translate Racial Code
This whole "Differ with Barack Obama and You're a Racist" thing is getting old. Take for example Texas Democrat congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Sheila has already made it known that disagreeing with the first black president instantly makes you a racist. Besides being at odds with Barack, more recently Jackson Lee has also declared racist any mention -- by a white candidate, that is -- of blue-collar work or, for that matter, any-color food stamps. Thankfully, food stamps no longer come in a multicolored booklet that Sheila can scrutinize for racial undertones. Even so, according to the ...
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Jackson Lee: Gingrich Is Using Racial ‘Code Words’
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on Friday accused Newt Gingrich of using racial “code words” in calling President Barack Obama the “food stamp president” and saying schools ought to hire children to do janitorial work. The Texas congresswoman’s comments came in response to a question about remarks she made on the House floor Wednesday, when she said there are “candidates like Newt Gingrich who want to throw fuel and matches and fire to develop sort of an explosiveness in this country” and there are “underlying suggestions” to calling ...
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Jackson Lee Steered More than $5 Million in Tax Dollars
A Washington Post report says Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee steered millions of tax dollars to the university where her husband worked. The report says Jackson Lee helped send more than $5 million to the University of Houston while her husband was vice president of student affairs. In a statement to KHOU 11 News, Jackson Lee said she never discussed funding with her husband and UH was one of many area schools that received federal dollars. "Not only have I worked vigorously to secure federal funds for the University of Houston, I have also worked just as aggressively to secure ...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE URGES THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO EXTEND EQUAL PROTECTION FOR ALL BY DECLARING THE EQUALITY OF ALL MARRIAGES FOR ALL COUPLES Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement today on the eve of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of two cases involving marriage equality for same-sex couples: “This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two important cases involving marriage equality. I urge the Court to continue its traditional role of being the guardian of individual liberties and the body that protects and expands the constitutional rights of the people guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and the Equal Protection and Due Processes Clauses. “I urge the Court, therefore, to uphold the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Hollingsworth v. Perry declaring California’s Proposition 8 to be an impermissible infringement on the equal rights of gay and lesbian persons to marry. I also urge the Court to uphold the decision of the United States Court of Appea |
CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE AND THE GOSPEL MUSIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION WELCOME LEGENDARY GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST RANCE ALLEN TO HOUSTON, TEXAS September is Gospel Music Heritage Month as proclaimed by H. Con. Res. 370 which was introduced by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. During that month “gospel music” is honored for its value and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee introduced the historic resolution and led its passage in both the United States House and Senate with bi-partisan support. By the invitation of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Tuesday February 26th, in Houston, TX, The Museum of Fine Arts, in association KTSU, Gospel Music Heritage Foundation and Tyscot will host a special screening of the film documentary Music Majors: The Rance Allen Group hosted by Yolanda Adams. The Congresswoman released the following statement: ‘The Legendary Rance Allen Group has impacted the careers and lives of many artists in the music industry with their music style and hearts of gold. Recently, the group shared personal moments of their family h |
Mourning the death of Judge A. D. Azios Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement regarding the death of Judge A. D. Azios, the first Hispanic judge elected in Harris County: “Judge Azios began his spectacular law career in 1949. Judge Azios graduated from South Texas School of Law in Houston, and then practiced as an attorney for over two decades before he became a municipal court judge in 1964. Educated in Laredo public schools, Judge Azios worked his way through college, majoring in pre-law at the University of Texas-Austin, where he was active in student government before serving in the Army infantry in World War II. “Judge Azios was the first Hispanic judge elected in Harris County. Among the many prominent cases in which he presided was the landmark Texas v. Cynthia Ray Campbell case, the first court in Texas to try a DNA case. Judge Azios was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hispanic Bar Association for recognition of outstanding |
CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE SUPPORTS PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court review of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby v. Holder. Members of Congress, civil rights leaders and organizations, and hundreds of supporters of protecting the right to vote for all Americans will gather on the steps of the Supreme Court as the arguments are heard. “The Voting Rights Act is still one of the most critical and successful pieces of legislation that protects the right to vote for all Americans. This challenge to Section 5 of the VRA is a threat to the basic principle of our democracy that every citizen’s voice should be heard and their vote protected by our government. It also puts voters who are likely to be disenfranchised through nefarious practices across this country at risk. “This is not an issue of race or of political ideology. It is a threat to the very fabric on which our democracy was built and the foundation upon which it s |
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