Alex Mealer
Republican
Army veteran and former Houston oil and gas investment banker; 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County judge
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Al Green, who is not running.
Texas redrew the 9th District in 2025, and Democratic Rep. Al Green, who represents the current 9th, ran in the 18th District instead and lost the primary runoff, so the seat is open; candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's ballot certification.
Army veteran and former Houston oil and gas investment banker; 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County judge
Environmental advocate from Houston's East End
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RepublicanAlex Mealer
Would advocate for infrastructure projects to protect and grow the Houston Ship Channel and Port Houston, and would lead regional leaders in seeking state and federal funds to complete flood mitigation projects around Lake Houston.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Wants infrastructure such as aging pipes, power lines and freeways prepared for disasters like Hurricane Harvey, Winter Storm Uri and the derecho.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Would work to restore law and order at the border and enforce immigration laws; says an open border has empowered cartels and fueled human trafficking.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Supports secure borders and an orderly legal immigration system: removing violent criminals, protecting Dreamers and an earned path for long-term residents who work, pay taxes and obey the law; says local police should not act as federal immigration agents.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Would work to expand domestic energy production, which she says would drive down gas and electricity prices and make the country energy secure.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Supports a diversified grid, with natural gas and nuclear for dependable power paired with rapidly expanding wind, solar, storage and transmission.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Would work to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office and to set term limits for Congress.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
No published position found.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Would work to cut taxes and what she calls unnecessary regulations, create good-paying jobs and lower the cost of living so families and businesses keep more of what they earn.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
No published position found.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Supports making sure law enforcement has the federal resources it needs and fully supporting federal law enforcement partners in cities.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
No published position found.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Says she would work to protect girls' sports and keep people she calls biological men out of women's locker rooms.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
No published position found.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
Says the U.S., not China, should set the pace and rules for AI; supports protecting sensitive American data, safety reviews for the most powerful AI systems, disclosure when AI impersonates humans, and protections against nonconsensual deepfakes.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
No published position found.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
No published position found.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Says health care should be guaranteed from cradle to grave; would work toward universal coverage, saying a strong public option could get there while preserving private coverage and individual choice.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
No published position found.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Supports keeping elective abortion legal before fetal viability, with later abortions allowed when a pregnancy threatens the mother's life or serious health or involves a severe fetal condition; supports keeping providers such as Planned Parenthood eligible for public health funding for covered services.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
No published position found.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Supports cutting waste before asking families to sacrifice, including stronger inspectors general and audit teams, audits of federal contracts and improper payments, and eliminating duplicative programs; opposes cutting Social Security or Medicare to reduce the debt.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
No published position found.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Says those who have benefited most from the economy can reasonably contribute more, while taxes and costs are cut for working families and small businesses.
RepublicanAlex Mealer
No published position found.
DemocraticLeticia Gutierrez
Supports enforcing existing laws, effective background checks, keeping firearms from violent felons and domestic abusers, safe storage around children, and court action against people who pose a proven imminent threat, with due-process protections.