US Midterms 2026
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Brandon Gill, a Republican who has represented Texas's 26th congressional district since 2025 and founded the online newspaper D.C. Enquirer, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Steven Shook.
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Brandon Gill was born on February 26, 1994, in Clovis, New Mexico, on a U.S. Air Force base where his father was stationed, and grew up in Eula, Texas. At Dartmouth College he headed the conservative student newspaper The Dartmouth Review, and he graduated cum laude in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and economics.
After graduating, Gill worked in New York City as an investment banker at Nomura Securities. In 2022 he founded the online newspaper D.C. Enquirer, serving as its publisher and editor-in-chief, and he marketed 2000 Mules, a 2022 film by his father-in-law Dinesh D'Souza.
When Republican Michael Burgess retired from the 26th district, Gill sought the seat in 2024. He won the Republican primary with over 50% of the vote against ten opponents and defeated Democrat Ernest Lineberger III and Libertarian Phil Gray with over 60% in the general election.
Sworn in on January 3, 2025, he is the youngest Republican member of Congress. Gill serves on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and is a member of the Freedom Caucus.
He has described "fortifying the border" as his main policy objective and supports mass deportations. He has also made a series of remarks about Islam that have been described as Islamophobic, and in March 2026 he called for a total ban on Muslim immigration to the United States.
Brandon Gill is seeking re-election in the 26th district, which is based in southern and eastern Denton County and also includes Cooke County and the southern two-thirds of Wise County. He was elected there with 62.1% of the vote in 2024.
In the 2026 Republican primary he won 91.1% of the vote against managing director Robert Chick. In the November 3, 2026, general election Gill faces Democrat Steven Shook, a nurse practitioner who won his party's primary with 51.1% of the vote against Ernest Lineberger, the 2024 nominee.
