Exclusive: Dewdrick Wilmer, who has been unhappy for a long time Democratic Congressman Al Green In Texas, with Fox News Digital Digitization talks about why he decided to compete and what his priorities would be when he was elected.
Wilmer, who opposes Green in the 9th Congressional District of Texas, opposes Green as a “compassionate conservative” Republican, told Fox News Digital, “The difference between myself and the current one is that I want to provide solutions and bring people together, not bursting on the ground.”
Green after making headlines Delete from President Trump’s speech For Congress earlier this month, Wilmer told Fox News numbers that he “will not react like that” but he focused on the policy needs of his own voters.
“They want the future,” Wilmer said. “My professionals have been serving this community well for years, but it’s time for the region charity.”
Dewdrick Wilmer on the left is running for Congress with Democratic Rep. Al Green. (Getty)
Wilmer told Fox News Digital that he plans to run for the “kitchen table problem,” including lowering Medicare premiums, implementing more flood protection in Houston, reducing the cost of living and bringing businesses to his area.
Green, who has served in Congress since 2005, has won all re-election campaigns, including a 50-point victory against Republicans last time in a 2022 match against Republicans.
Wilmer told Fox News Digital that Green provided the area with “good” service, but when he spoke to residents of the area, he saw a desire for change.
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D-Texas Rep. Al Green shouted at a joint congressional meeting at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo wins through AP)
“I am the future, he is the past,” Wilmer said.
“At the heart of all this, we have to ask ourselves, what is our true call?” Wilmer told Fox News Numbers. “What is the meaning and purpose of life? Our Founding Fathers built this great nation on such principles. We must not only help ourselves simply. We must also support those who cannot take care of ourselves. This means prioritizing our patients and older people, standing by our military and veterans, ensuring that every man, woman and child is protected by the legal and leadership talent that guides our country forward.”
“The United States has always been an experiment, a country that pursues perfection. Excellence. Is she always perfect? Far from that. But, like a determined spirit, she keeps trying to do better. Set an example for the world. That’s why I love this country. That’s why I call her my America. That’s why I call her my America. She’s always mine. Always mine.
D-Texas’ Rep. Al Green shouted left and right, President Donald Trump held a joint congressional meeting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo wins through AP)
Fox News Digital contacted Green’s office for comment.
Green has filed several improvisation cases against President Trump Congress is condemned Erupted in Trump’s speech.
“I think on some issues, conscience, you have to be willing to suffer the consequences,” Green said of his outbreak. “And I’ve said that. I’ll suffer any consequences because I don’t believe that in the wealthiest country in the world, people should not have good health care.”
