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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee reportedly polls Houston mayor race ahead of possible surprise entry [1]

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Date: 2023-02-10  

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Houston City Councilman Robert Gallegos, who would be the Bayou City’s first-ever Latino mayor, announced Thursday that he was joining this November’s nonpartisan primary to succeed termed-out incumbent Sylvester Turner, but an even more prominent Democrat also appears to be eyeing the race. An unreleased poll from earlier this month tested Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a possible contender, and while she hasn’t said anything publicly about running, longtime political writer Charles Kuffner says her campaign is indeed surveying the race.

Kuffner writes that he learned this because he himself was sampled, and he made sure to ask who was behind the poll at the very end. The filing deadline isn’t until late August, and a prominent figure like Jackson Lee may be able to afford to wait a while before deciding if she wants to get in; Jackson Lee would not need to sacrifice her safely blue House seat, though, if she decided to seek the post this year. The field may expand no matter what the congresswoman does, as the Houston Chronicle’s Dylan McGuinness says that bond investor Gilbert Garcia, who is the former head of the local public transit authority METRO, is “expected” to run himself.

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