Christian Menefee
Role at the time: U.S. representative from Texas
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Menefee says the lawsuit targets ads that only tell people when to vote and where to find voting information, and says Paxton wants to keep Houstonians from the polls.
“ads that do nothing more than tell neighbors when to vote and where to get information about voting.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Christian Menefee criticizes the lawsuit against Harris County voter ads · Christian MenefeePost at 20:27 UTC
Menefee defends the ads and attributes a political motive to the lawsuit. His account of Paxton's personal role differs from the office's statement that Paxton recused himself.
Why we used this label
Relative to the county's ad targeting, Menefee disputes the attack by describing the ads' informational content. This excerpt does not address the interest categories themselves.