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Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer
Rep. Tony Gonzales denies allegations of an affair and blackmail amid a House Ethics Commission investigation one week before a critical GOP primary, with GOP leaders divided on his resignation.
- On Tuesday, Rep. Tony Gonzales told CNN he would not resign amid the allegations, marking his first public comments since the reports surfaced, and he declined to discuss prior conversations.
- Reports this week allege an affair with a senior staffer who later died by suicide, and published exchanges included a message provided to CNN by the staffer’s husband showing Tony Gonzales asking for a `sexy pic`.
- Several Republican colleagues have publicly urged Gonzales to resign, including Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace, Anna Paulina Luna, Thomas Massie, and Tim Burchett, while House Majority Leader Steve Scalise called the allegations serious.
- Gonzales is scheduled to meet Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Ethics Commission review the matter, one week before the March 3 primary rematch with Brandon Herrera.
- Gonzales told CNN he is being blackmailed and emphasized `I work every day for the people of Texas`, saying there will be ample time for all facts to come out.
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‘I Am Not Going to Resign’: Rep. Tony Gonzales Defies GOP Calls
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said he intends to remain in office as pressure grows from several House Republicans over allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer — an allegation he has previously denied — who died in September 2025 after pouring gasoline on herself and being engulfed in flames at her Uvalde home. Police maintained at the time they did not suspect foul play or the involvement of anyone else, while her family maintained …
Rep. Gonzales dismisses calls to resign after allegations of affair with aide
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he has no plans to resign despite scattered but growing calls from fellow House Republicans for him to drop his reelection bid or leave Congress following allegations that he had an affair with a staff member who later died after lighting herself on fire. “I’m not going to resign. I work every day for the people of Texas,” Gonzales told reporters on Capitol Hill. Gonzalez, who has been endorsed by P…
Tony Gonzales dismisses calls to resign over affair allegations
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said he will not resign as he faces calls to step down amid allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. “I’m not gonna resign. I work every day for the people of Texas,” Gonzales told CNN on Tuesday afternoon in the Capitol. “There will be an…
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