Sheila Jackson Lee

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential voice in Washington. She has represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world since 1985. Considered by many as the "Voice of Reason", she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people. Ms. Jackson Lee earned a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University with honors in the first graduating class including females, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. She is married to Dr. Elwyn Lee who is also a Yale Graduate and an Administrator at the University of Houston. She has two children Jason Lee a graduate of Harvard University and Erica Lee a graduate of Duke University who is also a Member of the Harris County School Board in Houston, Texas. She is also the proud grandmother of two grandkids (twins), granddaughter Ellison Bennett Carter and grandson Roy Lee Carter, III.