Supporters of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner launched “Sylvester Turner For Congress” signs in the air as the final votes from Democratic precinct chairs were tallied by a district-wide chair of the Harris County Democratic Party, Linda Bell-Robinson, on Tuesday night. Turner secured the Democratic nomination in a nail-biter of...
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner fomrally accepted his nomination after he was selected by precinct chairs to be the Democratic nominee for the 18th congressional district.Supporters of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner launched “Sylvester Turner For Congress” signs in the air as the final votes from Democratic precinct chairs were tallied by a district-wide chair of the Harris County Democratic Party , Linda Bell-Robinson, on Tuesday night.
“Everything that I said are promises I made,” he added. “I look forward to working with everybody, every community, every nationality. Regardless of where you come from or your socioeconomic status, move the 18th congressional district forward.” Turner will be on the ballot in November, running against Republican nominee Lana Centonze in the general election. The former mayor gave a nod to Jackson Lee’s daughter, Erica Lee Carter, saying he would be happy to run this race next to the “congresswoman.”Carter recently announced her entrance into the special election to fulfill the remainder of her mother’s term.
Edwards and Turner went neck and neck in the first round, as Turner led with 35 votes to Edwards’s 34. However, neither got a majority — 40 votes — needed to be considered the party’s nominee. Johnson, Morales and Plummer never tallied more than five votes, and Slater was the sole nominee to receive no votes.Nancy Sims, political science lecturer at the University of Houston, said she was surprised by the number of votes that went Edwards' way.
Community members and several fellow contenders have spoken out about concerns they have regarding Turner’s health following his recent bout with cancer. The former mayor admitted there was a time when he was not going to pursue the nomination but that his doctor encouraged him to do it.
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Congressional District 18 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
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