Overview

• Valentina Gomez, a Republican candidate for Texas’s 31st Congressional District in 2026, posted a video on X showing her setting a Quran on fire with a flamethrower.
• In the ad she pledges to “end Islam in Texas,” tells Muslims to “f— off” to other countries, and asserts that America is a Christian nation.
• Commentators condemned the message as incitement and warned of potential real‑world harm, with one viral post saying the Texas GOP “handed her the lighter.”
• Gomez has a record of inflammatory stunts, including burning LGBTQ‑themed books and staging a mock execution of a migrant in 2024.
• The Colombia‑born activist previously lost a Missouri secretary of state primary, and Texas’s Muslim population is roughly one percent.