Brian Brazeal

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Brian Brazeal

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Personal

Profession

Entrepreneur

Brian Brazeal (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 26th Congressional District. Brazeal lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

Brian Brazeal lives in Bartonville, Texas. Brazeal's career experience includes working as an entrepreneur in the energy sector.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Mike Kolls in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess (R)	69.3	183,639
		Mike Kolls (L)	30.7	81,384

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,023
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Cunningham (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Vincent Gallo, Brian Brazeal, Isaac Smith, and Raven Harrison in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess	66.8	42,006
		Vincent Gallo	10.2	6,437
		Brian Brazeal	9.4	5,892
		Isaac Smith	8.1	5,085
	Submit photo	Raven Harrison	5.5	3,427

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,847
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beverly Foley (R)
• Craig Walker (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Mike Kolls advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Kolls (L)

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Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign website

Brazeal's campaign website stated the following:

“	Here's the 12-Point Oath to the People Conservative Reform Plan for America I will Enact as Your Next Congressman 1 Stop the Invasion. Secure the Border. Millions are invading America via our southern border. Leftist politicians encourage it. Others talk . . . but do nothing. I will introduce or support laws to: Finish the border wall and if necessary militarize the border until we do. Re-establish the rule of law and penalize those who gain from the invasion. Protect American jobs, workers, and families through verifying nationality. Defund so-called sanctuary cities, which are actually magnets for invaders. Designate border cartels as terrorist organizations to unleash a greater response. Protect elections through anti-voter fraud measures and banning voting by non-citizens. Prevent the Left and “do nothing” establishment elites from creating a government-dependent underclass to fashion a socialist America. 2 Repeal Medical Tyranny. Reopen America. Elite cronies like Anthony Fauci and President Biden hijacked COVID to control and terrorize Americans. Enough. No more mass firings. No more mandates. No more sinister databases. To reopen both safely and freely, I will introduce or support laws to: Repeal vaccine mandates. Block or repeal HR550—the “Biden-Fauci Vaccine Mandate Database Act” (a bill supported by Dr. Michael Burgess). Stop federal court efforts to defend vaccine mandates. File a lawsuit on behalf of Congress to oppose Biden’s illegal mandates in court. Fire Dr. Anthony Fauci. Protect the rights of patients to have access to treatments for COVID. Pass mandatory price transparency for all medical treatments, drugs, and devices. Such competition has been proven to dramatically reduce costs to consumers. Enforce transparency of Big Pharma political contributions to officials. 3 Stop Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Indoctrination. Congress should not force taxpayers to fund Marxist indoctrination of their own children, military, and government workers. I will introduce or support laws to: Launch the REAGAN INITIATIVE FOR PATRIOTIC EDUCATION (RIPE) to promote the true history of America based on President Reagan’s principles stated in his 1989 Farewell Address. Reinstate President Trump’s 1776 Commission. Encourage education that examines American history and civics in a balanced way that upholds the virtues of the founding principles of our nation. Eliminate federal educational funds to any state or locality that directly or indirectly funds the subversive principles of Critical Race Theory. End federal grants to any university, college, or individual promoting anti-American CRT principles. End any CRT-based training or requirements in any federal department or contract. Affirm MLK’s focus on individual character, not group status. Abolish the Department of Justice harassment of parents attending school board meetings. 4 Restore Jobs. Cut Inflation. The quickest way back to prosperity is restoring energy independence. Combined with lower taxes & federal spending only on constitutional necessities, this will begin to restrain the debt. I will introduce or support laws to: Stop the corrupt practice of giving taxpayer’s dollars to crony “Green New Deal” special interests—including windmills that contributed to the deaths of Texans in the 2021 Snowmageddon. Eliminate “Green New Deal” over-regulation that keeps energy prices and inflation high. Reopen the Keystone XL pipeline and other banned projects. Unleash—rather than abolish—the most available, reliable, safe, and inexpensive form of energy known to humanity: fossil fuels. Create good jobs by repealing Biden’s tax increases on capital, income, and beyond. Cut five regulations for every new one made—a return to the Trump pattern. This will reduce job-killing, suffocating, frustrating red-tape. Slash federal spending to only what the Constitution allows in Article I. 5 Protect Innocent Human Life. From conception until natural death, the federal government has a duty to protect innocent human life. Today’s politicians often talk a good game, but don’t vigorously confront “Abortion, Inc.” I will. I will introduce or support laws to: Define human life as beginning at conception, and ground laws based on that reality. Institute a “SANCTITY OF LIFE IMPACT AUDIT” for relevant federal laws and administration. Ban all direct and indirect funding of Planned Parenthood and any anti-life organization or program. Support the Hyde Amendment. Reinstate the Mexico City policy. Support a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution. Fund federal policies to encourage—rather than oppose—traditional marriage and childbirth. 6 Promote the Family. Protect Children. “ I will accept NO donations from medical interests that directly or indirectly practice or support gender transition mutilation of minors. — Brian ” America won’t remain free, stable, & prosperous if government is an enemy of the traditional family and biological gender. That’s not only scriptural—it’s social science. What can Congress do? Plenty. I will introduce or support laws to: Audit every new federal policy to produce a “TRADITIONAL FAMILY IMPACT STATEMENT” to ensure we do not harm this all-important social unit. Oppose the Equality Act. Ban federal funds for gender modification and transition, a practice proven dangerous for individuals and ruinous for our culture. Ban federal funds for promotion of “gender transition.” Officially recognize the biological reality of two genders, male and female—including in pronouns on government documents. Ban workplace discrimination against those who hold traditional views of sexuality. Direct Congress and federal agencies to recognize the research demonstrating the essential role of the traditional family to the survival of free societies. Remove tax burdens for marriage and family. Remove red-tape burdens for marriage and family. Ban federal funding of “art” or other material attacking the traditional family and biological genders. Encourage prosecution of child pornography disguised as “entertainment” on streaming platforms. 7 Defend Religious Freedom. The radical left wants Judeo-Christian influence out of society, while the establishment is often embarrassed by open biblical faith. Congress must vigorously push back. I will introduce or support laws to: Audit every new federal policy to produce a “RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IMPACT STATEMENT” to ensure we protect religious liberty. Preserve religious freedom in all areas of life, including work and the public sphere. Religion is not a private, sealed-off area of life. Strengthen the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993 to guard against new attacks in society and the courts. Roll back the attacks on religious freedom in government, including the military. Cut federal funds and grants to any educational institution that discriminates on the basis of religion. Overturn anti-religious discrimination in federal departments and contractors. Oppose the Equality Act. 8 Restore Our Laws. Including Fair Elections. The left honors raw power, not constitutional law and transcendent principles under God. And establishment elites and cronies talk tough, but do little to counter the left. I won’t play those games. I will honor my oath. I will introduce or support laws to: Defend the 2ND AMENDMENT, and oppose policies that let you keep a firearm but destroy your ability to lawfully use it. Spend nothing not authorized by Article I of the Constitution. End the dictatorship of unelected bureaucrats like Dr. Fauci. Restrict federal agencies like the IRS, FBI, NSA, and others from violating the rights of citizens. Stop Nancy Pelosi’s attempt to nationalize elections and reverse state election integrity laws. Affirm Voter ID and other laws to ensure that every legal vote counts, and nothing more. Oppose vote-by-mail schemes, ballot harvesting, drive-up voting, unreasonably long voting periods, illegal immigrant voting, and lowering the voting age. Oppose lowering the voting age to 16, which is supported by Dr. Burgess Counter Big Tech and “Woke Corporate” hijacking of elections and censorship. Apply laws as written and intended, rather than ignoring, reinterpreting, or twisting them. Stop the illegal invasion. 9 Defend Americans. Not Globalism. American loyalty is to Americans, not the world. For too long, national defense and foreign policy have benefited special interests rather than the broad fabric of our communities. We need a strong military. We need a robust defense. But we must prioritize the nation, not globalist entities. I will introduce or support laws to: Audit every new foreign policy with an “AMERICANS FIRST IMPACT STATEMENT.” Make every national security action and expense show a direct benefit to the American people, not crony elites or foreign entities. Be aware of the self-interested motives of adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Jihadists, and others—and build a national security that makes them fear violating our national interest. Trade policies must be fair to American citizens, workers, and families. We must secure the border and stop the illegal invasion. U.S. diplomats, foreign affairs, and high-ranking military officers should be prohibited from working for non-American entities that do business with America for 10 years after retirement. Withdraw from the United Nations. 10 End the Practice of Insider Trading. Regular, everyday Americans are constantly astounded how someone can run for Congress and not have a lot of wealth, and then via an annual salary of $174,000 suddenly come out years later worth tens of millions. I will introduce or support laws to: Lead the way in banning the practice of insider trading, something members of both parties are guilty of. Serve the people, not to enrich myself. Follow the constitution and protect your liberties. 11 Increase Transparency—All Bills Online for 72 Hours Before Vote. It is past time to end the practice of 1,000 page bills, written by lobbyists and special interests, and then shoving them onto the floor for a vote with little time for members to read them. Long ago, when the Republicans asked the American people for a majority in the House (which was given to them in 2010 by the grassroots), they made promises to enact this practice, but nothing changed. I will support: Writing bills in simple to understand language. Making bills germane only to the issue at hand. Stopping the practice of cramming through massive bills with pork and carve outs for lobbies and special interests. 12 Serve God and the People, Not the Swamp. I am not and will never be defined by a title. I am first and foremost a Christian. My faith provides the moral foundation for my life, and every decision I make will be one made after prayer. I am not running for fame and fortune, and not to feed my own ego. I am running to serve the people of CD26 and America, and stand in the gap to protect our liberties. We can fix this, and if we can get principled conservatives to stand and fight for the people, and against the swamp, America will see her best days ahead.	”
—Brian Brazeal's campaign website (2022)

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

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Representatives

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

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Daniel Crenshaw (R)

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Keith Self (R)

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Pat Fallon (R)

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Lance Gooden (R)

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Jake Ellzey (R)

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Lizzie Fletcher (D)

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Morgan Luttrell (R)

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Al Green (D)

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Michael McCaul (R)

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August Pfluger (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

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Ronny Jackson (R)

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Randy Weber (R)

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Monica De La Cruz (R)

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Veronica Escobar (D)

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Pete Sessions (R)

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Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

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Troy Nehls (R)

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Tony Gonzales (R)

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Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

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Brandon Gill (R)

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Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

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Sylvia Garcia (D)

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Jasmine Crockett (D)

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John Carter (R)

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Julie Johnson (D)

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Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

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Greg Casar (D)

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Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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Wesley Hunt (R)

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