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Keith Self

Republican Representative of Texas's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Texas, district 3

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4201

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March 20, 1953 (71 years old)

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  • Has been serving as the United States representative for Texas’s 3rd congressional district since 2023.
  • Served as the county judge for Collin County from 2007 until 2018.
  • Born in a military hospital in Philadelphia and graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas.
  • Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1975.
  • Life member of the National Rifle Association of America.
  • Identifies as Protestant.
  • Served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1999, including roles in the Army Special Forces and Army Rangers, with deployments to Qatar, Egypt, Germany, Afghanistan, and Belgium.
  • Retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel.
  • Was a candidate in the 2002 Republican primary for Texas’s 26th congressional district and narrowly missed the runoff.
  • Won the November general election for Texas’s 3rd congressional district in 2022 after the incumbent withdrew from the race.
  • Voted for Jim Jordan and later for Byron Donalds before supporting Kevin McCarthy for U.S. House Speaker in the 118th Congress.
  • Listed by The Washington Post as a 2020 presidential election denier.
  • Prioritized addressing growth challenges, the proliferation of drag queen shows targeting children, and drugs flowing into the district from across the border during his 2022 midterm election campaign.
  • Considers the growth of U.S. national debt as the existential threat facing the nation today.
  • Voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
  • Criticized for his response to a mass shooting in his district, advocating for prayer and armed presence in schools over gun control.
  • Intends to address loopholes that allowed a gunman with a history of mental health concerns to legally purchase firearms.
  • Has a military background with significant service in various international deployments.