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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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May 27 • 1:57 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Christian Menefee beats Al Green in Democratic primary runoff in new TX-18, according to AP

The race was an election rarity: two incumbents of the same party facing one another. Its outcome could prove to be a bellwether for Texas Democrats.

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May 26 • 8:56 PM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Christian Menefee Defeats Al Green in Texas Democratic House Runoff

The showdown, manufactured by a Republican gerrymander, created one of many generational clashes consuming Democrats this cycle.

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May 26 • 8:38 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
5 Things to Know About Christian Menefee, Democratic House Candidate in Texas

He is one of the newest members of Congress, running on a message of generational change against a fellow Democratic member who is more than twice his age.

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May 26 • 8:07 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race

Texas redistricting forced Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee into an incumbent-on-incumbent Democratic runoff in Houston's 18th District.

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May 26 • 5:34 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
In Democratic runoff, Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee clash over influence of big money in politics

The clash embodies the tension for Democrats who rely on large fundraising hauls to remain competitive, even as they denounce the outsized political influence of corporate cash.

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May 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • texastribune.org
Christian Menefee and Al Green, rivals in TX-18, align on aim of strengthening voting rights

The two congressmen, in a Democratic primary runoff election for the same Houston-based seat, both came out strongly for the need to pass new legislation to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that crippled enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.

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May 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Al Green, Christian Menefee head to runoff in Texas House race

Two sitting Democratic congressmen are duking it out for a redrawn district covering much of the diverse Houston metropolitan area.

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Mar 4 • 1:32 PM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
Christian Menefee sworn into Congress, giving Houston’s 18th District long-awaited representation

The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in a special election runoff on Saturday. Menefee's swearing in chips away at Republicans' majority in the U.S. House.

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Feb 3 • 1:43 PM EST • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
In Houston, the thorny politics of succession are on display in the primary for this redrawn congressional seat

Fresh off of a special election victory, Rep.-elect Christian Menefee now faces a primary with longtime Rep. Al Green and his runoff foe, Amanda Edwards, for a redrawn version of the district.

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Feb 2 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • texastribune.org
Democrats Menefee and Edwards compete for a House seat that will narrow GOP's slim majority

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston

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Jan 31 • 12:05 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com