Christian Menefee
Democrat · Incumbent
U.S. Representative, TX-18 (sworn Feb 2026)
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
80.1%
+1 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T3 Signed PIP stock trading ban; committed to blind trust or divestment. 3.75/4
- T4 Signed PIP No Corporate PAC Money; Overturn Citizens United; endorsed by End Citizens United/Our Revolution. 3.75/4
- T6 14+ issue pages; Houston Public Media, Bloomberg TV, NBC News, Texas Tribune, Axios, PBS, CNBC interviews. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions documented. 0/4
- T18 Supports free college and investing in public schools. Funding not transparency. 1/4
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- T1 As Harris County Attorney held public events; campaign canvassing; hiring Field Rep for constituent events. 3.13/4
- T2 Signed PIP stock trading ban; committed to blind trust or divestment; working on compliance. 2.88/4
- T3 Signed PIP stock trading ban; committed to blind trust or divestment. 3.75/4
- T4 Signed PIP No Corporate PAC Money; Overturn Citizens United; endorsed by End Citizens United/Our Revolution. 3.75/4
- T5 FEC filings available; no corporate PAC pledge makes donor profile cleaner. 2.88/4
- T6 14+ issue pages; Houston Public Media, Bloomberg TV, NBC News, Texas Tribune, Axios, PBS, CNBC interviews. 3.75/4
- T7 10+ media appearances: Houston Public Media, Bloomberg TV, NBC, Texas Tribune, Axios, PBS, CNBC, Houston Chronicle. 3.75/4
- T8 Our Revolution, CPC PAC, NNU, Texas AFL-CIO, Teamsters Local 988, Houston Fed of Teachers, 25+ faith leaders. 3.75/4
- T9 Official House website; campaign website with 14+ issues; social media. Only 2.5 months in office. 2.88/4
- T10 No family should choose between food and treatment; folks working 60 hours barely scraping by; WIC personal experience. 3.75/4
- T11 Medicare for All implies single-payer pricing transparency; expand Medicare dental/vision/hearing. 2.88/4
- T12 Supports down payment assistance and affordable housing. No specific transparency tools. 2.25/4
- T13 Launched Stay Scam Free with bilingual consumer protection resources; modernized government services. 2.88/4
- T14 Challenged TX Comptroller budget calculations; fought Trump federal funds freeze citing $10.5M. 3.13/4
- T15 Campaign page on Innovation and Emerging Technology; ethical AI; consumer protection; blockchain for transparency. 3.50/4
- T16 Supports abolishing ICE; visited Houston detention facility; gun buyback programs; refused to prosecute gender-affirming care families. 3.75/4
- T17 Comprehensive reform with asylum processing, visa systems, USCIS funding; detention facility oversight visit. 3.75/4
- T18 Supports free college and investing in public schools. Funding not transparency. 1/4
- T19 John Lewis VRA and Freedom to Vote Act; automatic/same-day registration; sued over SB1 voting restrictions; defended 2000+ votes. 3.75/4
- T20 Fought state overreach; challenged Comptroller budget math; sued Trump over funds freeze; EPA advisory committee. 3.13/4
- T21 10+ media interviews; responds to criticism; defended voting record publicly against attacks; addressed airport issues. 3.13/4
- T22 No fact-checker coverage. Claims verified through court proceedings ($10.5M refugee funds). 2.88/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions documented. 0/4
- T24 Modernized government with online payments and public records. But systematic PIA appeals to AG are concerning. 2.88/4
- T25 PIP signed and working on compliance; environmental justice matched by lawsuits; voting rights matched by 4+ suits. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
79.9%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- E9 Court orders blocking voting restrictions; TX Supreme Court win; $10.5M refugee funds; Summer Legal Academy; Stay Scam Free. 4/4
- E2 Cited health dept cancer data in Fifth Ward litigation; EPA investigation based on environmental data; FTC fraud stats. 3.75/4
- E4 Summer Legal Academy; Stay Scam Free bilingual resources; sued elderly fraud; $10.5M refugee health; gun buybacks. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E20 Supports impeaching DHS Secretary. No cost-effectiveness mechanism. 1/4
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- E1 Medicare for All has coverage metrics; $25/hr is measurable; gun buyback had outcomes (thousands collected). 2.88/4
- E2 Cited health dept cancer data in Fifth Ward litigation; EPA investigation based on environmental data; FTC fraud stats. 3.75/4
- E3 Challenged TCEQ permitting through EPA; challenged Comptroller budget; EPA Local Government Advisory Committee. 2.88/4
- E4 Summer Legal Academy; Stay Scam Free bilingual resources; sued elderly fraud; $10.5M refugee health; gun buybacks. 3.75/4
- E5 Modernized government services with online payments; campaign discusses blockchain and ethical AI. 2.88/4
- E6 Won 68.86% in special runoff; raised $3M+; youngest first Black Harris County Attorney; re-elected 2024. 3.75/4
- E7 Worked with City of Houston on Union Pacific lawsuit; EPA investigations; labor, faith, LGBTQ+ endorsements. 2.88/4
- E8 Demonstrated legal processes and government operations; I-45 TxDOT negotiation; USCIS funding pathways. 3.13/4
- E9 Court orders blocking voting restrictions; TX Supreme Court win; $10.5M refugee funds; Summer Legal Academy; Stay Scam Free. 4/4
- E10 Immigration process reform (USCIS funding); campaign finance reform (Citizens United); voting access reform. 2.88/4
- E11 Medicare for All eliminates admin waste; expand dental/vision/hearing; NNU endorsement. 3.75/4
- E12 Supports down payment assistance; housing costs outpace wages. 2.88/4
- E13 Sued EPA over $250M Solar for All grant clawback; clean energy investment for Harris County. 3.13/4
- E14 Fully funding USCIS to reduce decades-long backlogs; detention facility oversight visit. 3.13/4
- E15 Free preschool through college; Summer Legal Academy for underserved students. 2.88/4
- E16 Gun buyback programs (thousands collected); consumer protection reducing fraud; environmental lawsuits. 3.75/4
- E17 $25/hr minimum wage; OSHA safety training for county contractors; apprenticeship programs; picket lines. 3.13/4
- E18 Challenged Comptroller budget math; fought Trump funds freeze citing congressional appropriations. 2.88/4
- E19 I-45/NHHIP negotiations with TxDOT; addressed TSA airport issues. 2.88/4
- E20 Supports impeaching DHS Secretary. No cost-effectiveness mechanism. 1/4
- E21 Modernized services; supports USCIS funding to reduce backlogs; secured $10.5M quickly through litigation. 3.13/4
- E22 Fix tax code so billionaires pay fair share; grew up using WIC. 2.88/4
- E23 Acted on EPA findings; filed complaints based on health data showing cancer clusters; challenged Comptroller. 3.13/4
- E24 Abolishing ICE because current system does not work; comprehensive immigration reform. 2.88/4
- E25 Detention facility oversight; EPA advisory committee; challenged TCEQ; Science Space Technology Committee. 3.13/4
A Affordability
85.3%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- A15 Stay Scam Free initiative; sued property fraud targeting elderly; bilingual resource guides; consumer fraud lawsuits. 4/4
- A1 Folks working 60 hours barely scraping by; housing, healthcare, childcare, college costs; grew up using WIC. 3.75/4
- A3 Stay Scam Free bilingual resources; sued elderly fraud; Summer Legal Academy; $10.5M refugee health; gun buybacks. 3.75/4
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- A1 Folks working 60 hours barely scraping by; housing, healthcare, childcare, college costs; grew up using WIC. 3.75/4
- A2 FTC fraud statistics ($763M); refugee health funds ($10.5M for 11K people); wage vs cost comparisons. 2.88/4
- A3 Stay Scam Free bilingual resources; sued elderly fraud; Summer Legal Academy; $10.5M refugee health; gun buybacks. 3.75/4
- A4 Sued Union Pacific for contamination; EPA complaints against TCEQ; corporations pay fair share. 2.88/4
- A5 No family should choose between food and treatment; household cost impacts; childcare as second rent framing. 2.88/4
- A6 Responded to Trump funds freeze with immediate lawsuit; Solar for All clawback ($250M); airport enforcement. 3.13/4
- A7 Fix tax code so billionaires pay fair share; secured $10.5M refugee health funds. 2.88/4
- A8 Sued Union Pacific for contamination; EPA complaints; declared war on consumer scams; property fraud lawsuits. 3.75/4
- A9 Working people deserve government that has their back; WIC personal experience; cost of living framing. 3.75/4
- A10 Affordability is 1 of top 3 priorities; campaign page on Affordability and the American Dream; Our Revolution endorsed. 3.75/4
- A11 Medicare for All; expand dental/vision/hearing; maternal mortality; NNU endorsement. 3.75/4
- A12 Down payment assistance; housing costs outpace wages. 2.88/4
- A13 Free college; childcare costs; Summer Legal Academy for underserved students. 2.88/4
- A14 Fix tax code so billionaires and corporations pay fair share. 2.88/4
- A15 Stay Scam Free initiative; sued property fraud targeting elderly; bilingual resource guides; consumer fraud lawsuits. 4/4
- A16 $25/hr minimum wage; $21.65/hr county contractors; $20/hr county employees; apprenticeships; picket lines. 3.75/4
- A17 SNAP benefits; grew up on WIC; wants SNAP restored and expanded. 2.88/4
- A18 Sued EPA over $250M Solar for All grant clawback for low-income Texans; clean energy investment. 3.13/4
- A19 I-45 negotiations; TSA airport issues. Limited specifics. 2.25/4
- A20 Connects healthcare + housing + childcare + college + wages + tax reform into coherent platform. 3.75/4
- A21 County minimum wage increase matches; refugee funds match; Solar for All match; consumer protection match. 3.13/4
- A22 Protects Social Security, Medicaid, SNAP; fought Trump funds freeze; secured $10.5M frozen refugee funds. 3.75/4
- A23 Environmental justice for communities of color; Fifth Ward; bilingual resources; Summer Legal Academy; refugees. 3.75/4
- A24 Medicare for All (universal); $25 minimum wage (broad); SNAP; Social Security; environmental justice; refugees. 3.75/4
- A25 NNU, Texas AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Houston Fed of Teachers, Our Revolution, CPC PAC, Lone Star Left. 3.75/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 80.1% | +1 | 81.1% |
| Efficiency | 79.9% | +0.5 | 80.4% |
| Affordability | 85.3% | +0.5 | 85.8% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 81.8% | |
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