From the New York Post: Cane-wielding Rep. Al Green will need to win a May runoff against fellow Rep. Christian Menefee to keep his seat in Congress beyond next January.
Menefee, 37, edged Green by fewer than two percentage points in Tuesday’s primary for the 18th Congressional District, but failed to reach the 50% threshold required to avoid a second contest May 26.
Menefee, the newest member of the House, was backed by former Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg as part of his ongoing effort to oust members of the party’s old guard.
Menefee, a former Harris County attorney, won a special election Jan. 31 to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), who passed away on March 5, 2025, after just two months in office.
The Post further explained: Menefee and Green were forced to compete against each other in a rare all-incumbent primary after Texas’ Republican-controlled legislature drew new maps that placed sections of Green’s former Ninth Congressional District into Menefee’s 18th.
Tuesday night, Menefee lead with 46% of the vote, compared to 44% for Green. The remaining 10% was split between two other Democrat candidates.
The 18th congressional district in Texas covers much of downtown and the inner city of Houston, a deep blue area, so whoever wins the runoff – either Menefee or Green, is expected to win in November.
Green, who has served in Congress since 2005, has filed impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump at least five times over the course of Trump’s two terms i office.
Menefee, 37, was the youngest, and first African American to serve as Harris County Attorney when he first took office in January 2021. He has filed several lawsuits against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, including suing over the voting restrictions law passed by the legislature in 2021, and challenging state officials’ demands to audit the 2020 and 2022 elections in Harris County.
During the Covid pandemic, Menefee filed a lawsuit on behalf of Harris County against Texas Governor Greg Abbott over his ban on mask and vaccine mandates
In January, Menefee announced, “I’ve been fighting for immigrant communities for years. I’ll do the same in Congress. Impeach Noem. Abolish ICE. Fix our immigration system.”
I’ve been fighting for immigrant communities for years. I’ll do the same in Congress.
Impeach Noem. Abolish ICE. Fix our immigration system. pic.twitter.com/x2d3qGq3FL
— Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) January 29, 2026
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