The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee submitted his bid on Saturday for the now vacant congressional seat of the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. According to a Federal Election Commission document filed Saturday evening by Menefee's campaign,

Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis speaks at the memorial service honoring former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner. (Courtesy The Church Without Walls)

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues from both political parties.

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.