Texas 18th District
Christian Menefee (D) holds this seat and is running again. Al Green (D) lost the primary. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Christian Menefee
Democrat · holds this seat today
No gradeNo grade yetMenefee has too few votes in Congress for a grade yet, and what Menefee has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.
Raised $3,761,777 since January 2025: 92% from people, 8% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Ronald Whitfield
Republican · landscaping business owner, first-time candidate
No gradeNothing on recordI have no votes in Congress to count for Whitfield, and I found nothing Whitfield has said or done on any of these questions: no campaign positions and no interview I could check. I went through it on October 20.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Christian Menefee, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Menefee, so the grade above comes from this list: what Menefee has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says he wants a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, without naming a policy.
“I want a lasting ceasefire so that not a single baby in either Israel or Gaza has to worry about being bombed.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A call for a ceasefire with no condition on aid or weapons named does not settle the side.
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Says Trump's tariffs are taxes that hurt farmers.
“does nothing to address Trump's tariff taxes that are hurting farmers”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is the with side of free markets.
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He joined the Equality Caucus and says everyone deserves the freedom to love who they love and live as their authentic self, without naming a law.
“Everyone deserves the freedom to love who they love and live their authentic self.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words cover gay equality under one law but also gender identity in schools and sport, and name no law, so they do not settle the side.
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Opposes ending the city's minority and women-owned business contracting program.
“MWBE programs help close those gaps.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Defending contracting set-asides by race and sex is the against side of equal rights.
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Calls for a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents who are in the country.
“Congress must find a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents who are here”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A path to citizenship for people living in the country, without saying it is for those who follow the rules, is on the against side of borders.
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He says violent criminals should be deported and border communities protected, then objects to how the administration enforces the law.
“Americans agree that violent criminals should be deported and that border communities deserve protection.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Deporting violent criminals is on the with side, but he says it as what Americans agree on and follows with objections to enforcement, so it does not settle the side.
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Says the immigration enforcement agency needs to be torn down.
“The agency needs to be torn down to the studs.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Wanting ICE dismantled is opposing ICE, which is the against side of borders.
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