Last updated Mar 11, 2026 by RSS Ingestion
A Texas politician's sex scandal could pave the way for the first member of Congress who got his start on YouTube. The creator in question is named Brandon Herrera, but his 4.1 million YouTube subscribers also know him as "The AK Guy." As that sobriquet attests, Herrera is a firearms enthusiast who uses his channel to share gun demos and military history lessons. As of March 2026, he's also the de facto Republican nominee in Texas' 23rd Congressional district. This isn't the first time Herrera has tried to run for Congress. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.