U.S. House, Texas 7th Congressional District · November 3, 2026
Who should I vote for in Texas's 7th Congressional District?
Lizzie Fletcher has the strongest record in Texas's 7th Congressional District. Lizzie Fletcher scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 6, 2026. Lizzie Fletcher's highest marks are relevant experience and roots in the constituency. Alexander Hale (6 of 15 criteria) and Espoir Ngabo (6 of 15 criteria) have too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Democratic · incumbent
Strongest record
Lizzie Fletcher
On the ballot as LIZZIE PANNILL FLETCHER
63 / 100
Public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 56
- Qualifications
- 75
- Performance
- 56
Republican
Alexander Hale
On the ballot as ALEXANDER HALE
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 6 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 60
- Performance
- NR
Green
Espoir Ngabo
On the ballot as ESPOIR NGABO
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 6 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 55
- Performance
- NR
The good, the bad and the unresolved
The record
The notable facts of each candidate's public life, each tied to a source and confirmed to be this person. Unresolved matters are labeled with where they stand and do not move a score.
Lizzie Fletcher
- Mark against2019-04-23
A trade report she signed April 23, 2019 disclosed spouse and family joint-venture trades from Feb. 7 to March 8, 2019, filed 46 to 75 days after the trades, past the 45-day limit.
Source: House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20011510
- On the record2021-01
Voted Nay on both objections to state electors on Jan. 6 and 7, 2021.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 10, Jan. 6, 2021, House Clerk Roll Call 11, Jan. 7, 2021
- Credit2025
Voted Yea on four 2025 energy bills, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, the REFINER Act, the LNG export bill and the SPEED Act, when Democratic Leader Jeffries voted Nay.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 35, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 303, Nov. 20, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 356, Dec. 18, 2025
- Credit2023-01-05
Sponsored H.R. 1917, the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act, on hazard mitigation assistance eligibility; signed into law Jan. 5, 2023 as Pub.L. 117-332, with four Republican and two Democratic cosponsors.
- Credit2021-11-15
Sponsored the REGROW Act to plug orphaned oil and gas wells; its provisions were enacted in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed Nov. 15, 2021. Both cosponsors were Republicans.
Alexander Hale
No notable items confirmed in news archives or public documents.
Espoir Ngabo
No notable items confirmed in news archives or public documents.
Who they are
Character
Integrity
Tells the truth, keeps their word, and takes no private gain from public office.
Lizzie Fletcher. Annual financial disclosure for 2025 is on file with the House Clerk, filed Aug. 9, 2026 after an extension; her 2026 stock trade report was filed within 45 days. No House Ethics Committee matter or FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: House Clerk financial disclosure, Filing ID 10076222, House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20034413, House Committee on Ethics site search for Fletcher, FEC administrative fines search
Alexander Hale. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026, and a House candidate financial disclosure was filed Jan. 31, 2026. No FEC administrative fine or Texas Ethics Commission order found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, House Clerk candidate financial disclosure, Filing ID 10073294, FEC administrative fines search
Espoir Ngabo. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine or Texas Ethics Commission order found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search
Courage
Takes a stand that costs them something, including telling their own side no.
Lizzie Fletcher. Voted Yea on four 2025 energy bills, including the Protecting American Energy Production Act, the REFINER Act, the LNG export bill and the SPEED Act, each time when Democratic Leader Jeffries voted Nay and most Democrats opposed.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 35, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 303, Nov. 20, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 304, Nov. 20, 2025, House Clerk Roll Call 356, Dec. 18, 2025
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Accountability
Owns mistakes, answers hard questions, and works in the open.
Lizzie Fletcher. No public record found.
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Temperament and judgment
Steady under pressure, decides on evidence, and treats opponents and staff with respect.
Lizzie Fletcher. A litigation attorney who became the first woman partner at the Houston firm AZA, and in Congress since 2019. No censure, reprimand or House Ethics Committee matter found.
Sources: Office site, Biography, House Committee on Ethics site search for Fletcher
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Fidelity to the oath
Uses power inside its limits: accepts certified results, obeys court rulings, follows the rules of the office.
Lizzie Fletcher. Has held the oath of House office since 2019 and voted Nay on both objections to state electors on Jan. 6 and 7, 2021. No misuse-of-office finding found.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 10, Jan. 6, 2021, House Clerk Roll Call 11, Jan. 7, 2021
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
What they bring
Qualifications
Relevant experience
Has done work that prepares them for this specific office.
Lizzie Fletcher. In the U.S. House since January 2019, now seeking a fifth term. Previously a Houston litigation attorney.
Alexander Hale. A 2021 Baylor University graduate who works as an energy and chemicals consultant at Alvarez & Marsal after internships at the American Enterprise Institute and with a U.S. senator. No public office or documented leadership role beyond college organizations.
Sources: Community Impact, May 12, 2026, Campaign site, About
Espoir Ngabo. Says he has worked in information technology for nearly a decade. Has not held public office.
Command of the job
Knows the issues and knows what the office can and cannot do.
Lizzie Fletcher. Vice ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, serving on its Health, Energy, and Oversight subcommittees. No chair or ranking member post found.
Sources: Office site, Biography, GovTrack, committee membership
Alexander Hale. Publishes six priority pages with sourced detail, for example cutting federal permitting rules for housing, power plants and pipelines, and answered questionnaires on federal spending and the national debt.
Sources: Campaign site, Affordability, Community Impact, May 12, 2026
Espoir Ngabo. Publishes a platform with specific federal measures, including single-payer health care, a $25 minimum wage tied to inflation and federal flood mitigation investment.
Source: Campaign site, home page
Communication
Explains plainly, persuades, and listens.
Lizzie Fletcher. Publishes email newsletters and key issue pages on her House site. Has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey. No debate or town hall record found.
Sources: Office site, home page, Ballotpedia, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Alexander Hale. Answered the Community Impact candidate Q&A and the iVoterGuide questionnaire and publishes plain-language priority pages. Has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey.
Sources: Community Impact, May 12, 2026, iVoterGuide candidate profile, Campaign site, home page, Ballotpedia, Alexander Hale
Espoir Ngabo. Completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026 and publishes a plain-language platform.
Source: Ballotpedia, Espoir Ngabo
Roots in the constituency
Lives there, knows the people, and is funded by them.
Lizzie Fletcher. Her office biography says she has lived in Houston and the 7th District nearly all her life. FEC by-state totals for 2025 to 2026 show about 90 percent of itemized individual contributions from Texas.
Sources: Office site, Biography, FEC contribution totals by state
Alexander Hale. Says he is a fourth-generation Houstonian who grew up in the city and lives in the Heights. FEC by-state totals show about 89 percent of itemized individual contributions from Texas.
Sources: Campaign site, About, FEC contribution totals by state
Espoir Ngabo. Says he is based in Houston and connected to Alief, Sharpstown and Gulfton. FEC by-state totals show about 62 percent of itemized individual contributions from Texas.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Espoir Ngabo, candidate survey, FEC contribution totals by state
Management
Can build and run an organization.
Lizzie Fletcher. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine record found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search
Alexander Hale. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine record found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search
Espoir Ngabo. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine record found.
Source: FEC candidate page
What they deliver
Performance
Results
Turns ideas into outcomes.
Lizzie Fletcher. Legislative Effectiveness Score of 0.087 in the 118th Congress against a benchmark of 0.530, below expectations. Raised to 2 under E14: her Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act became law Jan. 5, 2023 (Pub.L. 117-332).
Sources: Center for Effective Lawmaking House dataset, 93rd to 118th Congress, GovTrack, H.R. 1917 (117th Congress), GovTrack, enacted legislation
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Showing up
Does the basic work of the job.
Lizzie Fletcher. Missed 63 of 3,869 roll call votes, 1.6 percent, from January 2019 to September 2026.
Source: GovTrack, missed votes
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Constituent service
Solves problems for the people they represent.
Lizzie Fletcher. Lists one district office, in Houston, open weekdays by appointment, and offers help with federal agencies. No published casework totals found.
Sources: Office site, Offices, Office site, home page
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Coalition building
Wins support beyond their own faction.
Lizzie Fletcher. Lugar Center Bipartisan Index score of -0.46412 in the latest posted House scores (118th Congress, 2023), ranked 219 of 436.
Source: Lugar Center and McCourt School Bipartisan Index, House Scores
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
Stewardship of public money
Treats tax dollars as someone else's money.
Lizzie Fletcher. No public record found.
Alexander Hale. No public record found.
Espoir Ngabo. No public record found.
How to read this
Each criterion is scored 0 to 4 against the written rubric in the Ballot Standard. NR means no record: there is no reliable public evidence either way, so the criterion is left out and never counts against the candidate. A total is published when at least 8 of 15 criteria have evidence.
A sitting officeholder has a longer public record than a first-time candidate, so the two totals rest on different amounts of evidence. Read the count of criteria beside each score. Low marks require an official finding or a primary record. Allegations and opinion are not used.
No policy position is scored. Evidence checked October 6, 2026. Campaigns and readers can send a correction with a public source to tpg@thepoliticalgroup.com.
Questions
Who should I vote for in Texas's 7th Congressional District?
Lizzie Fletcher has the strongest record in Texas's 7th Congressional District. Lizzie Fletcher scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 6, 2026. Lizzie Fletcher's highest marks are relevant experience and roots in the constituency. Alexander Hale (6 of 15 criteria) and Espoir Ngabo (6 of 15 criteria) have too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Who is running in Texas's 7th Congressional District in 2026?
LIZZIE PANNILL FLETCHER (Democratic, incumbent), ALEXANDER HALE (Republican), ESPOIR NGABO (Green). The general election is November 3, 2026.
Is Lizzie Fletcher a good candidate for Congress?
Lizzie Fletcher scores 63 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 13 of 15 criteria: character 56 of 100, qualifications 75 of 100, performance 56 of 100. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
Is Alexander Hale a good candidate for Congress?
Alexander Hale has public evidence on 6 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
Is Espoir Ngabo a good candidate for Congress?
Espoir Ngabo has public evidence on 6 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
How is the strongest record decided?
The candidate with the highest Ballot Standard score has the strongest record. Each of 15 criteria on character, qualifications and performance is scored 0 to 4 from public records and established reporting, the same way for every party. No policy position is scored, and unresolved accusations never move a score.
More on this race: every Texas race scored, the trailing candidate's path to victory, and the Texas 2026 election guide. Independent scorecard by The Political Group, not affiliated with any candidate or party.