2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christian Menefee?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Christian D. Menefee
In the U.S. House (TX-18) since 2026 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 2 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology · 2 subcommittees
- 50 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 6 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6TX18232) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $3.8M
- Spent
- $3.7M
- Cash on hand
- $78K
- Individuals 92% $3.5M
- PACs & other committees 8% $292K
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $100
- Other receipts 0.1% $5,356
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $7.1M supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $20K
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $20K
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $15K
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $15K
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $15K
Who gave.
Who gives $3.5M from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$715K of $3.5M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
83% from Texas · 17% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Texas $2.2M
- California $99K
- Illinois $43K
- New York $39K
- Massachusetts $27K
- Florida $26K
- Virginia $24K
- Colorado $20K
Top employers named by donors
- AZA $48K
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $46K
- NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP $43K
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS $37K
- HARRIS COUNTY $31K
- NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT $25K
- MUKERJI LAW FIRM $19K
- YETTER COLEMAN $17K
- SUSMAN GODFREY LLP $15K
- STEPTOE LLP $14K
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $778K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1.4M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 20, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (3,321 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $7.1M for / $0 against · $5,181 in the final two weeks
That is $80K more than the $7.1M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$381K of the $7.1M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 1% $75K
- Digital ads 3% $200K
- Ads, medium not stated 82% $5.9M
- Mail, print & signs 11% $802K
- Phones & texts <0.1% $2,527
- Canvassing & field 1% $69K
- Ad production 1% $99K
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $21K
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 21, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (74 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $3.5M in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 52% $1.8M
- Consultants & strategy 3% $98K
- Staff & payroll 8% $278K
- Fundraising & processing fees 22% $767K
- Polling, research & data 5% $162K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $129K
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $164K
- Legal & compliance 1% $40K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $4,634
- Other or unclassified 0.4% $13K
Largest payees
- BUYING TIME MEDIA $994K
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $362K
- VOTE SHIFT $239K
- RESONANCE CAMPAIGNS $230K
- NORTH STAR DIGITAL $155K
Paid to individuals: $434K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 20, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,319 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Amanda EdwardsDemocrat · $1.9M raised
- Alexander GreenDemocrat · $1.7M raised · $47K outside
- Isaiah MartinDemocrat · $1.2M raised
- Stephen HueyDemocrat · $38K raised
- Sylvester TurnerDemocrat · $29K raised
- Gretchen BrownDemocrat · $18K raised
- Allen D BerryRepublican · $8,512 raised
- Cyrus SajnaRepublican · $0 raised
- Elizabeth VencesRepublican · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.