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  1. Christian D. Menefee

    U.S. House · Texas – District 18

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 100% · War powers only (5 votes, limited record)
    • +$43K donor network
    100%Voting score, War powers only: the other areas have too few votes to count yet (limited record)
    $43Kgiven directly by 24 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    19%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 100% is calculated: War powers 100% (3 votes). Not counted: 1 Speech & civil liberties vote, 1 Israel & Gaza vote (an area needs at least 2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

    Contact Rep. Menefee's office

    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$85,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $85,000 from 13 PACs: Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) $15,000 · Teamsters $15,000 · Carpenters $10,000 · Midwest Region Laborers $10,000 · SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $10,000 · and 8 more
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $43,000 given directly by 24 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $3,637,579 raised · 19% small donors (under $200) · 74% large donors · 6% PACs and party · 0% own money
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $6,471,280 backing (Protect Progress)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary runoff (TX-18), May 26, 2026

    Primary, Mar 3, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Christian Menefee (this member) AdvancedDemocrat43,75046.0%
    Al Green Advanced Website (Al Green) FEC filing (Al Green)Democrat42,00944.2%
    Amanda Edwards Website (Amanda Edwards) FEC filing (Amanda Edwards)Democrat7,3397.7%
    Gretchen Brown FEC filing (Gretchen Brown)Democrat1,9412.0%
    Runoff, May 26, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Christian Menefee (this member)Democrat34,09069.3%
    Al Green Website (Al Green) FEC filing (Al Green)Democrat15,10130.7%

    Certified results: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com (2) · results.texas-election.com

    November 3, 2026 (TX-18): faces Ronald Whitfield (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: sos.texas.gov · en.wikipedia.org

    2028 challengers

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.