Alexander Hale

According to his campaign website, Hale is a fourth-generation Houstonian who grew up in Houston. He attended Baylor University on an academic scholarship, where he says he majored in Finance, Political Science, Philosophy, and Business Fellows and founded the university's Alexander Hamilton Society chapter.[2][3] During college summers, he says, he worked in Washington, D.C. for the American Enterprise Institute and for U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, and interned for Patriot Capital.[2]

After graduating, Hale returned to Houston to work in financial services and energy, and his campaign website lists him as an Energy and Chemicals Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal.[2][3] He advanced from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 45.3% of the vote and won the May 26, 2026 runoff over Tina Blum Cohen, 64.3% to 35.7%.[3] Hale describes himself as a devout Christian, says he lives in the Heights neighborhood of Houston, and says he serves at his church.[2] According to his campaign website, he ran on Houston's energy economy, affordability, public safety, and fiscal responsibility.[2] He received 27.5% of the vote to Lizzie Fletcher's 70.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]