Jake is from Midlothian, Texas. He attended the United States Naval Academy. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy. He lives with his wife and two children in Ellis County.

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About - United States Congressman Jake Ellzey

Jake Ellzey is from Midlothian. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy. He lives with his wife and two children in Ellis County.

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Jake previously worked in aviation and ISR/JTAC training at ATAC (Airborne Tactical Advantage Company), as an airline pilot, as commissioner of the Texas Veterans Commission, as CEO of HoldFast HQ, as a consultant at BGI, LLC, as a pilot at L-3 Communications, and served in the U.S. Navy where he held various positions including USS Ronald Reagan air boss, commanding officer of an F/A-18E Super Hornet squadron, and JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) in Iraq.

Jake Ellzey is currently a member of the U. S. House representing Texas’ 6th Congressional District. He was elected in 2021.

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Ellzey currently serves as U.S. Representative for Texas' 6th Congressional District. He was first elected in a 2021 special election and is serving his 3rd term. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.

Supports reducing job-killing regulations to promote small business growth and economic thriving.

Supports reducing job-killing regulations to promote small business growth and the economy.

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Supports cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases to reduce bloated budgets in Washington.

Supports cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases to reduce bloated budgets in Washington.

For Candidate Jake Ellzey on Issue economy:  
Believes Americans should not bear the burden of Washington's tax-and-spend policies.

Believes that Americans should not bear the burden of Washington's tax-and-spend policies.

Opposes many regulations, viewing them as cover for big businesses and special interests, and advocates for standing up against Washington to protect families.

- Supports reducing job-killing regulations to promote small business growth and the economy.
- Supports cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases to reduce bloated budgets in Washington.
- Believes that Americans should not bear the burden of Washington's tax-and-spend policies.
- Opposes many regulations, viewing them as cover for big businesses and special interests, and advocates for standing up against Washington to protect families.

Economy

Opposes any federal regulations on the right to keep and bear arms and is a strong defender of the Second Amendment.

Opposes any federal regulations on gun control.

Supports law enforcement and values the sacrifices made by those in uniform.

- Opposes any federal regulations on gun control.
- Supports law enforcement and values the sacrifices made by those in uniform.

Public Safety

Opposes abortion access and supports the right to life as the first and most vital right.

Healthcare

Supports ensuring public schools are strong and well-equipped to teach children, opposing social experiments in education.

Supports ensuring that public schools are strong and well-equipped to teach children and "opposes social experiments in education."

Supports teachers by providing necessary resources and opposes radical indoctrination in education.

Supports teachers by providing necessary resources and "opposes radical indoctrination in education."

- Supports ensuring that public schools are strong and well-equipped to teach children and "opposes social experiments in education."
- Supports teachers by providing necessary resources and "opposes radical indoctrination in education."

Education

Supports policies that promote energy independence and advocates for the Texas oil and gas industry.

- Supports policies that promote energy independence and advocates for the Texas oil and gas industry.

Energy & the Environment

Supports standing against voter fraud and ensuring that elections are 100% secure and accurate.

- Supports standing against voter fraud and ensuring that elections are 100% secure and accurate.

Voting & Elections

Opposes the Biden-Harris Administration's border policies, claiming they have led to a humanitarian crisis and increased crime, and advocates for securing the border, completing the wall, and providing resources to Border Patrol.

Said, "Biden-Harris Administration’s dangerous open border policies have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in our nation’s history, letting criminals, fentanyl, and human traffickers freely pour across the border and putting our communities at risk."

- Said, "Biden-Harris Administration’s dangerous open border policies have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in our nation’s history, letting criminals, fentanyl, and human traffickers freely pour across the border and putting our communities at risk."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.