Kevin Burge is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Texas' 24th Congressional District. He is a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Reserve from 2003 to 2011, with overseas combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He earned a graduate degree from North Carolina State University and worked as a defense intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Most recently, he served as a senior technical adviser for President Joe Biden's Situation Room in the White House. Burge is running as part of a Democratic push to flip this Republican-leaning district, leveraging recent Democratic momentum in nearby Texas Senate District 9 where Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a historically red seat in January 2026.
Kevin Burge is a native of North Richland Hills and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served from 2003 to 2011 in the Reserve with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He earned a graduate degree from North Carolina State University in a field related to his defense intelligence work. As a defense intelligence officer, he gained expertise in foreign policy and national security. Most notably, Burge served as a senior technical adviser for President Biden's Situation Room in the White House, giving him direct experience in high-level national security decision-making. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience.