Texas redistricting just took down a longtime Democratic fixture.
Rep. Al Green, one of Capitol Hill’s loudest Trump antagonists, lost a Houston-area Democratic runoff Tuesday to Rep. Christian Menefee after new district lines shoved two sitting House Democrats into the same race.
The contest for Texas’ deep-blue 18th Congressional District turned into a bruising incumbent-versus-incumbent fight once mapmakers scrambled the Houston-area seats. Because Texas requires a majority to win a primary outright, the March election spilled into a runoff after neither candidate cleared 50%.
Menefee finished ahead in the first round with 46% to Green’s 44.2%, setting up a rematch that ended with Menefee closing the deal Tuesday and sending Green packing.
Al Green had built a national profile as a relentless critic of President Donald Trump, repeatedly pushing impeachment efforts during Trump’s two terms and getting booted from State of the Union addresses after protesting during the speech.
🚨 NOW: Democrat Rep. Al Green has just officially LOST his Congressional seat in Texas, after he repeatedly tried and FAILED to impeach Donald Trump
Green is also the one who PROTESTED Trump’s speech in Congress 🤡
LMAO! Good riddance, clown! This is a great night 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IWiOsi50RZ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 27, 2026
After the close March primary, Green told Fox News Digital on Capitol Hill that $1.5 million in spending against his campaign by the crypto industry helped tighten the race. He also knocked Menefee’s experience, arguing the challenger had not shown up for votes early in his congressional career after working as an attorney.
Menefee, a newer face in Washington, ran on bringing fresh energy to the delegation and casting himself as a tougher counter to Trump and Republicans. A passage on his campaign site framed his move this way:
“A former commercial litigation lawyer from a military family, Mr. Menefee had been mentioned as a potential statewide candidate. His decision to run for Congress instead underscored what many Democrats have acknowledged: that the prospects for breaking the Republican hold on state politics in Texas appeared dim for Democrats in the short term,” Menefee said in a post to his website last March.
Menefee now heads to November to face Republican Ronald Whitfield. But in a district that routinely votes Democratic, Menefee is heavily favored in the general election.
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