Texas — 6th District

Danny Minton

Supports humane enforcement and citizenship path

Minton advocates for civil and well-managed border enforcement that maintains security without cruelty, mass detention, or family separations. He supports creating a clear and efficient pathway to citizenship for immigrants and keeping federal agencies from overriding local police officers.

• End family separation and mass detention camps
• Establish a clear and efficient path to citizenship for immigrants
• Keep federal immigration agencies from micromanaging local union police officers

“All Texans want a secure border and safe communities, without cruelty, chaos, or political theater.”

“We need a return to civil immigration enforcement, a secure and well-managed border, and an end to family separation and mass detention camps.”

Jake Ellzey

Supports completing wall and strict deportation

Ellzey supports finishing the southern border wall, fully resourcing Border Patrol, and enacting strict immigration enforcement. He voted for federal legislation to mandate detention and deportation for undocumented immigrants convicted of certain crimes.

• Complete construction of the southern border wall
• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft or shoplifting
• Voted for the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875) to make driving while impaired grounds for deportation

“We must support President Trump in his efforts and pass real legislation to secure the border, finish the wall, and give Border Patrol agents the resources they need to keep our families safe.”

Danny Minton

Supports middle-class tax cuts and corporate accountability

Minton focuses on economic fairness by advocating for tax cuts aimed at working- and middle-class families while requiring corporations and billionaires to pay higher taxes. He supports small business growth over Wall Street bailouts and corporate monopolies.

• Cut taxes for middle-class and working families
• Ensure corporate monopolies and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes
• Redirect economic support from corporate bailouts to local small businesses

“That means cutting taxes for the working and middle class, not billionaires.”

“Real support for small businesses, not just lip service while the Billionaires are bailed out over and over.”

Jake Ellzey

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Ellzey supports cutting taxes, curbing federal spending, and eliminating government regulations to foster economic growth. He signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and voted for Republican budget reconciliation legislation.

• Signed Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) budget reconciliation bill
• Opposes job-killing federal regulations on small businesses

“We need to prioritize cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases.”

“Get government out of the way of job growth and let our economy thrive.”

Danny Minton

Opposes vouchers and supports federal public school funding

Minton opposes school voucher programs and supports banning them nationwide to keep public tax dollars in public classrooms. He supports a strengthened federal Department of Education to protect students and raise educational standards.

• Ban school voucher programs nationwide
• Strengthen the federal Department of Education
• Increase support and resources for public school teachers and students

“And school vouchers made illegal nationwide, before public education is sold off piece by piece.”

“A stronger Department of Education that protects students, supports teachers, and stops states from racing to the bottom.”

Jake Ellzey

Opposes social ideology and restricts transgender female athletes

Ellzey focuses on protecting public schools from political indoctrination and social experiments while providing classroom teachers with necessary tools. He voted for federal legislation barring transgender females from participating in female sports programs.

• Stop social experiments and radical indoctrination in public school curricula
• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)
• Support public school teachers with core educational resources

“Our schools should be places to equip the next generation of leaders, not run social experiments on our children.”

“We must stop the efforts at forcing teachers to comply with radical indoctrination and get the focus back on education.”

Danny Minton

Supports universal affordable healthcare and benefit protections

Minton views healthcare as a basic right and supports universal affordable healthcare modeled after Medicare and the VA. He vows to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans' benefits from federal spending cuts.

• Support universal healthcare systems modeled on Medicare and the VA
• Protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA from funding cuts
• Leverage professional medical field background to lower patient costs

“Healthcare is a right, not a luxury item reserved for the lucky or the wealthy.”

“Danny will fight any attempt to weaken Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or the VA. These are not entitlements. They are earned promises we must keep.”

Jake Ellzey

Supports free-market healthcare and VA overhaul

Ellzey supports market-driven healthcare reform and opposes federal healthcare mandates. As a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, he supports reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve veteran care.

• Serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
• Overhaul Veterans Affairs healthcare delivery systems
• Oppose federal government mandates in the healthcare sector

“With my experience as a Commissioner on the Texas Veterans Commission, I will lead efforts to overhaul the VA...”

Danny Minton

Supports expanding voting access and ending gerrymandering

Minton calls for fair congressional maps, secure elections, and expanded access to the ballot for all eligible voters. He strongly criticizes Republican redistricting and voting laws as attempts to suppress voter turnout.

• End partisan gerrymandering and draw fair maps
• Expand ballot access and remove restrictive voter barriers
• Ensure secure, accessible elections across Texas

“We deserve fair map, secure elections, and easy access to the ballot.”

“Republicans don't have actual policies that we want or that work, so they rig maps, suppress votes, and undermine trust in elections to hold onto power.”

Jake Ellzey

Supports strict voter security and proof of citizenship

Ellzey emphasizes strict election security to prevent voter fraud. He voted for federal legislation requiring individuals to present documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.

• Voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22)
• Promote strict election security standards to eliminate voter fraud
• Uphold Texas election integrity laws as a national model

“Our votes must be cast, collected, and counted in a way that is 100% secure and accurate.”

“Texas has some of the most secure elections in the world, but even one case of voter fraud is one too many and other states have not held themselves to our standard of excellence.”

Danny Minton

Supports responsible firearm ownership and safety measures

Minton supports balancing constitutional rights under the Second Amendment with common-sense public safety measures, advocating responsible gun ownership without politicizing gun rights.

• Protect responsible, lawful firearm ownership
• Support common-sense gun safety policies
• Oppose turning First and Second Amendment rights into political weapons

“We can protect the First Amendment, the right to speak up and stand up for our neighbors, and the Second Amendment, responsible, lawful ownership, without turning either into a political weapon.”

Jake Ellzey

Opposes all federal firearm restrictions

Ellzey is a lifetime member of the NRA and opposes all federal restrictions on firearm ownership, promising an unapologetic defense of Second Amendment rights.

• Lifetime member of the National Rifle Association (NRA)
• Oppose any and all federal regulations on gun ownership
• Defend self-defense rights for gun owners nationwide

“I oppose any and all federal regulations on the right to keep and bear arms. I will be a relentless and unapologetic defender of our 2nd Amendment.”

Danny Minton

Supports reproductive rights and patient autonomy

Minton, who worked professionally in women's healthcare, supports protecting reproductive healthcare access and keeping politicians out of personal medical decisions.

• Protect reproductive healthcare access for patients
• Keep politicians and profit margins out of personal healthcare choices
• Draw on professional experience in women's healthcare

“Built for patients, not insurance companies, not politicians, and not profit margins.”

Jake Ellzey

Opposes abortion and supports pro-life legislation

Ellzey opposes abortion, supports reinstating the Mexico City Policy, and opposes federal Medicaid funding for abortions under the Hyde Amendment. He was endorsed by Texas Alliance For Life.

• Endorsed by Texas Alliance For Life in 2026
• Protect the Hyde Amendment blocking Medicaid abortion funding
• Support international restrictions on funding abortion organizations (Mexico City Policy)

“As a father and a Christian, I 100% support the right to life as the first and most vital right.”

Danny Minton

Supports veterans' benefits and earned commitments

Minton emphasizes keeping commitments to military veterans by opposing any cuts or weakening of VA funding and benefits.

• Protect VA benefits from federal budget cuts
• Treat veterans' support as an earned promise rather than an entitlement
• Ensure veterans receive quality care and service

“Danny will fight any attempt to weaken Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or the VA. These are not entitlements. They are earned promises we must keep.”

Jake Ellzey

Supports strong defense, Israel allyship, and military service

Ellzey, a 20-year Navy veteran, strongly supports national defense funding, standing with Israel as a key strategic ally, and honoring law enforcement and military personnel. He was endorsed by AIPAC.

• Endorsed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
• Voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670)
• 20-year U.S. Navy veteran who advocates for military and law enforcement support

“Israel has been our strongest supporter and constant ally in the war against terrorism.”

“I will always stand with our military, veterans, first responders, and law enforcement, and I will stand against any and all attacks against them.”

Danny Minton

Supports 12-year term limits and THC legalization

Minton advocates for constitutional term limits of 12 years for the House, Senate, and Supreme Court, four-year House terms, and federal legalization of THC.

• Enact 12-year term limits for the House, Senate, and Supreme Court
• Extend House terms from two to four years
• Legalize THC at the federal level

“No one should serve more than 12 years in the House, the Senate or the Supreme Court”

Jake Ellzey

Supports term limit pledge and property rights

Ellzey signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge committing to serve no more than five terms in the U.S. House. He strongly defends private property rights against federal land grabs and high-speed rail projects.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge to serve no more than 5 terms in the U.S. House
• Oppose high-speed rail and federal eminent domain projects that infringe on private farmland
• Protect private property rights from government overreach

“In a time of global food shortage, we cannot allow our farmland to be destroyed, and taxpayer dollars squandered for unsustainable and unnecessary land grab projects like this.”