Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter backs Christian Menefee for mom’s US House seat

By Staff Reports

October 29, 2025

Former US Rep. Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, expressed her support of CD 18 candidate Christian Menefee at an Oct. 19 rally. Carter held the position for a few months after her mother’s passing and was then succeeded by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.

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