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Brandon Gill

Brandon Gill
RepublicanIncumbent
Running for U.S. House, Texas District 26.

Background

Gill has represented the 26th District since January 2025. He previously worked in finance and founded a news outlet. 

Current role
U.S. Representative, Texas District 26 (since 2025)
Occupation
Publisher; former investment banker
Education
B.A. Economics and History, Dartmouth College (2016)
Hometown
Grew up near Abilene, Texas
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Positions

Economy and Cost of Living

What is the candidate's approach to inflation, prices, wages, and jobs?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 

Taxes

What changes, if any, does the candidate support to federal income, business, or other taxes?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 

Federal Spending and Debt

How does the candidate approach the federal budget, deficit, and national debt?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.Con.Res. 14, the FY2025 budget resolution, Feb. 25, 2025 (Roll Call 50). Voted yes on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, June 12, 2025 (Roll Call 168). Voted yes on H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (ended the fall 2025 shutdown), Nov. 12, 2025 (Roll Call 285). 

Energy

What is the candidate's position on oil and gas, renewables, and energy regulation?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 

Social Security and Medicare

What changes, if any, does the candidate support to Social Security and Medicare?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Trade and Tariffs

What is the candidate's position on tariffs and trade agreements?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Border and Immigration

What is the candidate's position on border security, enforcement, and legal immigration?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act (requires detention of certain non-citizens charged with theft or violent crimes), Jan. 22, 2025 (Roll Call 23). 

Foreign Policy and Defense

What is the candidate's position on military spending, alliances, and current international conflicts?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 3838, the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (initial House passage), Sept. 10, 2025 (Roll Call 262). 

Crime and Public Safety

What is the candidate's approach to crime, policing, and federal law enforcement?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (June 12, 2025, Roll Call 166; signed into law July 2025). Voted yes on H.R. 2189, the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which exempts less-than-lethal devices such as tasers from the federal firearms excise tax and separates them from firearms under the National Firearms Act (Feb. 12, 2026, Roll Call 70). 

Israel and Gaza

What is the candidate's position on U.S. policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza, including military aid, humanitarian aid, and the Israeli government?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, which directs sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of the U.S. or allies such as Israel (Jan. 9, 2025, Roll Call 7). Voted no on Rep. Greene's amendment to H.R. 4016, the FY2026 Defense appropriations bill, to cut $500 million in U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense funding (failed 6-421, July 18, 2025, Roll Call 205). Voted no on Rep. Massie's amendment to H.R. 8595, the FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill, to bar funds for Israel, including $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing (failed 104-314-10, July 15, 2026, Roll Call 243). 

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on health insurance, the ACA, Medicaid, and drug prices?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on abortion law and federal action on abortion?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Jan. 23, 2025 (Roll Call 27). 

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on firearms laws and the Second Amendment?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on federal election rules, such as proof of citizenship to register, mail voting, and voter ID?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections (Apr. 10, 2025, Roll Call 102). Voted yes on the House amendment to S. 1383 carrying the text of the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296), which would require proof of citizenship to register and government-issued identification to vote in federal elections (Feb. 11, 2026, Roll Call 69). 

Transgender Policy

What is the candidate's position on laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, and facilities?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would make it a Title IX violation for federally funded schools to let students whose sex assigned at birth is male take part in women's and girls' sports (Jan. 14, 2025, Roll Call 12). Voted yes on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, which would make it a federal felony to provide medical treatment for gender transition, such as puberty blockers or surgery, to minors (Dec. 17, 2025, Roll Call 351). 

Religious Liberty and Faith Communities

What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
In a Feb. 4, 2026 interview about Muslim immigration in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he said residents do not want Sharia law in their communities or the country. 
Voting record
Listed as a member of the House Sharia-Free America Caucus in a June 29, 2026 release from Rep. Keith Self's office; the release says the caucus is "devoted to upholding the Constitution as the supreme law of the land." Voted yes on H.Res. 481, condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the Boulder, Colorado attack (passed 400-0, June 9, 2025, Roll Call 159). Voted yes on H.Res. 488, denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado (passed 280-113-6, June 9, 2025, Roll Call 158). 

Money

Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.

Endorsements

No public endorsements found. Searched Oct 20, 2026.