Christian Menefee
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.
93% individuals6% PACs1% other
$3.6M
raised
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Texas · U.S. House · District 18 · 2026
Texas District 18 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 18 House race
Al Green ranks No. 3 in money raised.
Candidates in the Texas District 18 House race, 2026 report raising $8.6M between them. Christian Menefee reports $3.6M and Amanda Edwards reports $1.9M, a gap of $1.7M. Of what Christian Menefee reports, 93% came from individuals and 6% from PACs. Outside groups spent against GREEN, ALEXANDER ($47,162). Outside groups spent for MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN ($7.1M).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Amanda Edwards
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
95% individuals3% PACs2% other
$1.9M
raised
Al Green
DIncumbentD · incumbent
71% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 24% from other sources.
71% individuals5% PACs24% other
$1.7M
raised
IM
Isaiah Martin
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$1.2M
raised
SH
Stephen Huey
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$38K
raised
ST
Sylvester Turner
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 31% from PACs and 69% from individuals.
69% individuals31% PACs0% other
$29K
raised
GB
Gretchen Brown
DD · challenger
39% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 61% from other sources.
39% individuals0% PACs61% other
$18K
raised
AB
Allen Berry
RR · challenger
62% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.
62% individuals0% PACs38% other
$9K
raised
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CS
Cyrus Sajna
RR · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
EV
Elizabeth Vences
RR · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$7.1M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$7.1M
Labor / Unions$77K
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Law & Lobbying$20K
Health & Pharma$15K
Transportation$13K
Real Estate & Construction$3K
Banking & Financial$3K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$6.5M
- LEADERS WE DESERVE · super pac$297K
- PROJECT 218 · super pac$200K
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC · pac$110K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$20K
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC · super pac$20K
- MEDICARE FOR ALL · pac$15K
- HOUSTON PILOTS PAC · pac$11K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
90%
5% PACs90% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Al Green is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$2.5M
$1.6M - $3.5M. down $1.9M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Homeland Security
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$42K
Small donors & unclassified$8K
Ideological / Leadership$5K
Real Estate & Construction$3K
Transportation$3K
Banking & Financial$3K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Christian Menefee D · challenger | vs | Amanda Edwards D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.6M | Raised | $1.9M |
| $156K | Cash on hand | $3K |
| 6% | From PACs | 3% |
| 93% | From individuals | 95% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |