Texas — 18th congressional district

13 candidates have filed

Everyone below has an active candidate registration with the Federal Election Commission for this seat. That is not the ballot. Most of these names will not survive a primary, ballot access is decided state by state, and people qualify for a ballot without an FEC filing and file with the FEC without ever qualifying.

Some of the registrations below are marked as not yet having reported raising or spending $5,000. That is the threshold at which the FEC calls someone a statutory candidate, and it is about money and nothing else — a campaign announced last month sits below it until its first report is due. It is noted because their money sections are empty for that reason and not because they raised nothing.

The money under each name is receipts into that candidate's own campaign committee for the 2025–2026 cycle, as the FEC reports them. It is not every dollar spent to elect them: leadership PACs, party committees and independent expenditures all sit outside it, and in a contested seat the outside money can exceed everything shown here. Money is not a position. Nobody's place on the Democratic–Republican scale comes from it — that is counted from roll-call votes and nothing else.

• Christian D. Menefee

  Democratic

  Currently holds this seat · first filed 2025-03-15 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Christian D. Menefee's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  No overall position. Only one value has 4 or more votes from Christian D. Menefee, and an overall position is only drawn from at least 3. Each value below is still drawn.

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  • War powers

    6 of 6 votes
    Requiring Congress to authorise military force6 of 6 with DemocratsLeaving the deployment decision with the President

  • Immigration

    1 of 1 vote
    More legal protection and processing capacity1 of 1 with DemocratsStricter enforcement and less federal benefit access

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Workers, wages and care

    1 of 1 vote
    Stronger bargaining rights and higher wage floors1 of 1 with DemocratsMore employer flexibility and lower labour costs

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  $3.6M raised by Christian D. Menefee's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors19.3%$701k
  • Large individual donors74.2%$2.7M
  • PACs6.5%$235k
  • Self-funded<0.1%$100
  • Other and unclassified0.1%$3k

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  Who gave to them

• Al Green

  Democratic

  Filed as an incumbent · first filed 2004-03-16 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Al Green's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  average of 7 values

  Democratic side0 · Voted with Democrats almost every timeRepublican side

  • Average House Democrat: 2
  • Average House Republican: 98

  0 is the Democratic side of every party-split vote and 100 the Republican side of every one. This is the average of the 7 value positions below that rest on 4 or more votes, each counted once however many votes stand behind it; 3 values below have fewer than 4 votes and are drawn but not counted in it, and 2 values have no votes from Al Green at all.

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  • Clean air, water and public land

    9 of 9 votes
    Stronger limits on pollution and development9 of 9 with DemocratsFewer federal restrictions on land and industry

  • War powers

    9 of 9 votes
    Requiring Congress to authorise military force9 of 9 with DemocratsLeaving the deployment decision with the President

  • Climate and clean energy

    6 of 6 votes
    Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions faster6 of 6 with DemocratsCheaper energy now and fewer federal mandates

  • Civil rights and discrimination

    5 of 5 votes
    Broader federal anti-discrimination protection5 of 5 with DemocratsNarrower federal rules, more left to states

  • Consumer financial protection

    4 of 4 votes
    Stronger federal protection for borrowers4 of 4 with DemocratsLighter regulation of banks and lenders

  • Guns

    4 of 4 votes
    Tighter limits on firearms4 of 4 with DemocratsFewer restrictions on lawful gun owners

  • Immigration

    4 of 4 votes
    More legal protection and processing capacity4 of 4 with DemocratsStricter enforcement and less federal benefit access

  • Reproductive health care

    3 of 3 votes
    Protecting access to abortion, contraception and IVF3 of 3 with DemocratsRestricting abortion and the funding behind it

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Workers, wages and care

    3 of 3 votes
    Stronger bargaining rights and higher wage floors3 of 3 with DemocratsMore employer flexibility and lower labour costs

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Voting and elections

    2 of 2 votes
    Wider access to the ballot2 of 2 with DemocratsTighter eligibility and identity checks

    Only 2 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  $1.7M raised by Al Green's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors18.1%$313k
  • Large individual donors53.1%$917k
  • PACs4.9%$84k
  • Self-funded23.2%$400k
  • Transfers in0.2%$3k
  • Other and unclassified0.5%$9k

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  Who gave to them

• Amanda Edwards

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2023-06-19 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Amanda Edwards has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $1.9M raised by Amanda Edwards's campaign through February 28, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors5.3%$100k
  • Large individual donors90.2%$1.7M
  • PACs3.4%$64k
  • Self-funded1.2%$22k
  • Transfers in<0.1%$169
  • Other and unclassified<0.1%$255

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  Who gave to them

• Gretchen Brown

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-11-15 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Gretchen Brown has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $18k raised by Gretchen Brown's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors7.6%$1k
  • Large individual donors31.3%$6k
  • Self-funded61.2%$11k

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  Where their money came from

• Isaiah Martin

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2023-09-13 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Isaiah Martin has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Stephen Huey

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-06-06 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Stephen Huey has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $38k raised by Stephen Huey's campaign through September 30, 2025 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors38.5%$15k
  • Large individual donors61.5%$23k

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  Where their money came from

• Sylvester Turner

  Democratic

  Filed as an incumbent · first filed 2024-08-02 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Sylvester Turner's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  No overall position. Sylvester Turner has fewer than 4 votes on every value, and an overall position is only drawn from at least 3. Each value below is still drawn.

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  • Climate and clean energy

    1 of 1 vote
    Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions faster1 of 1 with DemocratsCheaper energy now and fewer federal mandates

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  $29k raised by Sylvester Turner's campaign through October 31, 2025 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors0.4%$125
  • Large individual donors68.4%$20k
  • PACs30.8%$9k
  • Other and unclassified0.4%$109

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  Where their money came from

• Chance Davis

  Independent

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2020-07-19 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Chance Davis has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Allen D. Berry

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-04-17 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Allen D. Berry has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $9k raised by Allen D. Berry's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors3.1%$261
  • Large individual donors58.7%$5k
  • Self-funded31.8%$3k
  • Other and unclassified6.4%$547

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  Where their money came from

• Cyrus Sajna

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2020-01-13 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Cyrus Sajna has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Elizabeth Vences

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-12-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Elizabeth Vences has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No receipts reported to the FEC for this cycle.

• Ronald Dwayne Whitfield

  Republican

  Filed with the FEC · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Ronald Dwayne Whitfield has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Theodis Daniel

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-08-14 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Theodis Daniel has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.