Christian Menefee was born in Petaluma, California. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Christian lives in Houston with his wife, Kaitlyn, their sons, Gabriel and Malcolm, and their rescue dogs, Howie and Kennedy.

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Christian Menefee has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He has a wife and two sons.

Christian is an attorney. He has fought legal battles against the Trump administration and Texas Republicans. He has also secured multi-million dollar settlements holding corporations accountable.

Christian has 15 years of legal experience as an associate and attorney.

Christian has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since February 2nd, 2026, after winning a special runoff election. He previously served as Harris County Attorney since 2021.

Supports expanding affordable housing, protecting renters, and pushing for tax fairness.

Plans to advocate for "tax fairness so working families are not stuck paying more while the wealthy pay less."

Supports expanding affordable housing, protecting renters, and providing down payment assistance.

Believes in providing down payment assistance.

Supports eliminating medical debt from credit reports.

Supports eliminating student loan debt and making public and community college free for all.

Wants to eliminate student loan debt and make public and community college free for all.

- Supports expanding affordable housing.
- Plans to advocate for "tax fairness so working families are not stuck paying more while the wealthy pay less."
- Believes in providing down payment assistance.
- Supports eliminating medical debt from credit reports.
- Wants to eliminate student loan debt and make public and community college free for all.

Economy

Plans to end for-profit prisons and expand job training and reentry programs.

Supports gun control measures such as banning assault weapons, closing background check loopholes, and limiting high-capacity magazines.

Supports restarting the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention and banning bump stocks.

Believes in restarting the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention and banning bump stocks.

- Plans to end for-profit prisons and expand job training and reentry programs.
- Supports gun control measures such as banning assault weapons, closing background check loopholes, and limiting high-capacity magazines.
- Believes in restarting the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention and banning bump stocks.

Public Safety

Supports universal healthcare access through Medicare for All.

Supports expanding Medicare and Medicaid and ensuring coverage includes dental, vision, and hearing.

Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid and ensuring coverage includes dental, vision, and hearing.

- Supports universal healthcare access through Medicare for All.
- Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid and ensuring coverage includes dental, vision, and hearing.

Healthcare

Supports investing in career and technical education, apprenticeships, and industry certifications.

Supports fully funding public education, raising teacher pay, and expanding Pell Grants.

- Supports investing in career and technical education, apprenticeships, and industry certifications.
- Wants to raise teacher pay.
- Believes in expanding Pell Grants.

Education

Supports strong federal investment in flood control, resilient infrastructure, and climate preparedness.

Seeks "strong federal investment in flood control, resilient infrastructure, and climate preparedness."

Supports stronger environmental safeguards, accountability for violators, and federal funding for site cleanup.

Supports "stronger environmental safeguards, accountability for violators," and federal funding for site cleanup.

- Seeks "strong federal investment in flood control, resilient infrastructure, and climate preparedness."
- Supports "stronger environmental safeguards, accountability for violators," and federal funding for site cleanup.

Energy & the Environment

Supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to protect voters.

Supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to "protect every voter."

- Supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to "protect every voter."

Voting & Elections

Supports comprehensive immigration reform.

Aims to "fix our broken immigration system."

- Aims to "fix our broken immigration system."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Supports adjusting the tax code to ensure billionaires and large corporations pay "their fair share."

Supports connecting youth to training programs and expanding dual-credit and certification access.

Seeks to connect youth to "training programs."

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