

Keith Self
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Keith Self
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
U.S. Representative 3
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, NY, BS, Engineering, 1971-1975
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, MA, International Relations, 1978-1981
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, FT Leavenworth, KS, N/A, 1989
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 1975-1999
U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 2002-2003
AFFILIATIONS
Officers' Christian Fellowship, European In-country Coordinator, 1991-1994
Prestonwood Pregnancy Center, Board Member, 2008-2012
National Rifle Association, Life Member, 2015-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
County Judge, Collin County, Texas, 2007-2018
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
U.S. Congress, 2002-
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (17)
*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Cathie Adams
National Federation of Independent Business NFIB Federal PAC
Ted Cruz
National Right To Life
OTHER (5)
Greg Abbott
President Donald J. Trump
Texas Alliance for Life TAL PAC
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
Victor Avila
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (22)
Grassroots America: We The People
friend
2026-2026
President Donald J. Trump
2025-2026
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
Mayes Middleton (2024)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)
We the People Allen PAC (2023)
Collin Co Conservative Republicans (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)
House Freedom Fund (2025)
National Rifle Association (2024)
Club for Growth (2023)
Stand for Freedom (2022)
Jodie Laubenberg (2021)
OTHER INFORMATION
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
Candidate Pledges to Supports Term Limits on Congress. U.S. Term Limits. 5 Sept 2023.
Representative sponsored H.R. 79, the WHO Withdrawal Act, which requires the President to immediately withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and prohibits using any federal funds to provide for U.S. participation in the WHO. The bill also repeals the 1948 act authorizing the U.S. to join the WHO.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
There should be no purposeful destruction, but instead viable embryos should be donated to couples who struggle with pregnancy.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Government waste needs to be defined before it can be addressed. Taxpayers are the customers, so waste is anything that does not serve the needs of the customer. 2. Cabinet secretaries and department heads should learn the DOGE methodologies to continue identifying and eradicating the deeply hidden waste. 3. Use existing business practices like the Fair Isaacson Corporation Score (FICOS) to assess risk and monitor government spending patterns to help identify fraudulent activity quickly.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Government should not involve itself in matters of conscience. Matters of conscience belong to the individual. Individuals cannot be forced by government to violate matters of conscience. However, "religion" should not be used to evade the rule of law beyond reasonable accommodation.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C. The choices are not nuanced enough. Government funded healthcare should be provided only to the truly needy and always include a patient participation amount except for the absolutely indigent.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
B. I prefer "strategically" rather than "selectively".
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Our relationship with Israel is important politically, culturally, biblically, and militarily. Israel is the only democratic ally in the Middle East. Our Christian culture was founded on ties through our common biblical heritage. Israel is our strong military ally against the surge of radical Islam in the region.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
I am a co-founder of the Sharia-Free America Caucus in the House of Representatives
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only those people who will 1) assimilate into American culture, 2) the United States needs in order to maintain our role as the sole defender of freedom. Immigration should be for the needs of our nation, not available to anyone who wants to come here.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, I believe that Jesus came to die in order to redeem me from my sin. My hope of heaven is based solely on His redeeming death and resurrection. My life should be a reflection of His teachings. I should strongly defend the things that He defended and not allow the world to dictate my actions.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Near term, oil and gas. Longer term, nuclear, and eventually, perhaps hydrogen.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Only the mentally ill with a court order and felons should be prohibited from 2nd Amendment rights. Suppressors and short barrel rifles should not be prohibited or taxed.
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