Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Christian D. Menefee
- Office
- U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- 1988
- In Congress
- House since 2026
- Current term
- February 2, 2026 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 18
Official websiteFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6TX18232 · Principal campaign committee: CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$3,463,952.9992%
- PACs and other committees$292,367.678%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,356.620%
Self-funding: $100.00 (0% of money raised): $100.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$770,350.2623%
- Contributions over $200$2,628,900.3577%
- Itemized from inside Texas$2,239,678.3283%
- Itemized from other states$446,420.7617%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $100,298.06 · Illinois $43,225.00 · New York $39,522.00 · Massachusetts $28,008.50 · Florida $26,416.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded House roll-call votes from February 2, 2026 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 9320 All in For Attendance Act
Introduced Jun 15, 2026 · Latest action Jun 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 8619 Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3541) - H.R. 8618 College Affordability and Accessibility Act
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.R. 8581 SET Act
Introduced Apr 29, 2026 · Latest action Apr 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Delivering on Government Efficiency
- Federal Law Enforcement
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
50 committees reported giving $248,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$20,000.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$20,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$15,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- HOUSTON PILOTS PAC Company pagePAC$11,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LEADERS WE DESERVEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- FORGING PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$7,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TAXPACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PACPAC$5,000.00
- FUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
Show all 50 committees
- BRACEPACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITEDEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JUSTICE LEAGUE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.PAC$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$500.00
- THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$250.00
- PERSEVERE PACHybrid PAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Christian Menefee$7,065,645.96
- Independent expenditures opposing Christian Menefee$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- PROTECT PROGRESSSupporting$6,471,275.00
- LEADERS WE DESERVESupporting$286,577.00
- PROJECT 218Supporting$199,999.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACSupporting$100,000.00
- TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$7,767.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 18, 2026 · 13 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Menefee (D) | $3,761,777.28 | $77,685.42 | 2026-10-14 |
| Amanda Edwards (D) | $1,895,211.56 | $3,327.16 | 2026-02-28 |
| Alexander Green (D) | $1,730,400.93 | $46,407.93 | 2026-09-30 |
| Isaiah Martin (D) | $1,223,942.28 | $44,667.45 | 2025-12-31 |
| Stephen Huey (D) | $37,856.57 | $11,764.27 | 2025-09-30 |
| Sylvester Turner (D) | $29,184.03 | $410.05 | 2025-10-31 |
| Gretchen Brown (D) | $17,587.88 | $5,501.70 | 2026-09-30 |
| Allen D Berry (R) | $8,512.13 | −$171.29 | 2026-07-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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