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2026 Texas District 26 House Election

Brandon Gill (R) incumbent

About this race

Brandon Gill, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Brandon Gill, a Republican, has taken $48,223 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Steven James Shook, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.

Key issues in Texas

Major issues facing Texas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Steven James Shook Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$17,227 raised · $14,623 spent · $3,807 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Campaign site ↗

Brandon Gill Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $48,223FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,217,213 raised · $2,933,524 spent · $1,411,512 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Grow economy, cut taxes and regulations, secure southern border, strengthen military/veterans, energy dominance, Second Amendment
Campaign site ↗
View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Steven James Shook DBrandon Gill RPhil Gray L
Raised$17K$4.2M—
Individuals$17K100%$3.4M80%—
PACs & parties$0$379K9%—
Self-funded$0$0—
Other$0$454K11%—
AIPAC-linked*—$48K—
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Steven James Shook 9 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$17K
Campaign spent$15K
Cash on hand$4K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals100%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250

Plus $6K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Steven James Shook’s full FEC filings →

Brandon Gill 3215 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.2M
Campaign spent$2.9M
Cash on hand$1.4M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals80%
PACs / committees9%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Cooperative PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Labor PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Leadership PAC$6K
  • Membership PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 3215 donors. The other 3165 gave $1.4M combined.

Plus $2M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Brandon Gill’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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