U.S. House Candidate Profile

Melissa A Mcdonough

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DemocraticU.S. HouseTexas38

Background

Melissa A Mcdonough is a Democratic candidate running for U.S. House to represent Texas' 38th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. For the 2026 election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report that Melissa A Mcdonough raised $47,898, spent $33,295, and had $37,303 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; ballotpedia.org/Melissa_McDonough; Federal Election Commission; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX38011/).

Last updated 2026-07-16.

Sourced summary

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Melissa A Mcdonough raised $47,898, spent $33,295, reported $37,303 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Melissa A Mcdonough's committee id is C00836940

Melissa A Mcdonough's latest reported disbursements $47,898. fec.gov

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Melissa A Mcdonough profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

Melissa A Mcdonough matches a certified general-election roster row. Row name MELISSA MCDONOUGH. Row office U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 38. Row party Democratic. Ballot status general_nominee. Official source host sos.texas.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-17.

Valid citations 9. Primary-source references 9. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 1, Other sourced notes 1.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

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On the November 3, 2026 ballot

MELISSA MCDONOUGH is certified for U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 38 (Democratic). Texas SoS Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election Retrieved 2026-10-17.

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