Erica Lee Carter was elected in November to fill the last two months of her mom Sheila Jackson Lee's congressional term. While Carter sat in her mom's seat, she didn't claim to have filled her shoes.

Carter, the daughter of late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, served the remainder of her mother's term after her death. "Carter has been a partner in fighting for the betterment of the 18th ...

In November, Jackson Lee's daughter Erica Lee Carter, also in her 40s, was elected to fill the last two months of her mom's congressional term. "Mayor Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee made sure that ...