Lizzie Fletcher

Lizzie Fletcher, the youngest of three sisters, was born at Houston’s Hermann Hospital and lives in the city with her husband, Scott.¹ She graduated from the city’s St. John’s School in 1993 before heading to college in Ohio.¹

Fletcher earned her history degree at Kenyon College in 1997, then worked in business and nonprofit organizations before attending William & Mary Law School.¹ She edited the William and Mary Law Review and graduated in 2006, beginning her legal career at Vinson & Elkins.¹ She later joined Houston litigation firm AZA and became its first woman partner in 2015.¹

First elected to Congress in 2018, Fletcher now serves on Energy and Commerce, with assignments covering health, energy and oversight.² She helped lead the Mystic Alerts Act, which became law in October 2026 and establishes a framework for emergency alerts delivered by satellite.³⁴ Its framework lets covered carriers decline satellite alerts with notice to customers and prohibits extra fees when alerts are offered.⁴

Her public priorities include flood protection, transportation and jobs.⁵ She supports abortion access and helped introduce a 2026 proposal to fund training in states where abortion is legal for obstetrics and gynecology residents based in states with bans.⁶ Her opponents are Republican Alexander Hale and Green candidate Espoir Ngabo.⁷