Keith Self

Keith Self was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 1953, and graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, in 1971. He earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975 and an M.A. from the University of Southern California in 1981, and attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He served in the Army from 1975 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2003, then worked as a defense contractor.

Self was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the 108th Congress in 2002. He was county judge of Collin County, Texas, from 2007 to 2018. He was elected as a Republican to the 118th Congress and to the succeeding Congress, and his House service began on January 3, 2023. He represents Texas's 3rd Congressional District and serves on the committees on Foreign Affairs; Science, Space, and Technology; and Veterans' Affairs.