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'''John Kevin Ellzey, Sr.''' , known as '''Jake Ellzey''' (born January 24, 1970), is the incoming [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 6th congressional district. He won a [[special election]] runoff on July 27, 2021, having defeated Susan Wright, the widow of the preceding Representative [[Ron Wright]], who died at the start of his second term of the [[coronavirus]] in February. Ellzey received 20,782 votes (53.2 percent) to Mrs. Wright's 18,232 (46.9 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/>

'''John Kevin Ellzey, Sr.''' , known as '''Jake Ellzey''' (born January 24, 1970), is the incoming [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 6th congressional district. He won a [[special election]] runoff on July 27, 2021, having defeated Susan Wright, the widow of the preceding Representative [[Ron Wright]], who died at the start of his second term of the [[coronavirus]] in February. Ellzey received 20,782 votes (53.2 percent) to Mrs. Wright's 18,232 (46.9 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/> Ellzey (as was both Ron Wright and his widow) is a Republican; the 6th District (centered around Ellis and Navarro counties, south of [[Dallas]]) has been in Republican hands since [[Phil Gramm]] switched parties, resigned the seat as a Democrat and successfully ran as a Republican, defeating over a dozen other candidates of both parties without a runoff.

Former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] endorsed Mrs. Wright. It is unclear if Ellzey is a [[conservative]] or a [[Moderate Republican]]. He was strongly opposed by the [[Club for Growth]], which urged him to leave the race and endorse Mrs. Wright. Former [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], who served as Trump's first [[United States Secretary of Energy]], endorsed Ellzey.<ref>Jake Ellzey faces mounting opposition from right in TX-6 special election, ''The Texas Tribune,'' accessed July 28, 2021.</ref>

Former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] endorsed Mrs. Wright. It is unclear if Ellzey is a [[conservative]] or a [[Moderate Republican]]. He was strongly opposed by the [[Club for Growth]], which urged him to leave the race and endorse Mrs. Wright. Former [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], who served as Trump's first [[United States Secretary of Energy]], endorsed Ellzey.<ref>Jake Ellzey faces mounting opposition from right in TX-6 special election, ''The Texas Tribune,'' accessed July 28, 2021.</ref>

He won the state representative post for District 10 on November 3, 2020, in the same election in which Ron Wright won a second term which ended in death three months after the election. Ellzey was assigned in the Texas House to the Energy Resources, Licensing and Administrative Procedure, and Local and Consent Calendars committees.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

He won the state representative post for District 10 on November 3, 2020, in the same election in which Ron Wright won a second term which ended in death three months after the election. Ellzey was assigned in the Texas House to the Energy Resources, Licensing and Administrative Procedure, and Local and Consent Calendars committees.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

Born in [[Amarillo]] and reared in Perryton in Ochiltree County in the far northern Panhandle, Ellzey's residence is now in Mildothian, eleven miles from Waxahachie, the county seat of Ellis County south of [[Dallas]]. He is married to the former Shelby Young Hoebeke (born 1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-ellzey/e201190266498|title=John Ellzey|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=Juy 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=directory/>

Born in [[Amarillo]] and reared in Perryton in Ochiltree County in the far northern Panhandle, Ellzey's residence is now in Midlothian, a growing suburb in the southern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.  The suburb is eleven miles from Waxahachie, the county seat of Ellis County. He is married to the former Shelby Young Hoebeke (born 1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-ellzey/e201190266498|title=John Ellzey|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=Juy 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=directory/>

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