Deddrick Wilmer, left, is running for Congress against Democratic Rep. Al Green. (Getty)
Wilmer told Fox News Digital that he plans to campaign on "kitchen table issues," including lowering healthcare premiums, implementing more flood protections in Houston, lowering the cost of living and bringing businesses to his district.
Green, who has served in Congress since 2005, has cruised to victory in all of his re-election campaigns, including a 50-point win the last time he went head-to-head with a Republican in 2022.
Wilmer told Fox News Digital that Green has served the district "well" but that when he talks to residents in the district he sees a desire for change.
HOUSE DEM PUSHES TO CENSURE BOEBERT OVER TV INTERVIEW ABOUT AL GREEN
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, left, shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
Fox News Digital reached out to Green's office for comment.
Green, who has filed multiple articles of impeachment against President Trump, was censured by Congress for his outburst during Trump's speech.
"I think that on some questions, questions of conscience, you have to be willing to suffer the consequences," Green said about his outburst, which he says was focused on potential cuts to Medicaid. "And I have said I will. I will suffer whatever the consequences are, because I don't believe that in the richest country in the world, people should be without good healthcare."
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