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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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LETICIA GUTIERREZ

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 9

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
ALEX MEALER

ALEX MEALER

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 9

NationalRepublican

LETICIA GUTIERREZCandidateALEX MEALERChallenger

Job fit

LETICIA GUTIERREZ

Education

  • earned a degree in finance from the University of St. Thomas. 1

ALEX MEALER

Other work

  • selected to serve as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer (bomb squad) in the Army. 2

Education

  • Alex graduated from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

LETICIA GUTIERREZ

  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Campaign site: immigrants "work hard, pay taxes, start businesses, and keep critical industries running," rejecting negative stereotypes. 1

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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ALEX MEALER

  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Campaign site says she will restore law and order at the border and enforce immigration laws, ensuring law enforcement gets federal resources against cartels and trafficking. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign site pledges to cut taxes and unnecessary regulations, create good-paying jobs, and lower the cost of living, and to address burdensome regulations on business. 3
  • Crime & safety
    Campaign site pledges to fully support federal law enforcement partners to make cities safe again and to end what she calls the war on law enforcement. 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

LETICIA GUTIERREZ

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$10Klarge donors$45K$55K raised
$9,8824Small individual donors
$44,7264Large individual donors

ALEX MEALER

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicianscompaniesOther kinds of donors
small donors$47Klarge donors$1.7Mpolitical allies(same party)$76Kotherpoliticians$74Kcompanies$44KOther kinds ofdonors$29K$2.0M raised
$46,7195Small individual donors
$1,657,2375Large individual donors

Checks

LETICIA GUTIERREZ

No voting record to check yet

ALEX MEALER

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography of Leticia Gutierrez, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas, District 9. · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience, Top issues
  2. About | Alex Mealer for Congress | TX-09 · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. alexandramealer.com used in: Top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money