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Jolanda Jones Enters Race for Texas’s 18th District Seat

Her candidacy boosts a packed slate seeking the November special election to fill the seat vacated by Sylvester Turner.

State Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, speaks in favor of Medicaid expansion during the budget debate in the Texas House on April 10, 2025.
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Overview

  • Jolanda Jones declared her run on June 5 after concluding the Texas legislative session, highlighting her service as state representative for Houston’s 147th District since 2022.
  • She joins Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards and Isaiah Martin, a former senior advisor to Sheila Jackson Lee.
  • Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled the special election for November 4, 2025, with candidates required to file by September 3.
  • Texas’s 18th District remains a secure Democratic stronghold long represented by Black leaders such as Barbara Jordan and Sheila Jackson Lee.
  • Jones has underscored her record on expanding Medicaid, reforming pretrial detention policies and restoring abortion rights at the federal level.