Jake Ellzey

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Jake Ellzey
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Texas's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 30, 2021
Jake Ellzey's voice
Jake Ellzey commemorates the 150th anniversary of the city of Ennis, Texas
Recorded June 8, 2022

John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. (born January 24, 1970) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from January to July 2021. [1] He served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot, completing tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Ellzey was born in Amarillo, Texas, and raised in Perryton. [4] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy in 1992. [5] Ellzey was deployed nine times in his 20 years in the Navy before becoming a commercial airline pilot. [6]

Career

Lieutenant Jake Ellzey studies his map during a mass familiarization mission brief.jpg
Lieutenant Ellzey studies a map during a mission in 1997
US Navy 090729-N-9116H-034 Rear Adm. Richard O'Hanlon, commander, Naval Air Force Altantic, greets Cmdr. Jake Ellzey, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station.jpg
Ellzey meeting with Rear Admiral Richard O'Hanlon in 2009

Since retiring from the Navy, Ellzey has worked as a pilot for Southwest Airlines [7] and as a consultant. He was also a social aide in the White House Office during the Bush administration. [8] From 2012 to 2018, he was one of five commissioners of the Texas Veterans Commission. [9]

In 2018, Ellzey was an unsuccessful candidate for Texas's 6th congressional district. During his campaign, he was endorsed by The Dallas Morning News . [10] He placed second in the Republican primary, behind Ron Wright, who won the general election.

Ellzey was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2020. He took office on January 12, 2021. [1] He resigned in July 2021 to take his seat in Congress. Governor Greg Abbott set August 31, 2021, as the special election date for the Texas State House of Representatives District 10 seat that Ellzey vacated. [11] [12] Republican Brian Harrison won the seat, defeating the representative who previously held the seat, John Wray.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2021 special

On February 26, 2021, Ellzey announced his candidacy in Texas's 6th congressional district special election to replace Ron Wright, who died in office on February 7. [13] [14] [15] [16] In the 23-candidate nonpartisan blanket primary, Ellzey finished second to Wright's widow Susan, who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and 354 votes ahead of Democrat Jana Sanchez. On May 2, Sanchez conceded to Ellzey. [17] Governor Greg Abbott set July 27 as the special election runoff date. [18] Ellzey defeated Wright in the runoff, 53% to 47%. [19] He was sworn in on July 30, 2021. [7]

2022

Ellzey defeated James Buford and Bill Payne in the Republican primary election, and was re-elected unopposed in the general election. [20]

2024

Ellzey received support from AIPAC and Pro-Israel America in his re-election campaign. [21] [22] He defeated Democrat John Love III, a former member of the Midland city council, in the general election with 66.4% of the vote. [23]

Tenure

At the start of the 118th Congress, Ellzey supported Rep. Kevin McCarthy in his bid for the House speakership, voting for him in all 15 rounds. [24] He later opposed the October 2023 vote to remove McCarthy as speaker, which ultimately succeeded 216–210. [25] In the succeeding election for the next speaker, Ellzey opposed the candidacy of Republican nominee Jim Jordan, choosing instead to vote for Mike Garcia. He would ultimately support the new nominee, Mike Johnson, in the fourth and final ballot. [26]

Ellzey was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that visited Tel Aviv in June 2024, meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant. [27] [28]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Ellzey voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. [31] [32]

Electoral history

2018

Republican primary results, 2018 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Wright 20,659 45.1
Republican Jake Ellzey 9,956 21.7
Republican Ken Cope3,5277.7
Republican Shannon Dubberly2,8806.3
Republican Mark Mitchell2,1414.7
Republican Troy Ratterree1,8544.0
Republican Kevin Harrison1,7683.9
Republican Deborah Gagliardi1,6743.7
Republican Thomas Dillingham5431.2
Republican Shawn Dandridge5171.1
Republican Mel Hassell2660.6
Total votes45,785 100.0
Republican primary runoff results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Wright 12,747 52.2
Republican Jake Ellzey11,68647.8
Total votes24,433 100

2020

Election results: [34]

District Democratic Republican Libertarian TotalResult
District 10 --65,06275.83%20,73324.17%85,795100.00%Republican Hold

2021

Texas's 6th congressional district special election, 2021 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Wright15,05219.21
Republican Jake Ellzey10,85113.85
Democratic Jana Sanchez10,49713.39
Republican Brian Harrison 8,47610.81
Democratic Shawn Lassiter6,9648.89
Republican John Anthony Castro4,3215.51
Democratic Tammy Allison Holloway4,2385.41
Democratic Lydia Bean 2,9203.73
Republican Michael Wood2,5033.19
Republican Michael Ballantine2,2242.84
Republican Dan Rodimer 2,0862.66
Democratic Daryl J. Eddings Sr.1,6522.11
Republican Mike Egan1,5431.97
Democratic Patrick Moses1,1891.52
Democratic Manuel R. Salazar III1,1191.43
Republican Sery Kim8881.13
Republican Travis Rodermund4600.59
Independent Adrian Mizher3510.45
Democratic Brian K. Stephenson2710.35
Libertarian Phil Gray2650.34
Democratic Matthew Hinterlong2520.32
Republican Jennifer Garcia Sharon1500.19
Democratic Chris Suprun1020.13
Total votes78,374 100

2021 (runoff)

2021 Texas' 6th congressional district special election runoff [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jake Ellzey 20,837 53.27
Republican Susan Wright18,27946.73
Total votes39,116 100.00
Republican hold

2022

2022 Texas' 6th congressional district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jake Ellzey (incumbent) 149,321 100.00
Total votes149,321 100.00
Republican hold

Personal life

Ellzey and his wife Shelby have two children. They live near Midlothian, Texas. [7]

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