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Christian D. Menefee

U.S. Representative, Texas 18th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas 18th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18 · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Texas 18th Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Harris County and Fort Bend County.

Map of Texas 18th Congressional District with 255 precincts

255 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people

Results

Certified results for Texas 18th Congressional District

U.S. Rep 18

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
TurnerDemocrat151,83469.4%
CentonzeRepublican66,81030.5%
DuncanWrite-in620.0%
DuralWrite-in140.0%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

U.S. Rep 18

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Jackson LeeDemocrat110,49370.7%
MontielRepublican40,93126.2%
DuncanIndependent2,7651.8%
KurtzLibertarian2,0501.3%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

U.S. Rep 18

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Jackson LeeDemocrat180,95273.3%
ChampionRepublican58,03323.5%
SpencerLibertarian4,5141.8%
DuncanIndependent3,3961.4%

Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Texas 18th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as M001245. 15 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (8 from the standard set plus top-up votes because the member took office mid-Congress); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 10326 PROOF Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-207 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 310 (2026)

    Sep 16, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 232-198 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 280 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 247 (2026)

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 139 Sunshine Protection Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-117 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 238 (2026)

    Jul 14, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 213-210 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 205 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2616 PROTECT Kids Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-198 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 184 (2026)

    May 20, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-186 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 94 (2026)

    Mar 18, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.5670 over 218 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Committees and Appointments

  • Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

  • Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Delivering on Government Efficiency; Federal Law Enforcement

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$3,637,579cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$156,016cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$3,481,563cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Buying Time Media$994,240.00
  • Resonance Campaigns$224,945.12
  • North Star Digital$154,830.97
  • Lake Research$130,555.44
  • Orlattle Llc$109,589.62

Campaign finance — Christian D. Menefee For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Stock trades — periodic transaction reports 2024–2026

    2 periodic transaction reports filed with the House Clerk, 2024–2026; 8 transactions transcribed from 2 electronic reports.

    Aug 7, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk

  • Campaign finance — Christian D. Menefee For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $3,637,578.60 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $3,481,562.61 · cash on hand $156,015.99 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $3,399,374.79 (94%); PACs and other political committees $234,867.67 (6%); Candidate contributions $100.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $3,236.14 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $1,064,323.76; fundraising $526,520.96; staff, contractors and reimbursements $411,068.89; digital $371,468.18; direct mail $288,649.84; media and advertising $191,744.68.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Christian

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $32,100–$41,800 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $2,979. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Mar 4, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads — Christian D Menefee for Congress (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Christian D Menefee for Congress). 11 ads since Nov 2024; $32,100–$41,800 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Mar 4, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $8,520 supporting, $0 opposing, across 3 reports.

  • Texas Organizing Project PACSupporting · $8,520

    3 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“Climate-driven disasters are outpacing our infrastructure. Without real investment in resilience, water systems, and the power grid, families will keep paying the price for decades of shortsighted planning.”
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Texas' 18th Congressional districtSep 4, 2026 · Press · Community Impact · source
“Everywhere I go, I hear the same thing: groceries cost more, rent is higher, electric bills keep climbing, and families are stretched thinner than ever. We need investments that will lower costs, but also continuing to focus on issues like flood mitigation and water infrastructure.”
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Texas' 18th Congressional districtSep 4, 2026 · Press · Community Impact · source
“Growth can't come at working families' expense. I've co-sponsored several pieces of legislation aimed at lowering the cost of living by taking on wealthy special interests and corporate billionaires who drive up prices for working families.”
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Texas' 18th Congressional districtSep 4, 2026 · Press · Community Impact · source
“Rising costs are squeezing families out of the neighborhoods they built. Add crumbling infrastructure and health care access gaps, and folks need a fighter in Washington, not another politician playing it safe.”
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Texas' 18th Congressional districtSep 4, 2026 · Press · Community Impact · source
“Lower costs for families, defending voting rights, fighting for environmental justice in communities that have been overlooked for too long, and making sure the federal government delivers for working families.”
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Texas' 18th Congressional districtSep 4, 2026 · Press · Community Impact · source
“I think it's exciting how the new generation is stepping up across the party.”
Christian Menefee, backed by crypto, is a shift for DemocratsJun 5, 2026 · Press · The Texas Tribune · source
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“I think a lot of the people we are seeing emerge in the Democratic Party are millennials and Gen-Z, and we are seeing our generation step into those roles.”
Christian Menefee, backed by crypto, is a shift for DemocratsJun 5, 2026 · Press · The Texas Tribune · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://christianmenefee.com captured 2026-09-24T19:37:21Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://christianmenefee.com

    Source: https://communityimpact.com/heights-river-oaks-montrose/election/qa-meet-the-candidates-for-texas-18th-congressional-district/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Texas 18th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Texas 18th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "CHRISTIAN DASHAUN MENEFEE" (DEM) on the Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-28). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) · source

  • U.S. Representative · TX-18

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State

Not on file for Christian yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_943362cjj.

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