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Brandon Gill is a Congressman.

Said by Congressman Brandon Gill, Checked Updated

Polygraph verdictTrue
Sources
4 support1 context
Said
1 time·
Confidence
95%
The Benny ShowOct 28, 2026
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Multiple primary and tier1 sources (congress.gov member page, the House member's official About page, AP race call, PolitiFact profile) confirm Brandon Gill is a Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 26th District, serving since January 2025. The claim faithfully reflects the passage's 'Congressman Brandon Gill' reference, and the sources confirm the status as of 2026-10-28.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… Yo, what's up, guys? We are here with the Texas Superman. I guess we'll just call him. Everyone says he looks like Clark Kent. What do you think? Getting mobbed. I guess we'll get mobbed here at my own show. It's pretty embarrassing. We got Brandon Gill, Congressman Brandon Gill, in the flesh. We've never actually met, which is awesome. Been on the show like a million times. The audience loves you. Yeah, and they love you because you're, like, out here just, like, saying things that people believe. …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. The congress.gov member page lists Brandon Gill as a Republican representing Texas District 26 in the 119th Congress (2025-Present).[3]

Supports. The official House member About page describes Congressman Brandon Gill as representing Texas' 26th Congressional District.[4]

Supports. The AP race call and PolitiFact profile confirm Gill won the 2024 election for the district and is a Republican House member.[1][2]

Context. The Wikipedia entry states he has served since January 3, 2025, consistent with the official records.[5]

Sources

5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 not rated

  1. 1AP Race Call: Republican Brandon Gill wins election to U.S. House in Texas' 26th Congressional Districtapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2Brandon Gill - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  3. 3Brandon Gillcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  4. 4Aboutgill.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  5. 5Brandon Gill - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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