This is a unique set of coincidental facts:

Sheila Jackson Lee's main office in Houston is in the Mickey Leeland Federal Building which is bounded on the north by St. Joseph Parkway.

For what it's worth:

I was born 50 years ago in the St. Joseph Hospital, situated high above the St. Joseph River, in St. Joseph, Michigan.

I was baptized in the St. Joseph Catholic Church, and lived most of my pre-adult life at 905 St. Joseph Drive in my home town. I attended the St. Joseph Catholic School.

The Cristus St. Joseph Hospital in Houston is situated several blocks east of the 18th CD offices. The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Houston is situated in the 18th CD, just west of the HPD/municipal courts.

I pulled up the map of my home town, which is shown below. You can observe to relative coincidences.

From my childhood home at 905 St. Joseph Dr., the St. Joseph Hospital is situated several blocks North EAST. The St. Joseph Catholic Church and School is about 1 mile North.

In Houston, the St. Joseph Hospital is several blocks South EAST of the 18th CD office, overlooking St. Joseph Parkway.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church is about 1 mile North of the ML Federal Building.

It is an uncanny coincidence that I have undertaken the challenge to replace Sheila Jackson-Lee, and represent the 18th Congressional District in an office overlooking St. Joseph Parkway.


Tom Bazan