ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR.
R · house · currently seated · bioguide E000071
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- FEC candidate id
H8TX06266- Internal id
3bf2e3ec-e25d-4b62-97f5-27c364bf01e3- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 793,946 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $79,905 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $35,515 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 52.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 34.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 68.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 26.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.7% |
| Household | Family households | 73.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.89 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $277,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,480 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 5.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3,705,546 | $2,700,452 | $2,100,542 | $0 | $1,390,771 |
| 2024 | $6,899,715 | $6,401,942 | $1,095,448 | $0 | $5,190,701 |
| 2022 | $7,160,432 | $6,562,758 | $597,674 | $0 | $6,444,564 |
| 2018 | $335,109 | $335,109 | $0 | $0 | $266,536 |
Elections
- 2018 general house · TX-6 — won
- 2022 general house · TX-6 — won
- 2024 general house · TX-6 — won
- 2026 general house · TX-6 — running
Committees
- JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
- TEXANS FOR JAKE ELLZEY — principal · type H
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
YEA on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
YEA on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
NAY on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor · 2026-02-11 — HR 6222 — ROTOR Act
- cosponsor · 2026-02-04 — HR 7300 — Make Elections Great Again Act
- cosponsor · 2026-01-30 — HR 7184 — PRESS Act
- cosponsor · 2026-01-22 — HR 2094 — HELPER Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2026-01-13 — HR 1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- cosponsor · 2025-05-15 — HR 3464 — State Border Security Assistance Act
- cosponsor · 2025-01-22 — HR 7 — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2024-09-19 — HJRES 166 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees".
- cosponsor · 2024-02-29 — HR 7476 — Countering Communist China Act
- cosponsor · 2023-07-06 — HR 4501 — End Zuckerbucks Act of 2023
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $34,293 | $0 | 1 |
| 2024 | $101,086 | $0 | 3 |
| 2022 | $772,748 | $392,855 | 83 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND | support | $25,000 | Digital Marketing |
| 2025-03-27 | PATRIOTIC FUND, INC. | support | $34,293 | BILLBOARD ADVERTISING |
| 2024-10-08 | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL… | support | $51 | PRINTING / POSTAGE |
| 2024-10-08 | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL… | support | $1,035 | PRINTING / POSTAGE |
| 2024-02-01 | ELECT PRINCIPLED VETERANS FUND (EPV FUND) | support | $100,000 | DIGITAL ADVERTISING |
| 2021-07-26 | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND | support | $7,000 | Digital Marketing |
| 2021-07-23 | FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND | support | $25,000 | Digital Marketing |
| 2021-07-23 | ELECT PRINCIPLED VETERANS FUND (EPV FUND) | support | $1,202 | AUTOMATED CALLS |
| 2021-07-22 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $2,000 | Mail design |
| 2021-07-22 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $34,553 | Phone calls |
| 2021-07-21 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $3,400 | email costs |
| 2021-07-21 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $3,198 | digital ad production |
| 2021-07-21 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $273 | email, ad costs (from advance line 21) |
| 2021-07-21 | DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. | support | $20,000 | Field Work |
| 2021-07-20 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $12,953 | Direct mail |
| 2021-07-20 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $9,329 | tv ad production |
| 2021-07-20 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $135 | tv ad production (from advance line 21) |
| 2021-07-20 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $15,469 | Media production |
| 2021-07-20 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $14,000 | Text messages |
| 2021-07-19 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $12,953 | Direct mail |
| 2021-07-16 | AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC | support | $50,000 | Media placement |
| 2021-07-14 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $5,000 | digital ad production |
| 2021-07-14 | ELECT PRINCIPLED VETERANS FUND (EPV FUND) | support | $8,276 | DIRECT MAIL (PREPAID ON 6/29/2021) |
| 2021-07-14 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $217 | digital ad production (from advance line 21) |
| 2021-07-14 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $11,500 | digital ad placement, production |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEEDER, DAVID | RYAN LLC · CPA | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $3,500 |
| HURST, MICHAEL | LYNN PINKER HURST · ATTORNEY | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $2,000 |
| GOLDBERG, DAVID | UBS · FA | PLANO, TX | 1 | $1,500 |
| SCHNAPPAUF, MATT | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · CONSULTANT | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $1,500 |
| MASSMAN, RICHARD | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| ROYAL, RUSSIN | SELF · CONSULTANT | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| GROSSFELD, MICHAEL | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| KLEINMAN, BILL | HAYNESBOONE · ATTORNEY | PLANO, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| GOTHARD, SANDER | CATALYST PHYSICIAN GROUP · PHYSICIAN | PLANO, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| TOLMAS, ALAN | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| KREDITOR, MARK | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| ZALE, BLAKE | ZALE PROPERTIES · REAL ESTATE | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| RABINOWITZ, FRED | SELF · DENTIST | PLANO, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| FELTMAN, ALLEN | ALLEN FELTMAN REAL ESTATE · REAL ESTATE | PLANO, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| WALDMAN, STEPHEN | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $500 |
| MACKINNON, JEFFREY | FARRAGUT PARTNERS · LOBBYIST | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $500 |
| M, JOHN | RETIRED · RETIRED | CHANTILLY, VA | 1 | $475 |
| LAUTER, ROBERT | MASTER SPAS · CEO | NAPLES, FL | 1 | $475 |
| WEISBERG, CHARLES | RETIRED · RETIRED | HOUSTON, TX | 2 | $434 |
| HUNT, HOLLY | RETIRED · RETIRED | CHICAGO, IL | 4 | $336 |
| DENNIS, ROBERT | SELF · PHYSICIAN | BOCA RATON, FL | 1 | $250 |
| BUCKROYD, PAM | RETIRED · RETIRED | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $250 |
| COLSON, JOHN | RETIRED · RETIRED | LA GRANGE, TX | 1 | $247 |
| KAYROUZ, TONY | RETIRED · RETIRED | UPTON, MA | 1 | $237 |
| GREEN, JOHN MARKHAM | RETIRED · RETIRED | AUSTIN, TX | 1 | $237 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (19)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | principal_candidate_of | TEXANS FOR JAKE ELLZEY | — | candidate_committees | |
| 2026-02-11 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6222 — ROTOR Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-04 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7300 — Make Elections Great Again Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-30 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7184 — PRESS Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-22 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2094 — HELPER Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-05-15 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3464 — State Border Security Assistance Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-22 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7 — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Subcommittee | — | CHAIR | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Appropriations Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Small Business Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Defense Subcommittee | — | VICE_CHAIR | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2024-09-19 | cosponsor_of_bill | HJRES 166 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-02-29 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7476 — Countering Communist China Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-07-06 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4501 — End Zuckerbucks Act of 2023 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |