Federal

U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

Part of Harris County (about 13% of its residents: part of Houston, Bellaire and West University Place); part of Fort Bend County (about 21% of its residents: part of Houston and part of Sugar Land).

Candidates Compare by issue

Taxes & budget

Alexander HaleRepublican
- Opposes continuing resolutions; pledges to cut federal waste.
Espoir NgaboGreen
No documented position found.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
No documented position found.

Public safety

Alexander HaleRepublican
- Supports locking up violent and repeat offenders.
Espoir NgaboGreen
No documented position found.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Voted against more funding for ICE.In office

Housing

Alexander HaleRepublican
- Proposes cutting federal red tape to build more housing.
Espoir NgaboGreen
- Supports expanding affordable housing and storm-resilient construction.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Alexander HaleRepublican
No documented position found.
Espoir NgaboGreen
- Supports a $25 minimum wage tied to inflation.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Voted against new presidential tariff powers.In office

Roads & infrastructure

Alexander HaleRepublican
No documented position found.
Espoir NgaboGreen
- Supports more flood-mitigation and public transit funding.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Secured House passage of a Buffalo Bayou flood resiliency study.In office

Environment & parks

Alexander HaleRepublican
- Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy including oil and gas.
Espoir NgaboGreen
No documented position found.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Co-introduced a bill to study Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization.In office

Health & human services

Alexander HaleRepublican
- Supports enforced up-front price transparency in health care.
- Supports paying doctors directly with pre-tax dollars.
Espoir NgaboGreen
- Supports free, universal single-payer health care.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Supports guaranteeing a federal right to contraception.In office
- Sponsored legislation protecting telehealth access to the abortion pill.In office

Government & transparency

Alexander HaleRepublican
No documented position found.
Espoir NgaboGreen
- Supports repealing Citizens United.
Lizzie Pannill FletcherDemocratic
- Voted for Ukraine security assistance.In office
- Introduced a bill to prohibit self-dealing federal settlements.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.