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2026 Texas District 18 House Election

Christian Menefee (D)

About this race

This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Texas

Major issues facing Texas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Christian Menefee Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,637,579 raised · $3,481,563 spent · $156,016 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Criminal justice reform, veterans, immigration, gun violence prevention, good jobs, workers' rights

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Christian Menefee DRonald Whitfield R
Raised$3.6M—
Individuals$3.4M93%—
PACs & parties$235K6%—
Self-funded$1000%—
Other$3K0%—
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Christian Menefee 1769 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.6M
Campaign spent$3.5M
Cash on hand$156K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals93%
PACs / committees6%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$21K
  • Membership PAC$20K
  • PAC$20K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$17K
  • Individual$15K
  • Leadership PAC$15K
  • Labor PAC$15K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Corporate PAC$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1769 donors. The other 1719 gave $2.3M combined.

Plus $746K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Christian Menefee’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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