Republican · Texas's 9th District · 2026
Alex Mealer
Mealer and her husband, Clay, are both West Point graduates and Army combat veterans.
Biography
Alex Mealer and her husband, Clay, are both West Point graduates, and they are raising two children.1 The family worships at Second Baptist Church, and her campaign describes her as a current small business owner after an earlier career in energy finance.1
After graduating from the United States Military Academy, Mealer served as an Army explosive ordnance disposal officer, with combat service in Afghanistan.2 She later earned degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School before moving to Houston.2 Her campaign also describes her as a former West Point athlete.3 Her financial work involved advising public and private companies on mergers, acquisitions and raising capital.2
Mealer was the Republican nominee for Harris County judge in 2022, losing to Lina Hidalgo.4 In March 2024, she joined Houston’s METRO transit board as the representative of 14 smaller cities in the agency’s service area.2 Her subsequent work included serving as METRO’s public safety chair.1
For Congress, she supports lower taxes, fewer business regulations, expanded domestic energy production and funding for Port Houston infrastructure and Lake Houston flood mitigation.3 She also backs AI safety reviews, disclosure when AI impersonates people and protections against nonconsensual deepfakes.3 Stricter immigration enforcement and federal support for policing are also part of her agenda.3 Her Democratic opponent is Leticia Gutierrez.5