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

Keith Self

U.S. Representative, District 3

Keith Self