U.S. Representative, Texas District 7

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher has represented Texas' 7th Congressional District since 2019 and serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee²³. Before Congress she was a Houston lawyer at Vinson & Elkins and became the first woman partner at the firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing².

Where they stand

• Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2021-09-24) source
  • Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2022-07-15) source
  • Her campaign site says she co-sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act to legalize abortion across the country and supports access to the full range of reproductive health care. (2024-01) source
• Guns: All of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which would ban the sale of many semi-automatic assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. (2022-07-29) source
  • Her campaign site says she co-sponsored universal background check bills, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 and of 2022, and the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. (2024-01) source
• Immigration: A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigration Said · medium confidence
  • Voted for the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers and some long-time TPS holders. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers and required E-Verify in agriculture. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction and tightened asylum rules. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted against the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security. (2026-06-09) source
  • Her campaign site calls for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, along with stronger border security and enforcement against employers who break the law, and opposes building a border wall. (2024-01) source
• Healthcare: Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is broken Said · high confidence
  • Voted against the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a private-market bill on association health plans and PBM transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted for restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
  • Her campaign site says the Affordable Care Act must be defended and improved, including its protections for pre-existing conditions, and that she wrote the Expand Medicaid Now Act to encourage states to expand Medicaid. (2024-01) source
• Drug prices: Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurance Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month for people with Medicare and private insurance. (2022-03-31) source
  • Her campaign site says she supports letting Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices, including the negotiation provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. (2024-01) source
• Social Security: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says she opposes privatizing Social Security and Medicare and opposes cutting benefits, and would secure the programs by cutting waste, fraud and abuse. (2024-01) source
• Energy and climate: A gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentives Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source
  • Her campaign site says domestic oil and gas production is critical, opposes bans on fracking and offshore drilling, and also calls climate change a real and growing threat that requires a cleaner energy future. (2024-01) source
• Aid to Ukraine: Restore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on Russia Said · high confidence
  • Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
  • Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid and loans to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
  • Her campaign site says she backed military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and will continue to support sanctions against Russia. (2024-01) source
• Aid to Israel: Keep full aid without new conditions Said · medium confidence
  • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of paused weapons to Israel. (2024-05-16) source
  • Said she has supported and will continue to support security assistance to Israel, along with humanitarian aid for civilians in Israel, Gaza and the region. (2024-02-07) source
• Student loans: Make repayment cheaper and forgiveness faster Said · medium confidence
  • Voted against overturning the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source
  • Her campaign site supports income-driven repayment plans that lower monthly payments and calls for relief from crushing student debt. (2024-01) source
• Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says she helped pass the USMCA trade agreement and urged eliminating Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on close allies. (2024-01) source
  • Called the Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Trump's emergency tariffs the right one and said Congress, not the president, holds tariff authority. (2026-02-20) source
• Redistricting: Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymandering Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the For the People Act, which would require independent commissions to draw congressional maps and ban partisan gerrymandering. (2021-03-03) source
  • Her campaign site says the country must fight for a better system to determine representation and eliminate partisan bias. (2024-01) source
• Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaigns Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the For the People Act, which created small-donor public matching funds, required disclosure of big donors and called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. (2021-03-03) source
• Qualified immunity: No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violations Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers in civil rights lawsuits. (2021-03-03) source
• Safety net programs: Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leave Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
  • Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added Medicaid work requirements and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
• Childcare and pre-K: Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aid Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
• Paid leave: Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick days Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
• Marijuana: Legalize it and clear past convictions Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the MORE Act, which would remove marijuana from federal drug schedules and clear past federal marijuana convictions. (2022-04-01) source
• Income taxes: Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programs Voted · medium confidence
  • Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a tax on stock buybacks to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent at every income level. (2025-07-03) source
• Transgender athletes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• E-Verify mandate: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• Mandatory minimums: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related trafficking. (2023-05-25) source
  • Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related trafficking. (2025-06-12) source
• Politicians trading stocks: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act, a stock purchase ban for members that also carried voter ID provisions. (2026-07-22) source

No public position found on: National debt, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.