Jake Ellzey

John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. (born January 24, 1970) is an American veteran and Republican politician. He is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. Ellzey replaced Ron Wright who died in early 2021.

Jake Ellzey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office July 30, 2021
Preceded by	Ron Wright
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 10th district
In office January 12, 2021 – July 30, 2021
Preceded by	John Wray
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	John Kevin Ellzey (1970-01-24) January 24, 1970 (age 54) Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Shelby Hoebeke
Children	2
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1992–2012
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War

Ellzey was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from January 2021 until his election to U.S. Congress in July of that year.^[1]

He served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot.^[2][3]

References

1. "Five New Texas House Candidates Who Won't Be Waiting on Election Results". The Texan. November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
2. "Jake Ellzey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
3. Spinks, Bill (March 3, 2020). "Ellzey wins Texas House District 10 primary". Waxahachie Daily Light. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.