Private 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

• Energy and climate: All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pick Said · high 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
• Nuclear power: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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
• Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions 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 prices: Focus on competition, generics, and price transparency instead of price setting 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
• Income taxes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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 debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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
• Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest 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
• Guns: Keep current laws and enforce what is already on the books 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
• Immigration: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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 policy: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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 Israel: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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
• Transgender athletes: No, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed options 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
• Qualified immunity: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. 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.