Jake Ellzey

Jake Ellzey grew up on his family’s ranch in Texas, and he and his wife, Shelby, are raising two children in Ellis County.¹ Before entering Congress, he made a career in military aviation, including hundreds of landings on aircraft carriers.²

A 1992 Naval Academy graduate, Ellzey served 20 years in the Navy, flying helicopters and later F-14 and F/A-18 fighter aircraft.³¹ He completed nine deployments and served a ground tour supporting SEAL Team 5 in Iraq.¹ His Navy career ended as Air Boss aboard the USS Ronald Reagan; the Naval Academy credits him with 830 carrier landings.²

After the Navy, his work included military contracting in Afghanistan, commercial airline flying and small business ownership.¹ He served on the Texas Veterans Commission from 2012 to 2018, entered the Texas House in 2021 and won the July 2021 special election to Congress.³

Ellzey’s current committee assignments include Appropriations and Small Business.⁴ His Appropriations assignments cover defense; interior and environmental agencies; and the departments responsible for labor, health, education and related programs.⁴ His office has highlighted the bipartisan For Country Caucus’s support for proposals addressing military health coverage transitions, veteran suicide reporting and education benefits.⁵ He faces Democrat Danny Minton in Texas’s Sixth Congressional District.⁶