{"id":599891,"date":"2023-12-04T07:02:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/congresswoman-released-ad-telling-supporters-to-vote-on-the-wrong-day\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T07:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:02:22","slug":"congresswoman-released-ad-telling-supporters-to-vote-on-the-wrong-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/congresswoman-released-ad-telling-supporters-to-vote-on-the-wrong-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#Congresswoman released ad telling supporters to vote on the wrong day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/jacksonleesheila_010423gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who is running for Mayor of Houston, released a campaign advertisement urging supporters to vote, except the advertisement had the wrong day.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee is running in the Houston mayoral runoff election, which takes place on Saturday, Dec. 9. Her advertisement, which has been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/oops-democratic-congresswoman-puts-out-new-ad-urging-her-supporters-to-vote-on-the-wrong-day\/\">confirmed by Mediaite<\/a> to have aired on Houston\u2019s television markets, tells voters to head to the polls \u201con or before December 7<sup>th<\/sup>.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In the advertisement, Jackson Lee shows off her record serving in Congress and city council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouston, I\u2019ve spent my entire career fighting for you from fighting to keep our kids safe from guns when I was on city council, to my days in Congress fighting to protect women\u2019s reproductive freedom and for funding for our police, schools and small businesses,\u201d she said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, I\u2019m running to be your mayor, because if we\u2019re going to bring down crime, fix our streets and bring good paying jobs here, then Houston needs a champion who\u2019s ready to fight for what\u2019s right. And I am,\u201d she said in the video, which concluded with a graphic with the incorrect date of the election.<\/p>\n<p>The election initially had 16 candidates, but Jackson Lee is now up against State Senator John Whitmire, who took an early lead. The two candidates breezed past other contenders in the race that has been focused on crime, infrastructure and potential budget shortfalls, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/houston-texas-mayor-race-election-2023-9830ddb83d63ba9c360b5d75e6c52f75\">The Associated Press reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other candidates included sitting Mayor Sylvester Turner (D), former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins (D), House City Council Member Robert Gallegos, former Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Gilbert Garcia and former City Council Member Amanda Edwards, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/03\/27\/sheila-jackson-lee-houston-mayor\/\">the Texas Tribune reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee, who represents Texas\u2019 18<sup>th<\/sup> district, assumed office in 1995. She announced in March that she is running for mayor in the already crowded field. She said to the people of Houston that she has served them for 28 years and \u201cwants to come home\u201d to be mayor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>If she were to be elected, Jackson Lee would be Houston\u2019s first Black female mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to Jackson Lee\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who is running for Mayor of Houston, released a campaign advertisement urging supporters to vote, except the advertisement had the wrong day. Jackson Lee is running in the Houston mayoral runoff election, which takes place on Saturday, Dec. 9. 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