Christian Dashaun Menefee
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Texas District 18 (since February 2026)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; attorney
- Lives in
- Houston
Background
- Born in Houston; graduated from Alief Hastings High School; B.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio and J.D. from Washington University School of Law. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Practiced law at Norton Rose Fulbright and Kirkland & Ellis. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Harris County Attorney, January 2021 to January 2026. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the January 31, 2026 special election runoff for District 18 and took office February 2, 2026. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff over U.S. Rep. Al Green, 69.4% to 30.6%. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Expand affordable housing and down payment assistance source: branch.vote
- Medicare for All, with dental, vision and hearing coverage source: branch.vote
- End for-profit prisons and expand job training and reentry programs source: branch.vote
- Federal investment in flood control and resilient infrastructure source: branch.vote
- Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act source: branch.vote
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