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Christian D. Menefee

Christian D. Menefee

DDemocratTX-18 · Representative
54
/ 100
Average
Attendance94
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone16
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency44
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Christian D. Menefee

Christian D. Menefee

DemocratTX-18 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.525)
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Christian D. Menefee is a Democrat Representative from TX, District 18. He is a freshman member serving his first term. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.1% of the time.

0
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
4 votes against party
6.2%
Missed Votesⓘ
146 total votes
3
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Christian Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.2% vs avg
97.1%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+2.6% vs avg
6.2%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-10.0 vs avg
3
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-06

$318,035
Cash on Handⓘ
$3,463,829
Total Receiptsⓘ
$3,145,794
Disbursementsⓘ
$3,244,875
Individual Donors
$215,618
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$100
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2026–2027House · TX-18 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

TX-18 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

772,609
Population
$60,901
Median Income
33.0
Median Age
27.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 29.3%Black 31.9%Hispanic 44.1%Asian 4.9%