GOP Pressure Forces Gonzales to End Reelection Bid Over Staffer Affair
TL;DR
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales announced he will not seek reelection after internal GOP pressure amid revelations of a sexual relationship with a staffer and an Ethics Committee investigation, potentially opening Texas’s 23rd district to a competitive race in the fall.
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- Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid among pressure from GOP Politico
- GOP Rep. Gonzales ending reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer CNN
- Texas lawmaker admits 'lapse in judgement' in affair with aide BBC
- Mike Johnson asks embattled House Republican Tony Gonzales to drop re-election bid Fox News
- Newly discovered selfie shows Rep. Tony Gonzales with Regina Santos-Aviles San Antonio Express-News
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