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U.S. Representative for Texas’s 18th District

Christian D. Menefee

Democrat 1st term Up 2026

Replaces Sylvester Turner

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$3.8M raised · top PACs: American Association for Justice, Keep the 49th Climate Action Fund, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
100LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
0BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2026–now
Under a year in CongressMore senior than 1% of the House
Committees
  • Science, Space, and Technology 17th minority
  • Oversight and Government Reform 19th minority
Age
38

Fast turnover in this seat. Texas’s 18th District has had 3 members since November 2024: Sheila Jackson Lee (until Jul 2024, died in office)seat vacant 4 monthsErica Lee Carter (Nov 2024 – Jan 2025)Sylvester Turner (Jan – Mar 2025, died in office)seat vacant 11 monthsChristian D. Menefee (since Feb 2026)

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date57401262650

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 41% no bills
Crime and Law Enforcement 7% 25%
Education 9% 50%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Education; bills go to Education and Congress.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Voting Access (Government Operations and Politics), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Education Funding (Education), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 4 bills sponsored, most on Education.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberScience, Space, and Technology Committee17th minority
MemberOversight and Government Reform Committee19th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 1% of the House, in the minority.

  • Under a year in Congress: more senior than 1% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills: not measured yet (it needs five sponsored bills and a cosponsorship).

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Menefee.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

His share of cosponsorships across the aisle is not measured yet; closest in his party: Green and Hernández Rivera.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 4 · expected 19
Action in committee 0 · expected 5
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 423 of 433 in the House

0.03expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

0 of 4 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.03 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.57

With his party on all 5 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 1 of the 1 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, breaks 0 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.57, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Major bills: with his party on 1 of 1.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Menefee$3.8M raised21%72%8%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

92% of what he raised came from individuals; 21% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$3.8M raised, 8% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

12 PACs of the 19 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. American Association for Justice98% D
  2. Keep the 49th Climate Action Fund100% D
  3. International Brotherhood of Teamsters74% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

25 bills

Menefee voted Yea on 6, Nay on 6, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 11 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.