Brandon Herrera
United States
Republican
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Brandon Joseph Herrera, also known as The AK Guy, is an American YouTuber, firearms manufacturer, and political candidate. He gained prominence through his YouTube channel, launched in 2014, which features firearms testing, historical weapon demonstrations, and commentary on gun policy and politics. Herrera is a member of the Republican Party.
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Aug 17, 2026
Center
The gun influencer is being embraced by Republicans to defend a red-leaning West Texas House district, as the NYT reports the campaign has turned messy.
For moderates, Herrera symbolizes the GOP's populist cultural turn that prizes online celebrity over governing experience, threatening the party's broader appeal.
Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
Texas Republicans are consolidating behind Herrera, a gun influencer and anti-establishment YouTuber, to hold a red-leaning West Texas House seat after Tony Gonzales resigned.
The far left sees Herrera as the GOP's next step into militia-chic fascism, with Nazi jokes treated as a feature not a bug.