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

• Immigration: Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possible 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
• Birthright citizenship: No, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarily 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
• E-Verify mandate: Require it for all employers 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
• Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right 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 climate: Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economy 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
• Abortion: Illegal in all cases Official action · medium 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
• DEI programs: Ban them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep them 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
• China policy: Get tougher: broad tariffs, land purchase bans like Texas SB 17, and forced app sales 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
• Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide 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 minimums: Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl trafficking 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 taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations 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 programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults 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
• Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions 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
• Aid to Ukraine: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · low confidence
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
• Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses 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

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.