Texas — 7th District

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports energy leadership and clean-tech innovation

Fletcher supports maintaining Houston's status as a global energy leader while expanding into clean-energy technology. She advocates for STEM investments, workforce training, and tax reforms that keep energy jobs in Houston.

• Promote clean-energy technology development in the Houston region
• Direct federal grants and subsidies toward scientific and biotech research
• Encourage domestic job growth through equitable tax reform

“We should embrace Houston's role as the energy leader, while continuing to diversify our economy.”

Alexander Hale

Supports traditional energy and market solutions

Hale advocates for Houston's traditional oil and gas companies, opposing federal subsidies for alternative energy competitors. As an energy consultant, he promises to defend local energy jobs and rely on market-based solutions.

• Fight for Houston energy companies against federal regulatory overreach
• Eliminate subsidies for inefficient renewable energy competitors
• Protect local oil and gas jobs and energy-dependent families

“TX-07 deserves a representative who will fight for our energy companies - not subsidize inefficient competitors.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports comprehensive reform with pathway to citizenship

Fletcher supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes border technology, staff enforcement, and a legal pathway to citizenship. She opposes physical border walls and family separation policies and voted Nay on the SAVE Act.

• Pass comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship
• Protect Dreamers by passing the DREAM Act
• Increase funding for Border Patrol and border security technologies
• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22)

“We need comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.”

Alexander Hale

Supports strict border enforcement

Hale considers unchecked illegal immigration a direct threat to Houston communities. He supports securing the border to reduce illegal entries and counter its negative local consequences.

• Secure the U.S. southern border against unauthorized entries
• Counter local negative economic and safety effects of illegal immigration

“Houston citizens and communities suffer when illegal immigration is left unchecked.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports expanded federal investment in flood resiliency

Fletcher prioritizes federal infrastructure investments to protect Houston from major storm events and expand transit. She supports completing the Addicks and Barker reservoir improvements, Project Brays, and coastal surge barriers.

• Complete Project Brays and upgrade Addicks and Barker reservoirs
• Construct a coastal surge protection system for the Houston region
• Partner with METRO to expand local mass transit

“Much of Houston’s future will be determined by how we manage the threat of flooding, including our recovery from Hurricane Harvey.”

Alexander Hale

Supports flexible federal block grants for local projects

Hale believes infrastructure decisions should be made locally rather than by federal agencies. He advocates providing block grants to Harris and Fort Bend counties so local engineers can design specific flood projects without D.C. interference.

• Distribute federal infrastructure funds through flexible block grants to local counties
• Empower local engineers to design regional flood mitigation without federal mandates
• Reduce federal regulatory delay on local bayou and drainage projects

“Federal resources should flow flexibly to Harris and Fort Bend counties so that local engineers and local elected officials can design and execute the infrastructure projects that fit Houston's specific geography.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Opposes Republican budget reconciliation measures

Fletcher opposes Republican budget bills that lower revenues or cut social safety net benefits. In the 119th Congress, she voted Nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) and opposed budget resolutions that offset tax cuts with entitlement program reductions.

• Voted Nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation bill in 2025)
• Voted Nay on FY25 House budget resolution
• Opposes converting entitlement programs like Social Security or Medicare into voucher systems

“As the deficit and the national debt continue to rise, Congressional actions put the future of our investments at risk.”

Alexander Hale

Supports cutting federal spending and reducing debt

Hale targets excessive federal spending as the primary driver of inflation and national debt. He pledges to eliminate wasteful spending and defund failed federal programs.

• Cut wasteful federal spending to curb inflation and national debt
• Ensure federal tax dollars are not directed toward failed programs

“Washington's spending addiction is crushing American families with inflation and fueling the national debt.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports public education investments and college affordability

Fletcher advocates for strengthening public education funding, expanding STEM curriculum, and relieving student loan debt. She opposes voucher programs that divert funding away from public K-12 systems.

• Invest in public K-12 education and expand STEM curriculum
• Address rising college tuition costs and provide relief for student debt
• Expand community colleges and technical training programs

“All children—no matter where they live—deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We must invest in public education and work to ensure its success.”

Alexander Hale

Supports school choice and local education control

Hale champions school choice policies and innovative educational options for students. He supports consolidating federal categorical education funding into block grants administered directly by states.

• Expand school choice options for families in District 7
• Consolidate federal education programs into flexible state block grants

“School choice and innovative approaches are key to improving student outcomes within the district.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports ACA protection and reproductive freedom

Fletcher supports defending the Affordable Care Act, protecting pre-existing condition coverages, and codifying federal abortion rights. She co-founded Planned Parenthood Young Leaders and advocates allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

• Defend the ACA and pre-existing condition protections
• Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs
• Protect federal funding for Title X family planning and Planned Parenthood

“Protecting women’s access to safe and affordable health care is one of my top priorities.”

Alexander Hale

Supports state-level healthcare decision making

Hale favors limiting federal healthcare mandates in favor of state and local authority. He supports replacing federal categorical programs with block grants to return governance to local officials.

• Empower state and local authorities to address healthcare and community policy
• Shift federal healthcare and social programs into state block grants

“We should enable and empower state / local authorities to resolve the local issues they understand best.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports fair justice system and gun safety regulation

Fletcher supports funding local law enforcement while reforming the justice system and passing gun safety legislation. Her public safety strategy includes universal background checks, bans on assault weapons, and ending the school-to-prison pipeline.

• Pass an assault weapons ban and mandate universal background checks
• Support law enforcement while ensuring justice system fairness and ending the school-to-prison pipeline
• Eliminate bump stocks and close the domestic abuse boyfriend loophole

“Keeping us safe means making smart policy and enforcing it by working with and across our diverse community.”

Alexander Hale

Supports increased federal law enforcement resources

Hale targets Houston's high crime rates by advocating for federal law enforcement resources. He aims to empower local police officers to apprehend criminals and conduct investigations efficiently.

• Secure federal funding to help Houston police catch criminals and solve crimes
• Empower local law enforcement authorities through state block grants

“I'll fight to secure Houston the federal resources needed to catch criminals, solve crimes, and empower local authorities to do their jobs well.”

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Supports federal voting rights protections

Fletcher advocates for strong federal protections for voting access and civil rights. She voted against the SAVE Act and supports restoring the Voting Rights Act while eliminating partisan gerrymandering.

• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22)
• Restore full protections under the Voting Rights Act
• Support automatic voter registration and expand early voting options

“We must fight for a better system to determine our representation, eliminate partisan bias, and work for an equitable voting process.”

Alexander Hale

Supports 10th Amendment state empowerment

Hale bases his governance philosophy on strict constitutional limitations under the Tenth Amendment. He advocates reducing federal administrative overreach and returning regulatory responsibilities to states.

• Enforce Tenth Amendment limits on federal authority
• Replace federal bureaucratic mandates with state and local block grants

“The Tenth Amendment is not a historical footnote. It is the operating principle of the American constitutional order...”