Democrat · Texas's 38th District · 2026
Melissa McDonough
McDonough's volunteer work has included leading a PTO, school band boosters and church programs for fifth and sixth graders.
Biography
Melissa McDonough's volunteer work has included leading a PTO, band boosters and church programs for fifth and sixth graders while raising two sons with her husband, Tim.1 She has also taught private music lessons and helped children find books in their school library.1
Her professional background includes real estate sales, brokerage management, title work and small business consulting.1 She describes helping business owners move from home operations to leased space and then their own commercial property, alongside representing families buying homes.1
McDonough has served in Harris County elections as a presiding election judge and in ballot verification and counting roles.1 Her civic experience also includes the Tomball school district's bond committee and advocacy before Congress and the Texas Legislature on consumer protection and health care.1 She was president of the Houston chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors in 2003.1
Her campaign supports Medicare for All, abortion rights, public education, affordable housing, renewable energy and flood mitigation.2 She also favors easier voting access, protecting Social Security and more effective border management that addresses migration's underlying causes.2 Republican Jon Bonck and Green candidate Alex McMenemy are her November opponents for the open 38th District seat.3