Jackson Lee has served Houston in Congress since 1995, after previously serving on City...
each have raised more than $1 million for their respective campaigns. Whitmire has grown a $10 million stockpile over decades in the Legislature.Jackson Lee ended last year with about $300,000 in her campaign account, according to federal data.The election is Nov. 7, with a runoff likely occurring about a month after. Runoffs happen when no candidate garners more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election. They usually occur in mayoral elections due to the large number of candidates.
The field includes Chris Hollins, who served as county clerk overseeing the 2020 elections; Amanda Edwards, who served on City Council and ran for U.S. Senate in 2020; Lee Kaplan, an attorney; City Councilmember
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