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House Republican leaders urge Rep. Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide
House GOP leaders urge Rep. Tony Gonzales to quit May runoff after Ethics Committee found substantial reason to investigate alleged sexual misconduct with a former staffer who died by suicide.
- Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzales admitted in a YouTube interview to having an affair with former staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in 2025, calling it a lapse in judgment and taking responsibility.
- Gonzales is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and favoritism, and Republican leaders have urged him to end his reelection campaign.
- Despite calls to resign, Gonzales plans to continue his reelection bid and will face Brandon Herrera in a May 26 runoff after a close primary race.
- Gonzales accused Santos-Aviles's widower of attempting to extort money, which the widower denies.
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Top House Republicans call on Gonzales to end reelection bid over sex allegations
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives called on Representative Tony Gonzales on Thursday to drop his reelection bid, a day after a congressional ethics panel announced it would investigate allegations he had an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.
Mike Johnson put a stop to the scandal in which Tony Gonzales is immersed and asked him to put an end to his plan to re-elect himself as a Texas senator.
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