Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 7 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 7.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Alexander HaleRepublican | Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocrat | Espoir NgaboGreen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | No single answer fits; see evidence | Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsVoted · medium | Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsSaid · medium |
| Safety net programs | No public position | Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveVoted · medium | Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveSaid · medium |
| Minimum wage | No public position | No public position | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingSaid · medium |
| Healthcare | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsSaid · medium | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenSaid · high | Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)Said · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestQuestionnaire answer · medium | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · high | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · medium |
| Guns | Keep current laws and enforce what is already on the booksQuestionnaire answer · medium | All of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazinesSaid · high | No public position |
| Immigration | No single answer fits; see evidence | A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationSaid · medium | No public position |
| Energy and climate | All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickSaid · medium | A gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentivesSaid · medium | No public position |
| Politicians trading stocks | No public position | No single answer fits; see evidence | No, ban it for members and their spousesSaid · medium |
| Marijuana | No public position | Legalize it and clear past convictionsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Redistricting | No public position | Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingVoted · medium | No public position |
| Campaign finance | No public position | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsVoted · medium | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsSaid · medium |
| Qualified immunity | No single answer fits; see evidence | No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Drug prices | Focus on competition, generics, and price transparency instead of price settingSaid · medium | Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insuranceVoted · medium | No public position |
| Childcare and pre-K | No public position | Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidVoted · medium | No public position |
| Paid leave | No public position | Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysVoted · medium | Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysSaid · medium |
| Student loans | No public position | Make repayment cheaper and forgiveness fasterSaid · medium | Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freeSaid · medium |
| Transgender athletes | No, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsQuestionnaire answer · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence | No public position |
| Aid to Israel | No single answer fits; see evidence | Keep full aid without new conditionsSaid · medium | End itSaid · medium |
| Aid to Ukraine | No public position | Restore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on RussiaSaid · high | No public position |
Alexander Hale
RepublicanPrivate citizen (energy and chemicals consultant)
Alexander Hale is a Houston energy and chemicals consultant at Alvarez & Marsal and a Baylor University graduate who interned at the American Enterprise Institute and for former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse23. He is a first-time candidate and won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff for District 734.
Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says an honest energy strategy is all-of-the-above, backing oil and gas along with advanced nuclear and modernized natural gas, and says federal energy policy should be technology-neutral rather than picking winners. (2026) source
- Told the Houston Chronicle editorial board the country will need nuclear and other forms of renewable energy but should not overly subsidize inefficient companies. (2026-02-14) source
HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site proposes enforcing hospital price transparency, breaking up health care middlemen, paying Medicare the same price for the same service in any setting, and expanding health savings accounts, and argues single-payer would not fix high costs. (2026) source
- In a candidate questionnaire, chose keeping Medicare and Medicaid for those who need them while opposing government-run universal health care in favor of private-market competition. (2026) source
Drug pricesFocus on competition, generics, and price transparency instead of price settingmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site calls for banning spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers in every market, public justification for drug list-price increases above a threshold, and patient cost-sharing based on the real net price. (2026) source
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that ending a pregnancy should be considered only if there is a mortal risk to the mother's life, and strongly agreed that human life deserves legal protection from conception. (2026) source
GunsKeep current laws and enforce what is already on the booksmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that current law already bars criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from owning guns and that existing laws should be enforced before new ones are created. (2026) source
Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Strongly agreed in a candidate questionnaire that biological males should not participate in women's sports or use women's spaces. (2026) source
Nuclear powerNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says he will push federal regulators to streamline licensing for new natural gas and nuclear generation. (2026) source
- His campaign site calls for advanced nuclear power as part of the next generation of reliable power, while saying federal energy subsidies should not pick winners and losers. (2026) source
Income taxesNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says to keep marginal tax rates low, the standard deduction high and the small-business pass-through provision intact. (2026) source
- Disagreed in a candidate questionnaire that people who can afford to pay more taxes should do so to provide relief for working families. (2026) source
National debtNo single answer fitsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Strongly agreed in a candidate questionnaire that the government should cut spending to reduce the national debt, citing rising interest costs. (2026) source
- His campaign site supports DOGE-style audits of federal agencies and a rule, modeled on the Texas Sunset Commission, that programs must periodically justify their existence or be wound down. (2026) source
ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Told the Houston Chronicle editorial board he is all for deporting illegal immigrants but that the Trump administration has been too heavy-handed in deploying ICE agents to major cities. (2026-02-14) source
- Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that the U.S. should shift to a merit-based immigration system that excludes anyone with a criminal record. (2026) source
Foreign policyNo single answer fitsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Chose the questionnaire answer that the U.S. should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny, writing that America First does not mean disengaging from strategic allies. (2026) source
Aid to IsraelNo single answer fitsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that Israel is America's most important ally in the Middle East and that the strategic relationship must remain ironclad. (2026) source
Qualified immunityNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign site says police deserve the legal protection to do the job and opposes mandatory de-escalation standards that expose officers to liability. (2026) source
No public position found on: Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Democrat · IncumbentU.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 23 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)high
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
GunsAll of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazineshigh
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
HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenhigh
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
Aid to UkraineRestore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on Russiahigh
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
ImmigrationA path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationmedium
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
Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium
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
Energy and climateA gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentivesmedium
Said · 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 IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium
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 loansMake repayment cheaper and forgiveness fastermedium
RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
Voted · medium confidenceCampaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
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 immunityNo, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsmedium
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 programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium
Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidmedium
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 leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
MarijuanaLegalize it and clear past convictionsmedium
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 taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium
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
Social SecurityNo single answer fitsmedium
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
Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium
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
Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidenceE-Verify mandateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitslow
Politicians trading stocksNo single answer fitslow
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.
Espoir Ngabo
GreenPrivate citizen (regional IT analyst)
Espoir Ngabo is a Houston information technology professional who works as a regional IT analyst at BrandSafway and has worked for companies including Entegris and Kapsch Group3. He is the Green Party nominee for District 71.
Where they stand 12 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for overturning Citizens United through the Democracy for All Amendment and for public financing of campaigns. (2026) source
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for banning stock trading in Congress by co-sponsoring the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act. (2026) source
HealthcareGovernment-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)medium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for a single-payer universal health care system such as the Medicare for All Act and opposes privatizing Medicare or Medicaid. (2026) source
Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for raising the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour with regional cost-of-living adjustments. (2026) source
Aid to IsraelEnd itmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform is titled No More Aid to Israel and calls for voting against unconditional military aid and conditioning any aid on human rights law. (2026) source
Student loansCancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freemedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for forgiving student loan debt. (2026) source
Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for annual taxes on net worth above $50 million, taxing billionaires' unrealized capital gains, and raising corporate tax rates based on CEO pay ratios. (2026) source
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports the Women's Health Protection Act and amending the Constitution to enshrine women's bodily autonomy. (2026) source
Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for nationwide paid parental leave. (2026) source
Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for permanently authorizing Summer EBT food aid and federal funding for universal year-round school meals. (2026) source
Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform supports legislation setting term limits for Congress and notes a state-led push for a term limits convention. (2026) source
Foreign policyNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His platform calls for no more endless wars, reining in the military industrial complex, reducing foreign military financing, and restoring funding to UNRWA. (2026) source
No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Business regulation, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-10-19. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.