She's a West Point graduate who spent her Army career on a bomb squad, disarming explosives in Afghanistan.
Alexandra del Moral Mealer is a combat veteran and former U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer who went on to earn a JD and MBA from Harvard and build a career in Houston energy finance. She ran unsuccessfully for Harris County Judge in 2022, then won the Trump-endorsed Republican nomination for the new TX-9 seat in 2026, beating state Rep. Briscoe Cain in a runoff.
Mealer’s take on Texas values
Campaigns on making elections 'easy to vote, hard to cheat' and supports new election-integrity legislation with tighter voting rules. [alexandramealer.com]