Brandon Herrera
Running for U.S. House District 23 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$2.0M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Brandon Herrera is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 23 in Texas in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,997,067 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Brandon Joseph Herrera, also known as The AK Guy, is an American YouTuber and firearms manufacturer running as the Republican nominee for U.S. House in Texas's 23rd Congressional District in 2026. Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1995, he attended Campbell University to study pre-law before leaving to start a firearms manufacturing business, and he hosts a YouTube channel focused on firearms that launched in 2014. He first ran for the same seat in 2024, losing a Republican primary runoff to incumbent Tony Gonzales by roughly 354 votes, and won the 2026 Republican primary after Gonzales suspended his campaign.
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$2.0M
Total raised
$2.0M
Total spent
$8K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2024-12-31 · Source: FEC