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Two candidates are running for the U.S. House of Representatives District 3 seat in the Nov. 3 election.
What you need to know
Republican incumbent Keith Self will run against Democratic candidate Evan Hunt.
Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or shortened to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Global VP, business development, 20-year Air Force officer and commander, over 10 years in aerospace industry
Why are you running for office?
I’m running because public service should be about serving people, not political parties, big money or special interests. After 20 years serving our country in the Air Force, now with older teenage kids, I believe I have a responsibility to serve again and bring kind, practical, accountable leadership to Congress.
What are the biggest challenges facing the district?
Families are being squeezed by rising housing, healthcare, education, and everyday costs while our infrastructure struggles to keep pace with rapid growth. We also face a federal government burdened by debt, political dysfunction, distracted by culture wars, with too little accountability to the people it serves.
How do you plan to address these issues?
I’ll work across party lines when it benefits our district and oppose wasteful spending and policies that put special interests ahead of taxpayers. I'll stand up to executive overreach. I'll push to bring our taxpayer dollars back to our district. I'll work to get big money and special interests out…
What would your top priorities be if you are elected?
I’ll focus on lowering healthcare and childcare costs, supporting small businesses and family farms, strengthening public education, investing in infrastructure and demanding greater fiscal accountability. We must have strong borders, but we also need to fix our immigration system to treat people with dignity and respect. It's imperative to protect…
Candidate did not respond to the questionnaire before press time.
Why are you running for office?
I want to continue the fight to save our constitutional republic. We are under attack on<br>multiple fronts by politicians who keep adding to the insane national debt, the growing<br>influence of political Islam, an expanding surveillance state, impacts of past mass<br>migration, and radical Democrats on the Left who…
What are the biggest challenges facing the district?
The rising cost of living, the growing influence of political Islam in North Texas and H-1B<br>visa fraud. Rapid population growth is straining our transportation and infrastructure<br>systems and also contributing to higher housing prices, which in turn means property<br>taxes increase quickly.
How do you plan to address these issues?
I have consistently voted against non-defense spending increases at the federal level. I<br>supported the Working Families Tax cuts in President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, I co-<br>founded the Sharia-Free America Caucus in the House of Representatives, and have<br>been sounding the alarm on the rapid expansion of political Islam.
What would your top priorities be if you are elected?
1) Continue the fight to protect the U.S. Constitution against political Islam.<br>2) Work to slow the growth of the annual deficit—which is growing by about $2 trillion<br>per year.<br>3) Fight the expansion of the surveillance state by requiring a warrant before surveilling<br>U.S. citizens, stopping…
