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Johnson Says Gonzales Must Address Affair Allegations but Warns Against ‘Prejudging’
Speaker Mike Johnson urged Rep. Tony Gonzales to respond to allegations of an affair with a deceased staffer amid growing GOP calls for his resignation before the March 3 primary.
- On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he told U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales to address serious allegations while urging investigations to play out without prejudgment.
- Allegations tied to Gonzales emerged that he had an affair with Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide last year, as the March 3 primary approaches.
- I have now seen some of the text messages between Tony Gonzales and his late aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, wrote Herrera, while Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna called for Gonzales to RESIGN and condemned his actions.
- A growing number of Republicans have called on Tony Gonzales, U.S. Representative , to step down as he faces a tough GOP primary challenge from Brandon Herrera despite President Donald Trump's endorsement.
- Legal statements from parties involved indicate Gonzales denies having an affair, calls the reports `personal smears`, and says he is being blackmailed, while attorney Bobby Barrera states his client's spouse confessed to an affair and rejects Gonzales's extortion claim.
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Calls grow for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign over allegations of affair with ex-staffer
Texas congressman Tony Gonzales is facing growing calls from fellow congressional Republicans to resign over a report of an alleged affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire.
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At Least Four House Republicans Have Called Tony Gonzales To Leave Congress Over Alleged Affair With Aide Who Committed Suicide
At least four House Republicans have called on their colleague Tony Gonzales to either resign or refrain from running for reelection following allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who then committed suicide.
·New York, United States
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Calls for Gonzales to resign grow louder from fellow House Republicans
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado on Monday became the first of several House Republicans to call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign after allegations surfaced that he had an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide.
·United States
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