Mark Newgent
TX-03 Republican nominee?
$1.7K
MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army officer (retired; captain)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationTexas
BackgroundU.S. Army officer (retired; captain)
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Notable personal detailsMark Adam Newgent is a Republican candidate who ran for U.S. House in Texas’ 3rd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a retired U.S. Army captain with about 20 years of service and as a small-business owner. He has also said he previously served as a city and county commissioner and that he lives in McKinney, Texas with his wife Tanya and their two children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Mark Newgent emphasizes fiscal responsibility, affordability, and cutting federal spending while keeping taxpayers' money in Texas. His campaign language calls for lowering costs and protecting paychecks rather than expanding government programs. These positions align with favoring tax cuts and reduced government spending.
Healthcare
The candidate supports lowering prescription drug prices, increasing price transparency, expanding access to doctors, and reforming the healthcare system to prioritize patients over insurers and bureaucrats. He also emphasizes faster and better medical care and mental-health resources for veterans. His statements describe broad goals and reforms but do not endorse specific major-policy proposals such as Medicare for All, a public option, or explicit market-based privatization measures.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes securing the U.S. border through stronger enforcement and backing law enforcement while supporting a legal, orderly immigration system that prioritizes American interests. He highlights stopping cartels, human trafficking, and illegal crossings and frames immigration fixes around increased border security. He has also criticized what he called the “over‑militarization” of certain federal agencies and urged that ICE act as a civilian law‑enforcement agency.
Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes affordable, lower-cost energy and opposes policies that mandate expensive renewable purchases; overall messaging favors keeping energy costs down and appears skeptical of mandates that increase consumer prices. Public materials frame energy policy in terms of affordability and market outcomes rather than aggressive emissions targets or phasing out fossil fuels.
Public Safety & Guns
Mark Newgent presents himself as a supporter of the Second Amendment and has criticized laws that ban or tightly restrict so-called "assault weapons." His campaign website does not list a detailed firearms policy, but past writings and third-party candidate summaries indicate opposition to restrictive assault-weapon measures while affirming support for gun rights.
News
Mark Newgent is in the news for challenging U.S. Rep. Keith Self in the Republican primary for Texas’s 3rd Congressional District. The mention appears in a letters-to-the-editor roundup, with no additional details provided about his campaign or platform.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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