GOP Leaders Push Gonzales to Drop Reelection Amid Affair Scandal
TL;DR
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership urged Rep. Tony Gonzales to withdraw from his reelection bid ahead of a May 26 runoff against Brandon Herrera after Gonzales admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide; the leaders asked the House Ethics Committee to act quickly and Gonzales said he would cooperate, while his opponent Herrera thanked the leadership for the move.
Topics:nationpolitics#house-ethics-committee#mike-johnson#politics#runoff#tony-gonzales#us-house-of-representatives
- Speaker Mike Johnson and House leadership ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid The Texas Tribune
- Texas lawmaker admits 'lapse in judgement' in affair with aide BBC
- GOP leaders call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to abandon his reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer CNN
- House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Election Campaign The New York Times
- Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with former staffer, calling it a "lapse in judgment" CBS News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on The Texas Tribune