U.S. Representative, District 3 - Texas Ballot Compare

Keith Self

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: Keith Self
Current role: U.S. Representative, Texas' 3rd Congressional District
Background: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Served 25 years in the U.S. Army, – Airborne Infantry and Special Forces commands; retired as a lieutenant colonel
Master's degree in international relations – University of Southern California,
Experience: Chair, Europe Subcommittee, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Founder, Sharia-Free America Caucus in Congress (per campaign)
Collin County Judge (elected 2006; three consecutive terms; retired 2018)
Top priorities: Border: Vote for "H.R. 2 – Secure the Border Act that would resume construction of the border wall"
Economy: "lower taxes, cut wasteful spending and reduce the size of government"
Elections: "supports election integrity laws such as requiring a photo ID to vote"
Energy: "working to stop Democrat's Green New Deal policies that are driving up energy costs"
Foreign policy: "securing peace through strength and returning to a posture of deterring future conflicts"
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Life
Immigration: "supports Operation Lonestar and proposed that the federal government reimburse Texas for its border security efforts"
Guns: "he will fight all efforts by the left to curtail our Constitutional rights"
Health care: No public statement found
Claims and the record
2025 committee hearing: The Texas Tribune reported that in March 2025 he adjourned a subcommittee hearing he was chairing after a Democratic member objected to his introducing Rep. Sarah McBride, who is transgender, as "Mr. McBride." He later wrote that "it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female."
Endorsements: Texas Values Action
President Donald J. Trump (primary)
Campaign website: keithself.com

Evan Hunt

Democratic

On ballot as: Evan Hunt
Current role: Business development executive in the aerospace and defense industry
Background: U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who served 20 years, a B-1 bomber weapons systems officer
Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania;
Master's in international relations and conflict resolution – American Military University
Experience: Served in the Air National Guard as a squadron commander and deputy group commander,
Held executive roles at defense and aerospace companies, including Raytheon
Top priorities: Will "stand up for free and fair elections, an independent judiciary, checks and balances in our government"
Health care: "Lower Prescription Drug Prices" and "Eliminate Wasteful Middlemen"
Education: "fully funding our public schools, promoting local control, and keeping politics out of the classroom"
Immigration: reform "that protects our borders, streamlines legal immigration, and gives law-abiding immigrants a path to earn their place"
Supports "term limits, banning members of Congress from trading stocks"
Social Security: "I'll fight any attempt to cut benefits"
Tidbits: Abortion: (no public position)
Immigration: See Priorities
Guns: (no public position)
Health care: "The ACA subsidies shouldn't be expired until we have a better plan."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: Texas AFL-CIO
American Small Business League
Center for Freethought Equality PAC
Military Vets Abroad
Asian Texans for Justice Action Fund
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Courage for Democracy
Mr. Beat – Uncap the House
North Texas Muslim Leadership Alliance
State Representative Mihaela Plesa
Sandeep Srivastava, candidate for Texas House District 66
Texas Democratic Veterans Caucus
Asian American Democrats of Texas
Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas
McKinney Area Democratic Club
Future Democrats PAC
Mothers for Democracy Action PAC
Turn Left PAC
Campaign website: electevanhunt.com