Espoir Ngabo

Espoir Ngabo's career experience includes working as an information technology professional.[1][2]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Espoir Ngabo. I'm running for U.S. Congress in Texas's 7th District as the Green Party candidate. I built my career in information technology over nearly a decade. I have an IT background with years of experience in that field, supporting the systems that businesses and workers rely on every day, solving problems, maintaining critical infrastructure, and keeping operations running behind the scenes. That work taught me to see the bugs in the system: how modern systems are designed, who they serve, and where they fall short. Too often, decisions made at the top are optimized for efficiency and profit, while everyday people are left to absorb the risks when things go wrong. I'm based in Houston and deeply connected to the communities of Alief, Sharpstown, Gulfton, and beyond. This campaign takes zero corporate money. We're powered by everyday people. I believe democracy is not a spectator sport, and that our economy and our institutions should be built to serve the many, not just the well-connected and well-resourced.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

People over profits. I'll fight for lower costs and real economic security for working families: a $25 federal minimum wage that keeps up with the cost of living, healthcare for everyone through a single-payer system, and an economy built to serve the many, not just the well-connected.Modern, resilient infrastructure for TX-7. That means stronger flood protection and disaster preparedness, reliable public transit, and safer roads and sidewalks, because when systems fail, whether it's a network outage or a flooded neighborhood, it's working people who pay the price.Election reform that puts voters first. I'll work to get money out of politics: overturn Citizens United, ban lobbyist gifts and congressional stock trading, bring in ranked choice voting and term limits, and tie congressional salaries to what everyday people in the district actually earn. This campaign takes zero corporate money, and I'll lead by example.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about saving our democracy so it works for everyone, not just the people writing the big checks. Get money out of politics, give voters ranked choice voting, term limits, and real accountability. I believe healthcare is a human right, that anyone working full time should earn enough to live on, and that billionaires should pay their fair share instead of gaming the system while working families get squeezed. I stand for women's rights and strong public schools. And for TX-7 specifically: flood protection, reliable public transit, and safer streets. My platform starts from a simple premise: people, planet, and peace come before profit.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Participation, transparency, and accountability. An elected official should serve the many, not just the well-connected and well-resourced. That means taking zero corporate money, leading with practical, accountable leadership, and giving everyday people a real voice in shaping the future. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To deliver real solutions for TX-7: lower costs and greater economic security for working families, modern and resilient infrastructure, including stronger flood protection and reliable public transit, and election reform that puts voters first. More than any single policy, the job is to change who government works for.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Rebuilding our democracy so it works for everyone, not just donors: getting corporate money out of politics and making fundamental changes that let political power and wealth serve ordinary people. At the same time, we need to make life affordable for working families and build resilient infrastructure: flood protection, reliable transit, and disaster preparedness that protect communities instead of leaving them to absorb the risk when systems fail.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes, it's both necessary and desirable. No matter where you lie on the political spectrum, leftist, liberal, centrist, or conservative, we all need to work together to make fundamental changes to save our democracy. I want to build coalitions around practical solutions that put people first.

Note: Ngabo submitted the above survey responses to [the profile publisher] on September 23, 2026.

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May 14 submission

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

For decades, both major parties have told us that markets solve everything, that democracy is working fine, and that we should expect less while corporations take more. This platform starts from a different premise: people, planet, and peace come before profit — democracy should work for everyone, not just donors.

We cannot demand better until we can envision better. That begins with discussing what lies beyond the restricted political landscape our current status quo offers.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Make America Affordable Again: Since 2020, prices in America have risen roughly 25% because of skyrocketing housing costs, creeping insurance costs, and corporate price-gouging. View full video from former Labor Secretary, Robert Reich here. Espoir plants to:

Lower Housing Costs: Housing costs rise when land developers only build what’s most profitable. Congress can step in to expand affordable housing, protect older apartments and invest in storm-resilient construction to lower insurance.

Implement Universal Healthcare: We must stop treating health as a profit center and guarantee free, universal, single-payer care, so no Houstonian goes bankrupt staying alive.

Raise to $25 Minimum Wage: Raise the wage to meet the cost of livingImprove Houston Infrastructure: Over the past 40 years, FEMA has declared disasters 52 times in the Greater Houston area, with more than a third of these events occurring since 2015 (see Kinder Institute). Rapid development, aging drainage infrastructure, and decades of car-centric planning have left neighborhoods vulnerable. Espoir plans to:

Increase Investment in Flood Mitigation: We must improve drainage systems, restore the bayous and invest in green infrastructure to help protect neighborhoods before disasters strike.

Increase Federal Support for Reliable Public Transit: Houston traffic has always been famous, but this has gone too far. Reliable public transit will reduce congestion, shorten commutes, and connect working familiesEnact Election Reform: Election reform is essential to restore real choice for voters and accountability for politicians. Espoir plans to:

Remove Money from Politics: Repeal Citizens United and get corporate money out of our elections. The incumbent in this race takes thousands from AIPAC & corporate PACs. I take zero. My only "special interest" is the people of this district.

Enact Public Funding of Elections: We are all equal. No one should be able to buy elections. We need to level the playing-field by matching small-dollar donations with public funds.

Advocate for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV): We must get rid of the winner-takes all system of plurality voting. It has only given us a “lesser of two-evils”.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Our elected officials have a blank check for end-less wars and an empty wallet for Houston.

The system is not broken; it is working exactly as intended for the people who bought it. We send our neighbors to die for corporate interests while D.C. ignores our crumbling infrastructure and safety. While the cost of groceries rise every week, billionaires hoard more wealth than at any point in modern history.

I’m not running to join the status quo. I’m running to END THE HEIST.