June 19, 2023, HOUSTON, TX – This morning, former At-Massive Houston Metropolis Council Member Amanda Edwards launched her marketing campaign immediately to succeed Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to serve Houston’s 18th Congressional District. Surrounded by neighborhood stakeholders within the coronary heart of fifth Ward, she introduced the information of suspending her bid for Houston mayor with a view to run for Congress.
As a local Houstonian, legal professional, non-profit chief and former At-Massive Houston Council Member, Amanda possesses a robust skill to be the kind of servant chief that the neighborhood wants. Amanda’s skill to unravel the advanced challenges, in addition to to grab alternatives for our neighborhood makes her uniquely ready to ship the outcomes the neighborhood wants. Her fierce advocacy, constant grassroots community-based strategy, mixed together with her skill to deliver modern options to the district will profit the residents within the District tremendously.
Whereas on Metropolis Council, Amanda was very efficient at main efforts to help a neighborhood the place everybody can thrive. She led efforts to cut back disparities that ladies and minority small companies face. Amanda additionally initiated and led the town’s process pressure and efforts to domesticate our innovation economic system, which resulted within the creation of Houston’s Innovation District, amongst different issues. Amanda has additionally led efforts to advertise extra multi-modal transportation and infrastructure in our neighborhood. Because of Hurricane Harvey, Amanda has mobilized lots of of volunteers to go door to door to assist help weak residents (i.e. low-income seniors) who’ve nonetheless but to get well. Her priorities for her Congressional bid will concentrate on themes starting from financial alternative to healthcare entry and schooling.
“I’m operating for Congress to position individuals over politics, and to ship the outcomes our neighborhood deserves. As Congresswoman Jackson Lee seeks to come back dwelling to function Houston’s subsequent mayor, I search to proceed the robust legacy of servant management within the 18th Congressional District. From Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Congressman Mickey Leland, Congressman Craig Washington to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the individuals of the 18th Congressional District deserve the subsequent leg of this relay to proceed to be robust, daring, efficient and centered on the individuals.” Edwards states.
“Amanda Edwards is a real servant chief at her core. She locations the neighborhood and outcomes first. She is prepared for the problem forward and I’m enthusiastic about what her management means for our neighborhood, this District and its robust legacy of service.” Ms. Jacqueline Bostic states.
Along with her time on Metropolis Council, Amanda has served on the Nationwide League of Cities Board of Administrators, the Advisory Council for Accelerator for America, Houston Exponential Board of Administrators, as President of the Board of Administrators for Undertaking Row Homes within the Historic Third Ward neighborhood, and on quite a few different civic boards and committees, together with Texas Lyceum and the Houston Space City League Younger Professionals.
Amanda is a graduate of Eisenhower Excessive College in Aldine ISD and Emory College in Atlanta, the place she earned a level in political science, served as scholar physique president for the school and was inducted into the Emory College Corridor of Fame. Edwards additionally earned a J.D. from Harvard Regulation College. Edwards is a life-long member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Acres Houses.
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