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Al 'Mr.Impeachment' Green Out As Crypto-Backed Candidates Win Key Texas Primary Runoffs

Menefee defeated Al Green in a Houston runoff, with crypto-aligned groups spending to support him.

Al 'Mr.Impeachment' Green Out As Crypto-Backed Candidates Win Key Texas Primary Runoffs
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Crypto-aligned political groups backed candidates who won Texas primary runoffs, including Ken Paxton and Christian Menefee; Al Green lost to Menefee. The results highlight the digital-asset industry’s growing spending in congressional races as lawmakers debate crypto-market rules.

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Representative and Democratic primary runoff winner in Houston's 18th Congressional District

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate who won the Texas runoff

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Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative defeated in Houston's 18th Congressional District Democratic runoff

Green's version of this story ↗

Democratic state representative and general-election Senate candidate

Tom Sell
R · TX

Republican House candidate backed by a crypto-aligned group

Jon Bonck
R · TX

Republican House candidate who won his party's nomination

Republican House candidate who won her party's nomination

Republican House candidate backed by a crypto-aligned group

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator and Republican Senate runoff loser

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Christian Menefee Defeats Al Green in Texas House Runoff

Outlets agree that Christian Menefee defeated Al Green in the Texas Democratic primary runoff for a House seat. Coverage connects the matchup to redistricting, which placed the two incumbents in the same race. Center outlets largely explain how redistricting shaped the contest, though one article focuses on crypto-aligned PAC support. Right-leaning outlets report the result and often foreground Green’s clashes with Trump and impeachment efforts; some also emphasize crypto spending.

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