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Ronald Dwayne WhitfieldRepublican
Christian Dashaun MenefeeDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD
CHRISTIAN DASHAUN MENEFEE
Current role
Digital creator
U.S. Representative, Texas' 18th Congressional District (since February 2, 2026)
Background
Not found
- Bachelor's degree University of Texas at San Antonio
- Law degree from Washington University in St. Louis
- Worked as a commercial litigator in Houston
Experience
- Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for this seat over Elizabeth Vences
- Harris County Attorney, 2021 to 2025
- Defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green in 2026 Democratic primary runoff
Top priorities
Not found
- Campaign site: "Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour"
- Health care: "he will fight for Medicare for All"
- "Will fight to restore abortion rights, and block a national abortion ban"
- Guns: "fight to ban assault weapons, close background check loopholes, and limit high-capacity magazines"
- Immigration: "Creating a path to citizenship"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Health care: No public statement found
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Immigration: See Priorities
- Guns: See Priorities
- Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record
- In the 2026 primary runoff, opponent Rep. Al Green criticized more than $4 million spent on Menefee's behalf by Protect Progress, a cryptocurrency super PAC. Menefee said he takes no corporate PAC money and that "not a single super PAC should exist."
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Numerous Democrat Officials, Liberal, & Union Organizations – too many to list (see website)
Ronald Dwayne Whitfield
Republican- On ballot as
- RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD
- Current role
- Digital creator
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for this seat over Elizabeth Vences
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Health care: No public statement found
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Christian Dashaun Menefee
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- CHRISTIAN DASHAUN MENEFEE
- Current role
- U.S. Representative, Texas' 18th Congressional District (since February 2, 2026)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree University of Texas at San Antonio
- Law degree from Washington University in St. Louis
- Worked as a commercial litigator in Houston
- Experience
- Harris County Attorney, 2021 to 2025
- Defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green in 2026 Democratic primary runoff
- Top priorities
- Campaign site: "Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour"
- Health care: "he will fight for Medicare for All"
- "Will fight to restore abortion rights, and block a national abortion ban"
- Guns: "fight to ban assault weapons, close background check loopholes, and limit high-capacity magazines"
- Immigration: "Creating a path to citizenship"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Immigration: See Priorities
- Guns: See Priorities
- Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record- In the 2026 primary runoff, opponent Rep. Al Green criticized more than $4 million spent on Menefee's behalf by Protect Progress, a cryptocurrency super PAC. Menefee said he takes no corporate PAC money and that "not a single super PAC should exist."
- Endorsements
- Numerous Democrat Officials, Liberal, & Union Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Campaign website
- christianmenefee.com
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