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United States Representative · Texas · District 18
Christian D. Menefee is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th District. The House Historian records that he entered Congress after the January 31, 2026 special election that filled the vacancy created by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death. Before Congress, Menefee practiced law and served as Harris County Attorney, becoming the first Black attorney and youngest person elected to that office.
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Christian D. Menefee is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th District. The House Historian records that he entered Congress after the January 31, 2026 special election that filled the vacancy created by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death. Before Congress, Menefee practiced law and served as Harris County Attorney, becoming the first Black attorney and youngest person elected to that office.
Open biography & office record ↓Christian D. Menefee is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th District. The House Historian records that he entered Congress after the January 31, 2026 special election that filled the vacancy created by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death. Before Congress, Menefee practiced law and served as Harris County Attorney, becoming the first Black attorney and youngest person elected to that office.
Current House institutional records place Menefee on Oversight and Government Reform and Science, Space, and Technology. His official biography emphasizes Houston-area federal investment, voting rights, environmental justice and government performance; this site treats those policy priorities as role context, not as claim ratings.
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