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Brandon Gill

Republican · Incumbent

U.S. Representative, Texas District 26

Brandon Gill was elected to Congress in 2024 and serves on the House Judiciary, Budget and Oversight committees1. Before Congress he worked as an investment banker and hedge fund analyst and founded the DC Enquirer, a conservative news outlet1.

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

  • Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilyhigh
    Said · high confidence
    • Introduced the Citizenship Act, which would treat unlawful entrants and birth tourists as invaders and exclude their children from birthright citizenship. (2026-07-22) source
    • Said the Constitution was never intended to grant automatic citizenship to the children of those who entered unlawfully. (2026-07-22) source
  • ImmigrationDeport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possiblemedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
    • Said in an interview with the Center for Immigration Studies that he wants 20 to 30 million illegal immigrants deported and opposes any amnesty. (2026-03-05) source
    • Said in the same interview that legal immigration should be cut to pretty close to zero. (2026-03-05) source
  • E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • Said E-Verify strikes at the core of employers hiring illegal immigrants to undercut wages, in a discussion of his mandatory E-Verify proposal. (2026-03-05) source
  • GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • His campaign website says the Second Amendment shall not be infringed and exists so Americans can protect themselves against an overreaching government. (2026) source
    • Original cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38), which would let people who can legally carry concealed do so across state lines. (2025-01-03) source
    • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404), which would loosen federal rules on firearm silencers. (2025-03-11) source
  • Energy and climateMaximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economymedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • His campaign website calls for a Texas First energy approach, cutting red tape across the industry and drill, baby, drill. (2026) source
  • DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • As chairman of a House Oversight task force, said DEI policies at companies and universities are illegal race and sex discrimination and that Congress must bolster the Trump administration's actions to eliminate them. (2026-06-29) source
    • Original cosponsor of the Dismantle DEI Act (H.R. 925), which would close federal DEI offices and bar federal contract, grant and cooperative agreement funds from being used for DEI offices, trainings and practices. (2025-02-04) source
    • The bill text requires federal contracts, grants and cooperative agreements to bar DEI offices, chief diversity officers and DEI training. (2025-02-04) source
  • Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
  • Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
  • Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
  • Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
  • HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
    • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
  • Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
  • AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
    Official action · low confidence
    • His campaign website says he is unabashedly pro-life and will fight to protect the unborn. (2026) source
    • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722), which would extend the constitutional right to life to every human being from fertilization with no exceptions listed. (2025-12-15) source
  • China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app saleslow
    Official action · low confidence
    • Introduced the Land and National Defense Act to bar China and other countries that restrict American land purchases from buying U.S. farmland. (2025-03-14) source
    • Said the Chinese Communist Party has no place on our nation's soil. (2025-03-14) source
  • Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel.

Record

  • Elected to the U.S. House in 20241.
  • Chairs the House Oversight Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses5.
  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general election ballot for Texas' 26th District as the Republican nominee7.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$4,217,213raised
$2,933,524spent
$1,411,512cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $1,986,111 in gifts under $200$3,384,259
  • PACs and other political committees$376,086
  • Political party committees$2,804
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and other campaign committees$398,589

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PACPAC$10,000
  2. THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  3. THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  4. BUCKEYE LIBERTY PACPAC$10,000
  5. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACPAC$10,000
  6. MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACPAC$10,000
  7. AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PACPAC$8,500
  8. ANTI-WOKE FUNDPAC$8,000
  9. LETS GET TO WORK PACPAC$7,000
  10. OVERHAUL PACPAC$5,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 5, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-19. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (20)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. AboutOffice of Rep. Brandon Gill
  2. Immigration Newsmaker Transcript: A Conversation with Rep. Brandon GillCenter for Immigration Studies
  3. Rep. Gill Bill to Revoke Birthright Citizenship for Illegal AliensOffice of Rep. Brandon Gill
  4. IssuesBrandon Gill for Congress
  5. Oversight Task Force Chairman Gill Announces Hearing On DEI in American InstitutionsOffice of Rep. Brandon Gill
  6. Rep. Gill's LAND Act Prohibits Foreign Adversaries from Buying FarmlandOffice of Rep. Brandon Gill
  7. Phil Gray (general election listing, TX-26)Ballotpedia
  8. House roll call: Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basingOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  9. House roll call: Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related sOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  10. House roll call: Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cutOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  11. House roll call: Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded aOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  12. House roll call: Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits forOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  13. House roll call: Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine anOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  14. House roll call: Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigratiOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  15. House roll call: Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  16. H.R. 722, Life at Conception Act (cosponsors)GovTrack.us
  17. H.R. 38, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 (cosponsors)GovTrack.us
  18. H.R. 404, Hearing Protection Act (cosponsors)GovTrack.us
  19. H.R. 925, Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (bill text)GovTrack.us
  20. H.R. 925, Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (cosponsors)GovTrack.us