United States
U.S. Representative, District 26
Brandon Gill
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Brandon Gill
- Current role
- U.S. Representative, Texas District 26 (since January 3, 2025; first elected 2024)
- Background
- Born on a military air force base and raised on a cattle ranch in West Texas,
- Graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with degrees in economics and history
- Worked as an investment banker and hedge fund analyst
- Founded the DC Enquirer, a conservative news outlet
- Lives in Flower Mound
- Experience
- U.S. House member since January 3, 2025;
- Serves on the House Judiciary, Budget and Oversight committees, including the DOGE Subcommittee
- Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 91.1% of the vote
- Top priorities
- Immigration: "ensure our immigration system supports the American worker and that Leftist open-border policies never return"
- Economy: "pass legislation to address housing affordability, prioritize the American worker, cut wasteful spending"
- Energy: "cut red tape across the industry"
- "Our Second Amendment shall not be infringed"
- "I am unabashedly pro-life"
- Schools: "Parents – not radical, left-wing teachers – should determine school curriculums"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: "I am unabashedly pro-life. Every child is made in God's image and deserves the right to life"
- Immigration: See Priorities
- Guns: See Priorities
- Health care: “Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.”
Claims and the record- Remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar: In February 2025 he wrote on X: "America would be a better place if @IlhanMN were deported back to Somalia." Omar is a naturalized U.S. citizen. His spokesperson told The Hill her conduct "raises questions about to whom she is most loyal"
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Values Action
- President Donald Trump (primary)
- Campaign website
- brandongillforcongress.com
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