Houston Style recently sat with Amanda Edwards , a native of Houston, in what is considered a highly contested race for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. She is running in the special election scheduled for November 4, 2025 (Election Day), with early voting taking place October 20–31, 2025, to fill the seat left vacant following the passing of Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier in the year. Raised in the district, Edwards frames her campaign as a continuation of its storied legacy, inspired by historic predecessors such as Barbara Jordan, the first African American woman elected to Congress from the South, and Sheila Jackson Lee, who represented the district for nearly three decades.

During our interview, what stood out the most is that Edwards emphasizes she is not just another establishm

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