$3.6M
Raised, 2025–26
- Individuals$3.4M93%
- PACs$235k6%
- Transfers & other$3k<1%
21% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).
Top PAC industries
$250kOffice
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatTexas, district 18
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
TX-18 · Texas
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On the ballot · Texas House, district 18 · Nov 398% party to win· vs. Whitfield ↓
The campaign · in their words
Plank 1 · campaign site
Fighting for Clean Air & Water
“In Congress, he'll fight for tougher environmental protections, hold bad actors accountable, and push for federal funds to clean up contaminated sites.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Fighting for Equality
“In Congress, he'll fight to pass strong federal protections so LGBTQ+ Americans are treated fairly in jobs, housing, healthcare, education, and more.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Innovation and Emerging Technology
“We need clear rules of the road that protect consumers, support innovation, and ensure these tools are used ethically-to strengthen our economy, not exploit it, and to protect workers, not replace them.”
christianmenefee.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited
Where They Stand
Position from 158 bills and votes and 26 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 26 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.
Menefee (you're viewing)LeftRight
Federal budget, taxes and spendingLeft
32
▸
Business, finance and laborLeft
32
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Trade and industrial policyLeft
33
▸
Foreign policy, trade and defenseLeft
37
▸
Health careLeft
34
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EducationLeft
37
▸
ImmigrationLeft
40
▸
Crime and justiceLeft
39
▸
GunsLeft
37
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Civil rights, gender and religionLeft
37
▸
Elections, representation and accountabilityLeft
35
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Federal power and civil libertiesLeft
37
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Energy, environment, land and agricultureLeft
37
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Housing, transportation, technology and viceLeft
33
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Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.
The 2026 Race
TX-18 race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
98%
1%
The race · TX-18
Christian MenefeeDemocrat · incumbent · Left 36 on the record98%Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Christian Menefee$3.7M$3.4M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
How this is measured
Bubble size = how much of Christian D. Menefee's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 2 sponsored, 66 cosponsored, 153 statements, 332 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.
Rarely breaksOften breaks
Christian D. Menefee
● Democrat · U.S. House · Texas
- Raised
- 2025–26 cycle
- Top sector
- labor unions
- Overall
- 36pt left
- Actions
- votes, bills, tweets
The campaign · in their words
Fighting for Clean Air & Water ↗“In Congress, he'll fight for tougher environmental protections, hold bad actors accountable, and push for federal funds to clean up contaminated sites.”Fighting for Equality ↗“In Congress, he'll fight to pass strong federal protections so LGBTQ+ Americans are treated fairly in jobs, housing, healthcare, education, and more.”Innovation and Emerging Technology ↗“We need clear rules of the road that protect consumers, support innovation, and ensure these tools are used ethically-to strengthen our economy, not exploit it, and to protect workers, not replace them.”From christianmenefee.com, unedited
Where They Stand
Overall
Left, 36 points from center
Budget and taxes
Left, 32 points from center
Business and labor
Left, 32 points from center
Trade
Left, 33 points from center
Foreign policy
Left, 37 points from center
Health care
Left, 34 points from center
Education
Left, 37 points from center
Immigration
Left, 40 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range
The 2026 Race
Race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
98%
1%
The race · TX-18
Christian MenefeeDemocrat · incumbent · Left 36 on the record98%Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Christian Menefee$3.7M$3.4M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
7% Crime and justice7% Immigration7% Budget and taxes
RarelyOften breaks
Who Pays
PAC money · 2025–26SectorPACsAmountShare
13$85k
15$74k
11$36k
4$23k
2$12k
2$6k
1$5k
1$5k
2$4k
Raised $3.6M · 93% individuals · 6% pacs