#Democrat #ChristianMenefee will win special #US #House runoff in #Texas, shrinking #GOP majority further
Fmr Harris County Attorney Democrat Christian Menefee will win the special election runoff in Texas’ 18th Congressional District ending a long vacancy & narrowing Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority in the US House.
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •#Texas’ 18th Congressional District has been empty since March following fmr Rep Sylvester Turner’s death — & 13 of the last 18 months in total.
The current partisan breakdown in the chamber is 218 #Republicans to 213 #Democrats, following the resignation of Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene & the death of Rep Doug LaMalfa. Johnson will be able to lose only 1 Republican on any party-line vote once Menefee is sworn in.
#USpol #TXpol #ChristianMenefee #US #House
AccordionBruce
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