A television advertisement from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), who is running for mayor of Houston, is urging voters to head to the polls — but on the wrong day.
Lee and opponent Texas Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire are facing off in the mayoral runoff election, which will take place on Dec. 9. However, Lee’s recent ad, which Mediaite confirmed is airing on Houston’s television markets, tells voters to head to the polls “on or before Dec. 7.”
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Lee and Whitmire advanced to the runoff after the general election on Nov. 7. The two candidates defeated 14 other candidates in a race centered on combating the city’s rising crime rate, infrastructure, and budget shortfalls, according to the Associated Press.
The Democratic congresswoman touts her record in both Congress and city council in the ad.
“Houston, I’ve spent my entire career fighting for you, from fighting to keep our kids safe from guns when I was on the city council to my days in Congress fighting to protect women’s reproductive freedom and for funding for our police, schools, and small businesses,” she said. “Now, I’m running to be your mayor. Because if we’re going to bring down crime, fix our streets, and bring good-paying jobs here, then Houston needs a champion who’s ready to fight for what’s right. And I am.”
The campaign video concludes with a graphic displaying the wrong date for the runoff election.
This is the latest controversy to hit Lee’s campaign. In October, leaked audio captured her cursing at a staff member, who promised to contact another staffer about a paper the congresswoman had given them. From there, the congresswoman accused the staffer of not “having a f***ing brain” and shouted several expletives at him.
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In a statement on the audio, Lee said she “expects excellence at all times” and that “everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect” without naming the staffer she allegedly berated in the audio.
“I recognize that in my zeal to do everything possible to deliver for my constituents I have in the past fallen short of my own standards and there is no excuse for that,” Lee said.
