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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-38
Melissa McDonough
Top priorities
- Properly funding public education
- Improving flood mitigation and embracing renewable energy
- Protecting Social Security
Per the campaign site.
About Melissa McDonough
McDonough has spent nearly 30 years as a Realtor and 20 years owning and managing a real estate brokerage overseeing more than 45 agents, per the campaign site. She has served as a national marketing director across 24 states and previously led the Women's Council of Realtors' Houston chapter, per the campaign site. A Harris County resident for nearly three decades, she has also volunteered on the Tomball ISD school bond committee, per the campaign site.
Jon Bonck
Top priorities
- Border security
- Parental rights
- Spending cuts
Per the campaign site.
About Jon Bonck
Bonck is a mortgage industry professional and real estate professional from greater Houston with more than two decades of experience helping families with homeownership, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Bonck serves as a deacon and Bible study teacher at Second Baptist Church, per the campaign site.
Alex McMenemy
Top priorities
- Free, universal healthcare and education
- Removing money from politics
Per the campaign site.
About Alex McMenemy
McMenemy is a Green Party candidate from Tomball, Texas who studied accounting and theatre, per the campaign site. The campaign site says McMenemy grew up in a working class family and has worked as a musician and cyclist advocate, per the campaign site.
About this race
Texas's 38th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.