"I am challenging Mr. Menefee to a debate ... right away, but I also challenge him to come to work. Within his first month in Congress, after having sworn that he was going to come here and vote ... he missed a week. My voting record is 97.9% over 20 years. He missed six votes in one day, and then missed additional votes as well. We had a classified briefing on the Iran war, he wasn't there. He needs to know that this is where we work."
"I was running against the crypto industry, they put $1.5 million in, that we know of, against me. I and others knew that there would be a runoff. It was a very successful campaign."
"Green, 78, has served in Congress since 2004, while Menefee, 37, was first elected in a special election in January to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last March. Menefee then had to face off with Green after Texas Republicans reduced the number of safely Democratic seats in Houston as part of their mid-decade redrawing of the state's congressional lines."
In a Texas congressional race, incumbent Al Green and challenger Jonathan Menefee both failed to achieve 50% in Tuesday's primary election, forcing a runoff scheduled for May 26. Menefee received 46% of the vote while Green garnered just over 44%, with other candidates collectively earning nearly 10%. Green, 78, has served in Congress since 2004, while Menefee, 37, was elected in a special election in January to replace deceased Rep. Sylvester Turner. The two now face off after Texas Republicans redistricted Houston's congressional lines, reducing safely Democratic seats. Green challenged Menefee to debate and criticized his attendance record, noting he missed nine of his first 29 roll call votes. Green attributed his campaign's performance to crypto industry spending against him and emphasized his own 97.9% voting record over 20 years.
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