The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee files to run for Sylvester Turner's seat in Congress. Erica Lee Carter, former Congresswoman and daughter of the late Sheila Jackson Lee, endorsed Menefee in a social media post.

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX), who survived a battle with bone cancer in 2022, died earlier this month at age 70.