Sep 27, 2018 · (Sep. 27, 2018) — During a lunch break in the hearing for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to provide her testimony as to her allegation that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when she was 15, a Twitter user posted a seven-second video of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee handing one of Ford’s attorneys, Michael Bromwich, an envelope …
Sep 27, 2018 · Some of you wondered about a brief moment caught on camera with Texas Congressman Sheila Jackson Lee walking up to Dr. Ford's lawyer and handing him notes.
Sep 27, 2018 · Social Media is all “a-twitter” with a video taken during the Ford hearings Thursday that showed Rep Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) slipping a white envelope to one of Ford’s …
Sep 27, 2018 · At one point, Democrat Representative Sheila Jackson Lee handed Ford’s lawyer, Mr. Bromwich a piece of paper. Bromwich then put the piece of paper in his pocket. …
Sep 27, 2018 · Attorney Michael Bromwich, who was brought on board to assist Debra Katz with this case, was handed a white envelope on the downlow by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). She still …
Sheila Jackson Lee. In this article, the surname is Jackson Lee, not Lee. Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston.
House website. Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party .
Jackson Lee was born Sheila Jackson in Queens, New York. Her parents were immigrants from Jamaica. She graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens. She earned a BA in political science from Yale University in 1972 and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975.
In 1994, Jackson Lee challenged four-term incumbent U.S. Representative Craig Washington in the Democratic primary. Washington had come under fire for opposing several projects that would have benefited the Houston area. Jackson Lee defeated Washington, 63% to 37%. The victory was tantamount to election in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district. In the general election, she defeated Republican nominee Jerry Burley, 73%–24%.
For the first time in her congressional career, Jackson Lee was challenged in the Democratic primary; her opponents were Houston City Councilmember Jarvis Johnson and Sean Roberts. She defeated them, 67%–28%-5%.
In the Democratic primary, Jackson Lee defeated Richard Johnson, 85.3% to 14.7%. In the general election, she defeated Republican nominee Ave Reynero Pate, 75.25% to 20.81%. Libertarian Luke Spencer and independent Vince Duncan received the remainder of the vote.
She is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and a CBC whip. She is known to be gaffe-prone and has a reputation for treating staffers poorly.