Democratic Rep. Al Green unseated by Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas primary with two incumbents
Menefee won more than two-thirds of the vote after redistricting forced a rare incumbent-vs.-incumbent runoff and drew more than $5 million in outside spending.
- Rep. Christian Menefee defeated Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 18th Congressional District following redistricting that merged parts of their Houston-area districts.
- The Texas Legislature redrew congressional districts, merging parts of two Houston-area districts, which caused incumbents Menefee and Green to compete against each other,.
- The 18th District remains reliably Democratic after redistricting, making Menefee's win likely to continue in the November general election,.
- Menefee criticized the redistricting and Governor Greg Abbott for forcing two Black leaders into the same district, calling it a harmful or horrible situation for their communities,.
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Dems Vote Out Longtime Fixture Al Green - Patriot Newsfeed
Tuesday’s Texas primary runoff elections claimed another longtime political casualty, and this time it was one of the most recognizable Democratic figures in Congress: Rep. Al Green. After more than two decades in Washington, Green was decisively defeated by freshman Democrat Rep. Christian Menefee in the race for Texas’ heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District. According to Decision Desk HQ, Menefee cruised to victory with roughly 68.6 pe…
Cane-wielding Dem known for protests humiliated in election defeat
In a generational contest between sitting congressmen, freshman Rep. Christian Menefee defeated veteran Rep. Al Green in a Democratic primary runoff for a Houston-area district created last year by an unusual Republican-led redistricting effort. Green, known for his protests during President Donald Trump’s speeches, has served in Congress since 2005. He became a standard-bearer of progressive legislation on racial justice, often drawing the ire …
Trump Celebrates Al Green Losing Primary
Trump won again. Democrat Rep Al Green lost his primary election on Tuesday. He lost to freshman Rep. Christian Menefee. Green previously pushed for the impeachment of Donald Trump. AP News reported: In a generational contest between sitting congressmen, freshman Rep. Christian Menefee defeated veteran Rep. Al Green in a Democratic primary runoff for a...
Trump mocks Rep. Al Green’s career-ending blowout loss in Texas runoff: ‘I will miss that lunatic’
The congressional career of veteran anti-Trump firebrand Al Green is officially coming to an end. In a dramatic Democrat runoff primary forced by Texas' redistricting maps, 78-year-old Green was knocked out by 38-year-old Representative Christian Menefee. Green's defeat closes the chapter on one of the House's most vocal progressive partisans, who spent years using his platform to target the America First agenda.
Rep. Christian Menefee defeats Rep. Al Green in primary runoff fueled by redistricting
Under previous maps, Green and Menefee had served in neighboring districts before the state's Republican lawmakers redrew the state's congressional maps in an effort to create more Republican-leaning seats.
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