Espoir Ngabo

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Espoir Ngabo completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ngabo's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" id=\"heading-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tFor 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.\r\nWe cannot demand better until we can envision better. That begins with discussing what lies beyond the restricted political landscape our current status quo offers.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" id=\"heading-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease 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?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>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:\r\n<p>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.\r\n</p><p>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.\r\n</p>\nRaise to $25 Minimum Wage: Raise the wage to meet the cost of living</li><li>Improve 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:\r\n\r\nIncrease Investment in Flood Mitigation: We must improve drainage systems, restore the bayous and invest in green infrastructure to help protect neighborhoods before disasters strike.\r\n\r\nIncrease 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 families</li><li>Enact Election Reform: Election reform is essential to restore real choice for voters and accountability for politicians. Espoir plans to:\r\n\r\nRemove Money from Politics: Repeal Citizens United and get corporate money out of our elections. The incumbent in this race takes thousands from AIPAC &amp; corporate PACs. I take zero. My only \"special interest\" is the people of this district.\r\n\r\nEnact 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.\r\n\r\nAdvocate 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”.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-402670-2026-05-14\" id=\"heading1-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-402670-2026-05-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-402670-2026-05-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-402670-2026-05-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tOur elected officials have a blank check for end-less wars and an empty wallet for Houston.<br/><br/>\n<p>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.<br/><br/>\n</p>\nI’m not running to join the status quo. I’m running to END THE HEIST.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nEspoir Ngabo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ngabo's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho 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.\r\nWe 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 living Improve 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:\r\n\r\nIncrease Investment in Flood Mitigation: We must improve drainage systems, restore the bayous and invest in green infrastructure to help protect neighborhoods before disasters strike.\r\n\r\nIncrease 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 families Enact Election Reform: Election reform is essential to restore real choice for voters and accountability for politicians. Espoir plans to:\r\n\r\nRemove 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.\r\n\r\nEnact 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.\r\n\r\nAdvocate 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.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]