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Christian D. Menefee

Christian D. Menefee

Democratic · TX U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

1 year in the U.S. Congress · since 2026

  • background Born April 18, 1988; attorney
  • role County Attorney for Harris County, Texas (2021–2026)
  • achievement Youngest person to hold Harris County Attorney office
  • achievement First African-American to hold Harris County Attorney office
  • role U.S. representative for Texas's 18th district since February 2026

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 95.9%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 222 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 4
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 102 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 4 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 146 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 4
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 8
    Disclosed stock trades →

    2 tickers · 5 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Christian D. Menefee. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

95.9%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (222 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 222 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (12)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Candidate for U.S. House TX-18 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,637,579 raised
  • $3,481,563 spent
  • $156,016 cash on hand
$3.64M
$3.63M
$3.40M
Itemized (≥ $200)$2.70M
Unitemized (< $200)$700.83K
Other committees (PACs)$234.87K
Candidate self-funding$100.00
Offsets to expenditures$3.24K
$3.48M
Operating expenditures$3.46M
Contribution refunds$8.49K
Other disbursements$12.42K
Cash on hand$156.02K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 24, 2026

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $58,890 ·

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (106)

Data from Congress.gov

106
Page 1 of 5 · 106 bills
  • HR 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10486Relief Without Delay ActcosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HR 10424Equity in Research ActcosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10476Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1546Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans in the United States.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10397Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1488Recognizing the significance of "Chicano/Chicana Heritage Month" in August as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Mexican Americans to the history of the United States.cosponsoredAug 23, 2026
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10040No TSA Data for ICE ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HRES 1463Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9544Save MEDICARE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9457Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HRES 1384Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HRES 1380Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9320All in For Attendance ActsponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
Page 1 of 5 · 106 bills

Committee assignments (4)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Menefee most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Menefee, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Menefee connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Comments

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.