Who to vote for in Texas Congressional District 26?

This is to replace eleven term congressman Michael Burgess. (thank God, as he had become really entrenched in RINO policies and voted against the interest of the district numerous times in the last two years). Here is the district map:



This article in the Texas Tribune describes the two main candidates:

Brandon Gill

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made a name for himself in politics by marketing the election conspiracy theory documentary “2000 Mules” with his father-in-law Dinesh D’Souza.

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President Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida have endorsed him, but...

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Gill grew up on a cattle ranch outside Abilene — a city about two hours from the North Texas district. He moved to the district about a year before Burgess announced his retirement

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Moving to a district for the purpose of running for Congress does not sit well with a lot of Texans who might see that as "insider knowledge" from Burgess, who once was popular here, but lost his luster the last few years and likely didn't want to face the calls from conservatives to oust him. Gill might be viewed as a carpetbagger politician by some. However, in his favor,

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Gill previously ran a right-wing news website, the DC Enquirer, where he was “going to bat for President Trump in the public square,” he said. The website, which still bears his name, said Gill stepped back from its editorial content to run for office.

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John Huffman

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In 2020 and 2021, Southlake was at the epicenter of debates over diversity and inclusion efforts in public schools after administrators attempted to address racism in its curriculum through a proposed “Cultural Competence Action Plan.” The plan was a response to a 2018 clip showing Southlake teens chanting the N-word, and it came at a time of a national reckoning over racism that followed the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.

The plan faced fierce backlash among parents, with accusations that it was introducing critical race theory into public schools

As mayor, Huffman fought to overturn the plan and to replace members of the school board with more like-minded members. He was a founding donor to Southlake Families, a political action committee that supported conservative candidates for the board. Candidates against the plan eventually won a majority in the school board and banned additional diversity and LGBTQ initiatives in the district.

Huffman hopes to do the same at the federal level, including the military and the Department of Education, where he views diversity initiatives as a waste of money.

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It's nice to have good choices, but Gill's inclusion in the race seems a little like payback by nationally prominent Republicans rather than ground-root Texans. I could be wrong, but I'm intent on voting against Cruz in his next election, so his endorsement is, at least for me, not helping Gill. Cruz has recently shown who he is with his votes on Ukraine.