U.S. House · Texas's 3rd District

Collin County and part of Denton County, in the northern Dallas suburbs

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 13 claims re-checked against their sources · 2 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Self's committee record only listed the Veterans' Affairs Committee, but Ballotpedia's 2025-2026 committee-assignments section shows he also serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Space and Aeronautics subcommittee) and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and on Veterans' Affairs' Oversight and Investigations subcommittee in addition to Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs; expanded the record item to include all three committees (omitted an ambiguous 'Chair' notation on Foreign Affairs since the source markup for that entry was garbled and could not be confirmed on a specific subcommittee).
  • Hunt's quoted priority read "get big money out of our politics"; the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey verbatim text is "getting big money out of our politics," and did not include the added phrases 'for members of Congress' / 'by members of Congress'; corrected the quote and trimmed the added wording.
  • All other claims (Self bio and 2026 primary result, Hunt bio, priorities quotes, and positions quotes) confirmed verbatim against ballotpedia.org/Keith_Self and the Texas 3rd Congressional District 2026 election page.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEKeith Self
R
Evan Hunt
D
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsSupports[3][4][5][6][7]votes—
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing—Supports[1]
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsOpposes[4][5][6]votes—
Expand public health coverageOpposes[4][5][6][8]votesSupports[1]
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsOpposes[4][5][6]votes—
Broad tariffs on imported goodsSupports[9]votes—
Universal, publicly funded child care—Supports[1]

The candidates, in full

Keith Self

RINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Texas's 3rd District (since 2023)

Keith Self is the Republican incumbent U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd Congressional District, a retired Army officer and former Collin County Judge.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • NoWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • NoResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • NoBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • NoNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • YesRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
  • YesSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees), the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Space and Aeronautics subcommittee), and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in the 119th Congress (2025–2026).[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[3][4][5][6][7]

  • OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[4][5][6][8]

  • OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[4][5][6]

  • OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[4][5][6]

  • SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[9]

Background

  • Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1953; earned an engineering degree from the United States Military Academy in 1975 and a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 1981.[2]
  • Served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 2003 and later worked as a defense contractor.[2]
  • Served as Collin County Judge (the county's chief administrative officer) from 2007 to 2018.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $646K · spent $542K · $213K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Evan Hunt

D

Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed

Evan Hunt is a 20-year military veteran and combat aviator running as the Democratic nominee for Texas's 3rd Congressional District.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Supports federal investment to expand healthcare access, citing healthcare providers closing in the district.[1]

    “That means fighting for federal investments in public schools, healthcare access, transportation, and infrastructure—investments that benefit the overwhelming majority of residents.”
  • SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

    Supports expanding access to affordable childcare as part of reducing cost pressures on working families.[1]

    “We need to reduce the everyday cost pressures facing young and working families, starting with healthcare reforms, but also the construction of affordable housing, expanding access to affordable childcare, and preventing corporations from buying up entire neighborhoods of single-family homes and driving up prices.”
  • SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

    Supports construction of more affordable housing and opposes corporate buyouts of single-family homes.[1]

    “the construction of affordable housing, expanding access to affordable childcare, and preventing corporations from buying up entire neighborhoods of single-family homes and driving up prices”

In their words — priorities

  • Says he will push for federal investments in public schools, healthcare access, transportation, and infrastructure to keep pace with the district's rapid population growth.[1]
  • Says he wants to start "getting big money out of our politics" by working to repeal Citizens United, instituting term limits, and preventing insider stock trading.[1]

Background

  • Describes himself as a 20-year military veteran and combat aviator, and as a community and business leader.[1]

Campaign money

Raised $447K · spent $403K · $44K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Sources · 9

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Keith Self · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  4. 4.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  5. 5.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  6. 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record