Federal

U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

All of Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Morris and Titus counties; part of Collin County (about 57% of its residents: McKinney, Allen, part of Plano, part of Wylie, Murphy and Princeton and other areas); part of Hunt County (about 70% of its residents: Greenville and Commerce).

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Evan Hunt

Democratic

Business executive · McKinney

The gist

Opposes private school vouchers.
Supports merit-informed teacher pay increases.
Opposes letting ACA subsidies expire without a replacement.
Supports more transparency and competition in health insurance.
Opposes using emergency powers to impose tariffs.
Opposes deportations and visa revocations without due process.
Opposes officials running businesses while in office.

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Opposes private school vouchers.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“I’m firmly against voucher initiatives which will inevitably harm public schools”
Supports merit-informed teacher pay increases.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“I support reasonable, merit-informed increases in teacher pay”
Opposes letting ACA subsidies expire without a replacement.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“The ACA subsidies shouldn’t be expired until we have a better plan.”
Supports more transparency and competition in health insurance.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“I support reforms that lower costs and bring more transparency to the insurance industry.”
Opposes using emergency powers to impose tariffs.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“Emergency powers should not be invoked to raise taxes or tariffs”
Opposes deportations and visa revocations without due process.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“Visas should not be revoked, and people should not be deported, without due process.”
Opposes officials running businesses while in office.
Evan Hunt for Congress
Campaign website · Evan Hunt for Congress · electevanhunt.com
“Political leaders should not continue to run businesses while they are in office”

Keith Self

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative

The gist

Introduced the El Chapo Act to fund border security.
Opposes continuing resolutions; pledges to cut spending.
Supports photo ID to vote and paper-trail voting machines.
Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act.
Opposes new limits on gun ownership.
Introduced a bill barring undocumented immigrants from U.S. banks.In office
Introduced a resolution to repeal the 17th Amendment.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Introduced the El Chapo Act to fund border security.
Issues — Keith Self for Congress
Campaign website · Keith Self for Congress · keithself.com
“He also introduced the El Chapo Act which takes money seized from the cartels and uses it to secure our borders. … Keith voted for H.R. 2 – Secure the Border Act that would resume construction of the border wall.”
Opposes continuing resolutions; pledges to cut spending.
Issues — Keith Self for Congress
Campaign website · Keith Self for Congress · keithself.com
“In Congress, Keith has consistently opposed Continuing Resolutions … Congressman Self will continue working to lower taxes, cut wasteful spending and reduce the size of government”
Supports photo ID to vote and paper-trail voting machines.
Issues — Keith Self for Congress
Campaign website · Keith Self for Congress · keithself.com
“he supports election integrity laws such as requiring a photo ID to vote, and he insists that all future voting machines include a paper trail.”
Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act.
Issues — Keith Self for Congress
Campaign website · Keith Self for Congress · keithself.com
“Congressman Keith Self voted for H.R. 1 – Lower Energy Costs Act”
Opposes new limits on gun ownership.
Issues — Keith Self for Congress
Campaign website · Keith Self for Congress · keithself.com
“he will fight all efforts by the left to curtail our Constitutional rights.”
Introduced a bill barring undocumented immigrants from U.S. banks.
Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Ban Illegal Aliens from American Banking System
Government record · Office of Rep. Keith Self · keithself.house.gov
“Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Ban Illegal Aliens from American Banking System”
Introduced a resolution to repeal the 17th Amendment.
Congressman Keith Self Introduces Resolution to Repeal the 17th Amendment
Government record · Office of Rep. Keith Self · keithself.house.gov
“Congressman Keith Self Introduces Resolution to Repeal the 17th Amendment”

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