Brandon Jones will be hoping to find love with Michelle Young on The Bachelorette's new season.
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Brandon J. is a 26-year-old traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, OR, who will be appearing on Michelle's season of The Bachelorette when it premieres Tuesday, October 19 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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Brandon will be hoping to make a great impression on Michelle on Night 1 and maybe even snag the elementary school teacher's First Impression Rose.
"Brandon J. may be young, but he knows exactly what he wants in life and is very serious about finding the one with whom to settle down," ABC shared of the bachelor, adding that he is "kind and confident."
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But will Brandon's heart shine through early in the competition, and will his confidence be attractive to Michelle, who is looking for The One after getting her heart broken by Matt James on The Bachelor?
Until viewers can watch Brandon and Michelle interact and get to know this bachelor a little better, let's learn some information about him right now.
Below is a list of five facts Reality TV World has compiled about Brandon Jones.
Brandon has dabbled in different careers and once worked for Nike
Brandon currently works as a vendor staffing specialist at PeaceHealth, a position he started in September 2020.
Prior to his job as a recruiter, Brandon was a talent acquisition coordinator for Nike from January 2020 to June 2020 in Beaverton, OR.
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Brandon also held down jobs several years ago as an onsite manager and recruiter for Nike AirMI as well as a social media manager for Riverdale Landscape and a management trainee for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
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The Bachelorette bachelor hopes to find a passionate woman
Brandon says he's looking for a wife with a personality that can keep up with his.
Brandon wants someone who has goals and the focus to achieve them. He doesn't want to be with someone who is still figuring herself out, and he hopes to find someone who can be his best friend and teammate for the rest of their lives.
Brandon is a self-proclaimed basketball fiend
Brandon and Michelle will definitely have a love for basketball in common, and Brandon looks forward to maybe playing a little one-on-one with the Bachelorette.
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Brandon even has a Christmas basketball tradition with his best friend, who once traveled all the way from the UK to uphold their holiday-game tradition.
The bachelor's best friend has four legs
In 2017, Brandon wrote on Instagram, "Super Bowl Sunday I was given the opportunity to take home this little guy and became a Dad. Everyone meet Little Mac!.. my new baby."
Brandon is dad to a little black-and-white dog named Mac who wears sweaters, has his own little basketball, and drinks milkshakes.
Brandon stuck close to home for college
Brandon first attended college at Portland Community College, where he studied entrepreneurship from 2012-2014.
Brandon then transferred to Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR, in 2014, where he received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 2017. He also minored in Entrepreneurship.
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