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-Land of the Free
US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's campaign chairman knocked out in dust-up at Houston campaign satellite office
2023-11-05
[ABC13 Hoouston] One person was reportedly assaulted at the office of Houston mayoral candidate US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on Monday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.
Going from congresswoman to mayor? Isn’t it usually the other direction?
The attack happened at Jackson-Lee's satellite office in the 4400 block of Almeda Road just before 10 a.m., according to police.

HPD said a suspect allegedly attacked 66-year-old Gerald Womack, Jackson-Lee's campaign chair. Police say the two are familiar and that he was harassing Womack for six months.

Womack reportedly told police that they began arguing when he saw the man inside the building that morning. The two got into an argument, and the suspect punched Womack in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.

A minor scuffle ensued before the suspect left the building on foot, according to police. According to HPD, one officer said Womack did sustain a large bump on his head from the assault.

A statement was sent out by the mayoral candidate's office, which read in part:

"We are deeply concerned by these attacks, and this is yet another example of how dangerous conspiracy rhetoric inflamed by Republican extremists has real consequences where people get hurt. We have taken additional security measures and we will continue to move forward with our task at hand to elect the best choice for Mayor of Houston, Sheila Jackson Lee."

According to police, this case will be considered an assault on an elderly person.
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Posted by:Enver Dingle4916

#6  A bit of background: The Mayor's office in Houston is basically non functional. The current mayor, Sylvester Turner, is a civil rights lawyer who chased the job like a dog chases a car. Until he caught it. He's decided to go back to his old job, but nobody wants to be mayor.
Sheila's at her sell by date in congress, and her husband is vice something-or-other at the University of Houston.
So it's basically a retirement job.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-11-05 18:48  

#5  A real Sheila, though.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-11-05 15:34  

#4  Another Jackson is Thomas Jonathon (Stonewall) Jackson.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-11-05 13:38  

#3  Just another fine morning at the south end of MLK Blvd in Houston.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-11-05 09:09  

#2  What I want to know is why she still parades around with a last name honoring not one but two white oppressors, Andrew Jackson and Robert E. Lee. She should appoint a "search committee" to help her find an "authentic" name. I'ma thinking Shaun King (Talcum X), Rachel Dolezal (Nkechi Amare Diallo) and Elizabeth Warren (Fauxahontas).
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-11-05 08:26  

#1  I suspect that the truth is that no Republicans were involved.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-11-05 08:15  

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