Rep. Jasmine Crockett (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 hotly contested May 26 primary runoff.
“We need a new generation of fighters who are ready to throw down for what’s right,” Crockett said in a TV ad. “My friend Christian Menefee is that fighter. Christian Menifee took on MAGA in Texas and won. In Congress, I see him doing the work firsthand every single day.”
Green and Menefee’s districts were redrawn together when Texas passed a new redistricting map last year.
DEMOCRATS’ AGE DEBATE COMES FOR AL GREEN IN COMPETITIVE TEXAS HOUSE PRIMARY
Age has played a factor in the contest between the 78-year-old Green and 37-year-old Menefee. 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.
Crockett’s endorsement is one of the first since losing a hotly contested Democratic primary for Senate to state representative James Talarico.