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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.Green, who was first elected to the House’s 9th District in 2004, has filed half a dozen articles of impeachment against Trump in both terms., won a special election Jan. 31 to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner , who passed away on March 5, 2025, after just two months in office. Menefee and Green were forced to compete against each other in a rare all-incumbent primary after Texas’ Republican-controlled legislatureThe X-rated accusations against missing Virginia football coach, according to 16-year-old victim's familyDisgraced mayor found guilty of having sex with son’s 16-year-old best friend at booze-fueled party The 18th District, which covers much of downtown and inner-city Houston, has seen each of its last two representatives die in office, withGreen, 78, has served in the House for more than 20 years and has mainly made headlines by antagonizing President Trump — repeatedly bringing articles of impeachment and getting ejected from the House chamber for disrupting the Republican’s past two addresses to Congress.Menefee, the ex-Harris County attorney, won a special congressional election in the solidly blue 18th District earlier this year and is the most junior member of the House.Early in Trump’s 2025 speech, Green stood and began waving his cane and shouting “You don’t have a mandate,” following Trump’s 2024 victory in both the popular vote and Electoral College. The 11-term congressman was subsequently escorted out of the chamber by the House sergeant-at-arms at Speaker Mike Johnson’s direction.The 78-year-old brandished a sign that said “Black people aren’t apes,” in reference to a since-deleted video on Trump’s Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and ex-first lady Michelle Obama as apes.The 78-year-old refused to sit while the president delivered the address and brandished a sign that said “Black people aren’t apes,” in reference toon Trump’s Truth Social that alleged 2020 election interference but also included a clip depicting former President Barack Obama and ex-first lady Michelle Obama as primates. The winner of the runoff will be heavily favored to defeat Republican Ronald Whitfield in the Nov. 3 general election. The X-rated accusations against missing Virginia football coach, according to 16-year-old victim's familyTrump warns US will strike Iran with ‘force that has never been seen before’ if regime carries out ‘devastating’ attackElisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”Green, who was first elected to the House's 9th District in 2004, has filed half a dozen articles of impeachment against Trump in both terms.Menefee, the ex-Harris County attorney, won a special congressional election in the solidly blue 18th District earlier this year and is the most junior member of the House.The 78-year-old brandished a sign that said “Black people aren’t apes,” in reference to a since-deleted video on Trump's Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and ex-first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
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