U.S. Representative, District 6 - Texas Ballot Compare

Jake Ellzey

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: Jake Ellzey
Current role: U.S. Representative, Texas' 6th Congressional District (third term)
Background: Bachelor's U.S. Naval Academy (1992)
Served 20 years in the U.S. Navy as a helicopter pilot and fighter pilot, with nine deployments,
Later worked as a military contractor in Afghanistan, small business owner and commercial airline pilot
Experience: Former commissioner, Texas Veterans Commission
Texas House member for District 10 before his election to Congress
Serves on the House Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Small Business
Top priorities: Guns: "I'm a proud gun owner and lifetime member of the NRA."
"I 100% support the right to life as the first and most vital right."
Border: "pass real legislation to secure the border, finish the wall, and give Border Patrol agents the resources they need"
Opposes " high-speed rail", calling it "unsustainable and unnecessary land grab projects"
Taxes and spending: "DON'T SPEND MORE THAN YOU HAVE"
Tidbits: Abortion: "Every life is a precious gift from God. As a father and a Christian, I 100% support the right to life as the first and most vital right."
Immigration: See Priorities
Guns: See Priorities
Health care: No public statement found
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: President Donald Trump (primary)
Campaign website: ellzeyfortexas.com

Danny Minton

Democratic

On ballot as: Danny Minton
Current role: Not found
Background: Bachelor's degree, University of Oklahoma in zoology
30 years of experience in healthcare, including as a medical-field sales professional who trained physicians
Identified as a Republican for many years before joining the Democratic Party
Experience: Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: Health care: "Healthcare is a right, not a luxury item reserved for the lucky or the wealthy."
Economy: "Raise wages. Lower costs. Put working families first."
Education: wants "school vouchers made illegal nationwide" and "a stronger Department of Education"
War powers: "I will fight to require a real vote before troops are sent into lasting conflicts"
Immigration: "a secure and well-managed border, and an end to family separation and mass detention camps"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Immigration: "We need a return to civil immigration enforcement, a secure and well-managed border, and an end to family separation and mass detention camps."
Guns: Protect "the Second Amendment, responsible, lawful ownership, without turning either into a political weapon"
Health care: "Healthcare is a right, not a luxury item reserved for the lucky or the wealthy." Says "Universal, affordable healthcare actually works."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: DC Statehood PAC
Beto O'Rourke, Former U.S. Representative (listed by campaign)
Jim Ross, Mayor of Arlington (listed by campaign)
Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County Commissioner and candidate for Tarrant County Judge (listed by campaign)
Junior Ezeonu, candidate for Texas House District 101 (listed by campaign)
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Kenneth Sanders, Justice of the Peace, Court 7 (listed by campaign)
IAM Union (listed by campaign)
Cowtown Democrats (listed by campaign)
Navarro County Democratic Party (listed by campaign)
Tarrant County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
Northeast Tarrant County Democrats (listed by campaign)
Chisholm Trail Stonewall Democrats (listed by campaign)
Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas (listed by campaign)
Muslim American Caucus PAC (listed by campaign)
Mothers for Democracy Action PAC (listed by campaign)
Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) (listed by campaign)
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Campaign website: dannyfortexas.com