Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, at some point, will call a special election to fill the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat after the untimely death of Congressman Sylvester Turner. The top field of possible contenders are Former State Representative Jarvis Johnson, State Representative Ron Reynolds, State Representative Jolanda Jones, State Representative Christina Morales, Former State Representative Shawn Thierry, NAACP-Houston President Bishop James Dixon, Councilwoman Letitia Plummer, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Former Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter, Former Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, Former Candidate for State Rep. Angeanette "Angie" Thibodeaux, Community Activist Travis McGee, Community Actist Deric Muhammad, TSU Board Regent Dr. Richard Johnson, and former prizefighter turned Businessman Eric Carr. Aubrey R. Taylor Communications publishes the Houston Business Connections Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.
