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Jake Ellzey
U.S. Representative for Texas's 6th congressional district (since 2021)
Jake Ellzey, a Republican former Navy fighter pilot who has represented Texas's 6th congressional district since 2021, is seeking reelection in 2026 against Democrat Danny Minton, a sales representative.
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- Born
- January 24, 1970
- Birthplace
- Amarillo, Texas
- Education
- United States Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science in political science, 1992)
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Background
Jake Ellzey was born on January 24, 1970, in Amarillo, Texas, and was raised in Perryton. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy in 1992. Ellzey then spent 20 years in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot, a period that included nine deployments and tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Career
After retiring from the Navy, Jake Ellzey worked as a pilot for Southwest Airlines and as a consultant, and he was a social aide in the White House Office during the Bush administration. From 2012 to 2018 he was one of five commissioners of the Texas Veterans Commission.
Ellzey first ran for the 6th congressional district in 2018, placing second in the Republican primary behind Ron Wright. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2020 and represented the 10th district from January to July 2021.
When Wright died in office on February 7, 2021, Ellzey entered the special election to succeed him. He finished second to Wright's widow, Susan, in the 23-candidate nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated her in the July 27 runoff by 53% to 47%, taking his seat on July 30, 2021.
He was re-elected unopposed in 2022 and won 66.4% of the vote against Democrat John Love III in 2024.
In the 119th Congress Ellzey sits on the Committee on Appropriations, where he is vice chair of the Subcommittee on Defense, and on the Committee on Small Business, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains.
2026 race
Jake Ellzey is seeking another term in Texas's 6th congressional district, which covers most of the southern Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including Midlothian, Mansfield, Burleson, Waxahachie and Corsicana, as well as most of the west side of Arlington and south and central Irving.
In the 2026 Republican primary he won 66.3% of the vote, defeating pastor James Buford and Covington city councilman Brian Stahl. His opponent in the general election on November 3, 2026, is Democrat Danny Minton, a sales representative who was the only candidate in the Democratic primary.