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Brandon Herrera demanded a recount after losing to Republican incumbent Tony Gonzales in a runoff for Texas' 23rd congressional district.
Herrera's campaign filed paperwork Tuesday notifying the Federal Election Commission that it's terminating a PAC called Because Real Americans Never Doubt Our Nation (BRANDON PAC). The filing lists the entity as having just over $8,500 cash on hand at the time of the filing and net operating expenditures of slightly more than $7,200.
The timing appears unusual since Herrera — a hardline conservative known as the "AK Guy" to online followers — three weeks ago requested a recount in the election, which he lost by just 407 votes. "I've accepted the results, however I felt I owed it to the voters and supporters all asking for one just to ensure all I's were dotted and T's crossed," Herrera wrote in a tweet.
Should Herrera win the recount, he would be the Republican nominee to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District, which stretches from a portion of San Antonio to include 29 South Texas Counties. If he had a chance eking out a win via recount, the candidate would presumably want a PAC to fund a general election campaign against the Democratic nominee, civil engineer Santos Limon.
The Current tried to contact Herrera's campaign via a number listed on its website. That number appears to no longer be in service.
The termination of the PAC also comes after the FEC opened a pair of inquiries into the funding of Herrera's campaign. Herrera, a political novice, targeted Gonzales after the Texas GOP censured the moderate incumbent for supporting a bipartisan gun reform bill and legislation defending gay marriage.
On June 2, the commission sent four letters to Herrera campaign treasurer Thomas Datwyler — a longtime GOP political operative with reported ties to expelled New York Congressman George Santos — asking for more information on $50,000 Herrera reportedly loaned his own campaign in December.
Roughly a week later, the FEC sent a separate inquiry to the campaign asking it to provide more info on the employment and occupation status of its donors.
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