Christian D. Menefee, one of the newest members of the US Congress, defeated veteran Congressman Al Green in a Democratic primary runoff on Tuesday, May 26 after the two were effectively drawn into the same district following redistricting changes.According to a race call by The Associated Press, Menefee secured a decisive lead in the newly redrawn Texas 18th Congressional District. The district also includes parts of Brazoria and Fort Bend counties, though a countywide technical issue in Fort Bend reportedly caused voting delays on Tuesday, Houston Public Media reported.Who is Christian Menefee?Christian D. Menefee is an attorney and Democratic politician from Texas who quickly rose through the ranks of local and national politics. Born in California on April 18, 1988, Menefee later moved to Texas, where he attended Klein Forest High School and graduated from Alief Hastings High School in Houston in 2006, as per his US congress biography.He went on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2010 before completing his Juris Doctor degree at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 2013.Before entering Congress, Menefee worked as a lawyer in private practice and later built his political career in Harris County, one of the most populous counties in the United States and home to Houston.The youngest and first Black Harris County attorneyMenefee gained statewide attention in 2020 when he was elected Harris County attorney at just 32 years old. The victory made him both the youngest person ever elected to the office and the first African American to serve in the role.He served as Harris County attorney from 2021 to 2025 and later became acting county attorney between 2025 and 2026.How Christian Menefee entered CongressMenefee officially entered Congress earlier this year after winning a special election in January to complete the term of late Congressman Sylvester Turner, who died in March 2025.He was elected as a Democrat to the 119th Congress through the special election held to fill the vacancy caused by Turner’s death. Menefee currently represents Texas in the US House of Representatives and is considered one of the newest lawmakers on Capitol Hill.