Federal

U.S. Representative, 38th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

Part of Harris County (about 16% of its residents: part of Houston, Tomball, Jersey Village, Hunters Creek Village, Spring Valley Village and Bunker Hill Village and other areas).

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Jon Bonck

Republican

Mortgage banker

The gist

Supports finishing the border wall.
Opposes abortion.
Opposes gender ideology in school curriculum.
Opposes open-ended spending on foreign wars.
Opposes vaccine mandates and mRNA vaccines.
Pledges to cut red tape for homebuyers.

More about Jon

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Supports finishing the border wall.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“Finish the wall. End the invasion. Put Texas first.”
Opposes abortion.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“Life begins at conception. No compromise.”
Opposes gender ideology in school curriculum.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“No woke curriculum. No gender ideology. Parents first.”
Opposes open-ended spending on foreign wars.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“No more blank checks for foreign wars.”
Opposes vaccine mandates and mRNA vaccines.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“No mandates. No coercion. No mRNA vaccines”
Pledges to cut red tape for homebuyers.
Jon Bonck for Congress
Campaign website · Jon Bonck for Congress · jonbonck.com
“Jon will work to reform these outdated policies and eliminate red tape”

Melissa McDonough

Democratic

Real estate

The gist

Supports proper funding of public education.
Supports making college tuition more affordable.
Supports easier mail-in voting and countywide voting.
Supports renewable energy innovation.
Opposes trade wars; supports respectful trade policy.

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Supports proper funding of public education.
Platform — Melissa for Congress
Campaign website · Melissa for Congress · melissaforcongress.com
“Improper funding of public education is a major factor in the school to prison pipeline”
Supports making college tuition more affordable.
Platform — Melissa for Congress
Campaign website · Melissa for Congress · melissaforcongress.com
“We need to make quality education more affordable and accessible so everyone can prosper.”
Supports easier mail-in voting and countywide voting.
Platform — Melissa for Congress
Campaign website · Melissa for Congress · melissaforcongress.com
“We need to make mail-in voting easier, continue to allow county-wide voting, have more accessible polling locations”
Supports renewable energy innovation.
Platform — Melissa for Congress
Campaign website · Melissa for Congress · melissaforcongress.com
“we need to embrace renewable energy innovation.”
Opposes trade wars; supports respectful trade policy.
Platform — Melissa for Congress
Campaign website · Melissa for Congress · melissaforcongress.com
“Good trade policy requires treating your trading partners with respect.”

Alex McMenemy

Green

Social justice advocate · Tomball

The gist

Supports banning congressional stock trading and overturning Citizens United.
Supports abolishing ICE.
Supports free universal health care.
Supports a $25 minimum wage and stronger unions.
Supports free public higher education.
Supports a quick transition to clean energy.

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Supports banning congressional stock trading and overturning Citizens United.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Ban Congressional Stock Trading Overturn Citizens United”
Supports abolishing ICE.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Abolish ICE and charge anyone who participated in it’s operations as terrorists”
Supports free universal health care.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Free, Universal Healthcare for All”
Supports a $25 minimum wage and stronger unions.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Strengthening our Unions and Worker Protections A $25 Minimum Wage”
Supports free public higher education.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Free, Universal Higher Education”
Supports a quick transition to clean energy.
Our Platform — Alex for the People
Campaign website · Alex McMenemy for Congress · alexforthepeople.org
“Make a Quick Transition to Clean Energy”

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