Cattle Ranch Kid Grows Up Conservative and Goes to Congress
Rep.-elect Brandon Gill (R-Texas) poses for a photo on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Cattle Ranch Kid Grows Up Conservative and Goes to Congress

Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas cultivated Republican ideals from an early age while working on the family farm, then married the daughter of a leading pundit.
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As Brandon Gill rumbled along on a tractor at his family’s cattle ranch in Texas, it was not country music that helped him pass the time.

Instead, even as a child, Gill listened intently to talk radio shows and audiobooks by conservatives. Political chatter was his preference.

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