Kevin Burge

Kevin Burge grew up in a trailer outside Los Alamos, New Mexico, and says he persuaded his mother to take him to a Marine recruiting office when he was 17.¹ He and his wife, Jessy, an immigrant from Honduras who became a U.S. citizen and Texas National Guard officer, have a son and live in North Richland Hills.¹

His campaign account describes two Iraq deployments, first handling logistics and later coordinating supply transfers associated with closing Camp Fallujah.¹ He subsequently worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency and deployed to Kabul, where he says he led a security team transporting intelligence analysts.¹

Burge earned a master's degree from North Carolina State University and continued working in the intelligence community.¹ His later work included serving as a technical adviser supporting the White House Situation Room during the Biden administration.² His campaign describes that assignment as part of a renovation project.¹

He advocates universal health coverage while retaining private insurance, stronger Affordable Care Act assistance, Medicaid expansion and support for rural hospitals.³ He also proposes restrictions on congressional stock trading, stronger environmental requirements for data centers, and expanded legal immigration pathways alongside border security and faster asylum processing.³ The Democrat challenges Republican incumbent Beth Van Duyne.²