{"id":2602706,"date":"2026-05-14T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-backs-christian-menefee-over-al-green\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:06:56","slug":"jasmine-crockett-backs-christian-menefee-over-al-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-backs-christian-menefee-over-al-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett backs Christian Menefee over Al Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjasmine-crockett-backs-christian-menefee-over-al-green%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602706&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) endorsed Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) over longtime Rep. Al Green (D-TX) ahead of a May 26 Democratic primary runoff. In a TV ad, Crockett praised Menefee as a \u201cnew generation\u201d challenger who has taken on MAGA in Texas and now works in Congress. The two incumbents effectively became rivals after Texas redrew their districts under new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trump-impeachment-republican-adam-kinzinger-announces-retirement\/\" title=\"Anti-Trump Impeachment ...ublican Adam Kinzinger Announces Retirement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-massive-blow-to-democrats-republicans-won-almost-every-house-race-thats-key-to-redistricting\/\" title=\"In Massive Blow To Democrats, ...ublicans Won Almost Every House Race That&#039;s Key To Redistricting\">redistricting<\/a> maps<\/a> last year. The contest also centers on generational differences: Green is 78 and has served for 20 years, while menefee is 37 and was sworn in earlier this year after winning a special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner. Crockett\u2019s endorsement comes shortly after her own loss in a competitive Democratic primary for Senate, and it is described as among the first in the runoff.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9855\">Rep. Jasmine Crockett <\/a>(D-TX) endorsed Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) over longtime Rep. Al Green (D-TX) on Thursday as the two battle it out in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hotly contested<\/a> May 26 primary runoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a new generation of fighters who are ready to throw down for what\u2019s right,\u201d Crockett said in a TV ad. \u201cMy friend Christian Menefee is that fighter. Christian Menifee took on MAGA in Texas and won. 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While Green has served in Congress for 20 years, Menefee was sworn in just earlier this year after winning a special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett\u2019s endorsement is one of the first since losing a hotly contested Democratic primary for Senate to state representative James Talarico. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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