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U.S. House, District 26: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
STEVEN SHOOK

STEVEN SHOOK

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 26

NationalDemocrat

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BRANDON GILL

BRANDON GILL

U.S. House · Texas District 26

NationalRepublican

STEVEN SHOOKCandidateBRANDON GILLCurrent rep

Job fit

STEVEN SHOOK

Education

  • He holds degrees from Tarrant County College, Texas Tech University (graduating Summa Cum Laude), and the University of Texas at Arlington. 1

BRANDON GILL

Other work

  • After graduation, Gill began a career in finance, working first as an investment banker and later as an analyst at a hedge fund. 2

Education

  • Gill graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with degrees in both Economics and History. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

STEVEN SHOOK

  • Health care costs
    Shook's campaign platform: "Implement planned step-by-step transition to universal healthcare. Lower prescription drug prices by expanding Medicare price negotiation to all insurance plans." 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Shook's platform, Economic Fairness & Workers' Rights: "Support equal pay for equal work and transparency in wages. Protect workers from retaliation for discussing pay or organizing." 1
  • Guns
    Shook's platform: "Close loopholes that allow guns to be sold without background checks. Support red-flag laws to keep firearms away from those who pose an imminent danger." 1

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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BRANDON GILL

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

STEVEN SHOOK

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$11K$17K raised
$6,4263Small individual donors
$10,8013Large individual donors

BRANDON GILL

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompaniesindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2.0Mlarge donors$1.4Motherpoliticians$104Kcompanies$83Kindustryassociations$81KOther kinds ofdonors$101K$3.8M raised
$1,986,1114Small individual donors
$1,398,1484Large individual donors

Checks

STEVEN SHOOK

No voting record to check yet

BRANDON GILL

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2025. 5

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Shook For Congress 2026 · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience, Top issues
  2. About | Representative Brandon Gill · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-10-29 used in: Checks
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STEVEN SHOOK
Candidate A

STEVEN SHOOK

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $17K raised, 63% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 Background: Shook For Congress 2026 · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

PHIL GRAY

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Voter Guide Profile for TX U.S. Rep., Dist.26 candidate - Phil Gray · checked 2026-10-18

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BRANDON GILL
Candidate C

BRANDON GILL

RepublicanShown above

$3.8M raised, 37% from large donors, 10% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $376,086.10 (10% of $3,816,887.47 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $368,325.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2025.

Sources

1 Background: About | Representative Brandon Gill · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-10-29

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