KNOW YOUR SENATOR

2026 race — Texas — 18th District

13 candidates have filed with the FEC for this seat, including the incumbent, Christian D. Menefee (D).

Who is running

Statutory candidates on file with the FEC. Challengers keep filing all cycle and primaries run into September, so this is a snapshot of who has filed — not a final ballot.

D Democratic (9)

R Republican (2)

I Independent / other (2)

How the incumbent has voted, by issue

Every roll call Christian D. Menefee cast this Congress, grouped by the bill's official policy area (the Congressional Research Service subject assigned on congress.gov). These are votes, not stated positions — no stance is inferred from them.

Congress9 yea · 44 nay of 53
  • NayH.R. 7008 — On Passage (Jul 2026)
  • NoH.Res. 1438 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (Jul 2026)
  • NoH.Res. 1423 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (Jul 2026)
  • YeaH.Res. 1399 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (Jun 2026)
Armed Forces and National Security7 yea · 24 nay of 31
  • NayH.R. 8800 — On Passage (Jul 2026)
  • YeaH.R. 9237 — On Motion to Recommit (Jul 2026)
  • YeaH.R. 5362 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Jul 2026)
  • NayH.R. 9238 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Jun 2026)
Economics and Public Finance6 yea · 14 nay of 20
Agriculture and Food7 yea · 6 nay of 13
  • YeaS. 629 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Jun 2026)
  • NayH.R. 7567 — On Passage (Apr 2026)
  • YeaH.R. 1011 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Apr 2026)
Energy4 yea · 8 nay of 12
  • NayH.R. 5587 — On Passage (Apr 2026)
  • NayH.R. 4690 — On Passage (Apr 2026)
  • YeaS. 1020 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Apr 2026)
  • Not VotingH.R. 4758 — On Passage (Feb 2026)
International Affairs11 yea · 1 nay of 12

Full record for Christian D. Menefee ↗

Why challengers have no voting record here

Only people who have held the office have cast roll-call votes, so a voting record exists for the incumbent alone. We do not fill that gap with campaign-website summaries or third-party scorecards: deciding which vote counts as “the” vote on an issue is an editorial act, and two advocacy groups routinely produce opposite grades from the same record.

What is on the record for every candidate equally is money — who funds them, and who is spending independently for or against them. Each name above links to that candidate's FEC filings.

Sources: FEC candidate filings (who is running), House Clerk and Senate roll-call records with congress.gov policy areas (the voting record), and MEDSL/MIT Election Lab official returns with Census citizen voting-age population (the last result). All public records.