Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments

Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’

A Republican candidate for a key congressional district in Texas has come under scrutiny over a series of derogatory comments made about women in his social media posts and videos.

Brandon Herrera, who is the GOP candidate for Texas’s 23rd congressional district, has made a string of insults while fashioning a rightwing online persona as the “AK Guy”, and hosts a YouTube channel with more than 4 million subscribers that tests and reviews firearms.