Christian Menefee
Progressive
Democrat
N/A
Texas
Current Position: Harris County Attorney
Running For: House Representative - District 18
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For providing down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers
- For expanding tax credits for parents and caregivers
- For making billionaires and large corporations pay their fair share of taxes
- For federal funding to revitalize neglected neighborhoods
- For federal funds to clean up contaminated sites
- For defending progress made through the Inflation Reduction Act
Business & Labor
- For raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
- For regulating emerging technologies like blockchain and AI with clear rules to protect consumers and ensure ethical use
- For expanding paid family leave and raising the minimum wage
- For workers' right to organize and supporting strong unions
- For requiring OSHA safety training for government contractors and supporting apprenticeship programs
- For investing in career and technical education, apprenticeships, and industry certifications
Health Care
- For Medicare for All universal healthcare system
- For wiping medical debt off credit reports
- For expanding Medicare and strengthening Medicaid with coverage including dental, vision, and hearing
- For defending contraception and IVF access
Education
- For eliminating student loan debt and making public and community college free
- For fully funding public education and raising teacher pay
- For universal pre-K and expanding Pell Grants
- Against Trump's attempts to dismantle the Department of Education
- For expanding dual-credit and certification access to reduce student debt
Environment
- For tougher environmental protections and holding polluters accountable
- Against Trump's efforts to dismantle the EPA
Civil Rights
- For protecting abortion rights and restoring federal abortion protections
- Against a national abortion ban
- For strong federal LGBTQ+ protections in jobs, housing, healthcare, and education
- Against state efforts to target LGBTQ+ families
- Against Trump administration attempts to roll back LGBTQ+ protections
- For increased veterans' healthcare funding, mental health services, job training, housing support, VA accountability reforms, and allowing veterans to access care at both VA and private facilities
- For legislation protecting veterans from fraud and easing student loan debt for veteran caregivers
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act
- For automatic and same-day voter registration
- For tougher campaign finance laws
- Against gerrymandering
- Against Texas voter suppression laws
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship, DACA protections for Dreamers, keeping families together, fair visa and refugee policies, and increased funding for asylum application processing
- Against family separation policies in immigration enforcement
Public Safety
- For banning assault weapons, closing background check loopholes, and limiting high-capacity magazines
- For restarting the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention and banning bump stocks
- Against for-profit prisons
- For criminal justice reform including expanding job training and reentry programs, investing in mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence survivor protections