# Christian Menefee

Christian Menefee is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 18th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 18th district
- Serving since: 2026-02-02
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001245
- FEC candidate IDs: H6TX18232

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001245 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

3.0% of Menefee’s statements use bipartisan language, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 9.8%).

## What Menefee says (119th Congress (2025–27))

372 classified statements: 345 posts on X, 27 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Menefee | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.1% | 6.6% | 118 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 13.7% | 27.5% | 195 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.8% | 73.2% | 85 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 9.8% | 208 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 10.8% | 22.7% | 205 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.9% | 157 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Democrats 16%); Health 13% (House Democrats 26%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.03), from 1,633 donors and 256 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

265 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 120.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9320: All in For Attendance Act (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9320
- H.R. 8618: College Affordability and Accessibility Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8618
- H.R. 8619: Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8619
- H.R. 8581: SET Act (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8581

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 21% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2114817695442927905
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2113694396331831442
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2113002718352880041
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2113008582098870418
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2112582306787627331
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2112582420272996541
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2112658649726480751
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2111256741048631670
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2110392754291274095
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCDMenefee/status/2110105302301606046

## Links

- Official site: https://menefee.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepCDMenefee
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001245

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001245